Laos – Laos is scheduled to launch a US$6 billion (RM25.4 billion) railway constructed by the Chinese on Friday, despite worries over the country’s debt and expectations that it would help to restore the country’s faltering economy. The construction of the 414-kilometer (260-mile) route, which is part of China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, took five years. The potential economic …

Malaysia – It has been reported that the deaths of two individuals who were trapped by a landslide at Kilometre 35 along the Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands have been confirmed by the police. They were identified as Muhammad Hafiz Hamdi, 31, from Tanjung Piandang in Kerian, who was driving a truck carrying vegetables, and Tan Chee Heng, 36, who was …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will welcome G20 pioneers to visit mangrove protection regions in Bali during the 2022 G20 Summit. The head of state is quick to grandstand Indonesia’s obligation to reestablishing and restoring mangrove timberlands to resolve the issue of environmental change and its effects. He imagined that responsibility is the thing that we will show solidly, …

Philippines – Pandemic team goals requiring immunization in certain work environments are out of line and in opposition to Department of Labor strategy, Sen. Risa Hontiveros has shared. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease has given goals coordinating bosses in regions where there are an adequate number of provisions of COVID-19 antibodies to need nearby …

Philippines – Protesters against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s. political race bid said they got an accreditation from the preliminary court that the official applicant “has not fulfilled” the judgment in the decision that indicted him for non-recording of Income Tax Returns. In an assertion, advises for candidates looking for the wiping out of Marcos’ COC said legal counselor Theodore Te …

Thailand – The previous dissent pioneer Suthep Thaugsuban is being attempted in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders for supposed anomalies in activities to develop police headquarters and living convenience while he was representative state leader over 10 years prior. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) recorded the prosecution with the court against Mr Suthep. In view of …

Myanmar – Myanmar’s urban poverty is on track to quadruple next year, bringing almost half of the population below the poverty line, the United Nations warned today, as the epidemic and a military takeover threaten to reverse decades of progress. On Feb. 1, the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian administration, causing political and economic chaos and jeopardizing …

Malaysia – According to its minister, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the Home Ministry received a report on the presence of cartel operations involving Immigration Department officials in respect to immigration problems yesterday. He said that the cartel’s participation was not just tied to promotions in the Immigration Department, but that it also employed immigration officials to its advantage. Because the …

Malaysia – Malaysia Batik Day has been announced annually by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob tomorrow. In a special message aired yesterday evening on RTM’s TV1 and social media, he said that the government believed the statement would encourage all people to wear Malaysian batik, especially the business sector and the multiracial society. He said that the decision was …

Philippines – In the soul of straightforwardness, Sen. Panfilo Lacson yesterday uncovered his proposed correction in the 2022 public financial plan including over P6 billion to finance programs for training, availability, safeguard and youngsters’ government assistance. The Senate in the mean time collectively supported on third and last perusing the P5.024-trillion 2022 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which put a great …