Malaysia – The Foreign Ministry’s (Wisma Putra) decision to recall the Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Malaysian Consul General in Dubai for failing to coordinate administrative and logistical matters during Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the UAE late last month must be handled carefully and internally. Former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar …

Malaysia – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has remarked that he is willing to challenge former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the financially ailing Sapura Energy Berhad, but that the discussion should be open for the media to cover and open to public watching. Anwar emphasized the importance of media freedom in a Facebook post late Friday …

ASEAN – This weekend in Bali, Indonesia, two competitive Philippine sides will compete in the ASEAN Basketball League 3×3 International Champions Cup. This weekend in Bali, Indonesia, two competitive Philippine sides will compete in the ASEAN Basketball League 3×3 International Champions Cup. One of them is Team Platinum Karaoke-Philippines, which will depart within the week for the two-day cagefest, which …

Philippines – The pandemic has been very tough for Filipinos especially in managing the economy. But the determination to continue doesn’t stop and here’s a surprising event happened as the Duterte organization acquired ¥70.1 billion (P29 billion) from Japanese financial backers following the offer of supportability securities, the Philippines’ first such contribution in the Samurai obligation market. In view of …

Philippines – The mission of official bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. blamed Vice President Leni Robredo for spreading lies in its reaction to the flow of phony video joins against her daughter. For Robredo’s mission, in any case, the claim of “trickery” when a wrongdoing has been perpetrated uncovers its adversary’s mission plot. Robredo highlighted the Marcos camp as the …

ASEAN – Joko Anwar, the famed Indonesian horror filmmaker behind Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slaves) and Perempuan Tanah Jahanam (Impetigore), is preparing to make his Hollywood debut. According to Deadline, he will develop and direct a film adaptation of Charles Beaumont’s famous short tale Fritzchen. The 46-year-old will make his English-language feature debut with the next picture. On his Instagram account, …

Malaysia – No great plan or magic trick, according to Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, can bring Pakatan Harapan (PH) back to Putrajaya. Short-term solutions in politics only work for a short while, as said by the PKR legislator, and such a simple approach would backfire in the long run. “There is no big plan for us to climb to …

Malaysia – The recalled Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysian Consul-General in Dubai will be stationed at Wisma Putra and will not be assigned to the Public Service Department’s (PSD) pool system of civil servants, according to Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah, director-general of the Public Service Department. He stated that the reports that the diplomats …

Thailand – The urgent need to get the economy in the groove again is leaving the public authority no decision except for to pursue a full-scale resuming of the country in the midst of waiting apprehension about a post-Songkran celebration spike in Covid-19 cases, most authorities on the matter would agree. Previous head of the state Abhisit Vejjajiva said the …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin paid zakat (Islamic donations) through the National Alms Agency (Baznas) at the State Palace recently. Alhamdulillah (express gratitude toward God) was seen to be expressed as He, alongside the VP and the heads of foundations as well as priests, lead representatives, region heads, and city chairmen, can keep on …