Malaysia – Pakatan Harapan (PH) leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that the alliance is willing to run young candidates in the next state election in Johor. Anwar said that the central leadership will consult with the Johor PH on the topic. According to him, their perspective is that candidates must be powerful and young, and that includes women as well. After …

Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia’s number one men’s singles shuttler, has filed an appeal with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) over its council’s decision to ban him from international competitions. In a statement, BAM said that as the guardian of national badminton interests, it was looking into the situation with great haste in order to find an equitable …

South Korea – Today, the daily total number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea surpassed 8,000 for the first time, as the highly infectious Omicron strain spreads swiftly despite the recent expansion of tight social-distancing measures to reduce infection. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) recorded 8,571 cases yesterday, surpassing the previous high of 7,848 in mid-December. The …

Malaysia – As the state poll is approaching, DAP’s Liew Chin Tong has called for the state voters to be the catalyst for a national reset by voting for Pakatan Harapan and its supporters in both state and federal elections. According to him, given that the state assembly has now been dissolved, the people must fight it out and use Johor to alter the course …

Thailand – One of 21 maverick MPs removed from the decision Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is engaging against the choice, saying he didn’t have anything to do with the moves that prompted the gathering’s axeing. In view of this, Somsak Phankasem, the MP for Nakhon Ratchasima, has presented a letter to PPRP pioneer Gen Prawit Wongsuwon calling out to for …

Philippines – The official candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that he is completely willing to deliver his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth to the public however said that it would be smarter to have specialists research problematic abundance. In view of this, Addressing a board of columnists prior in the day, he said that he would prefer …

Philippines – Surprisingly, Sen. Win Gatchalian encouraged the Department of Energy (DOE) to guarantee that the framework administrator and private energy firms agree with the principles, following reports of conceivable flimsy power supply during political decision period which is important to be tackled, plan and executed. In view of this, The NGCP called attention to that the Luzon network might …

Indonesia – The three fundamental areas of concentration during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency line up with the interests of emerging nations, University of Indonesia International Law Professor Hikmahanto Juwana expressed it, In view of this, The three primary areas of center are reinforcing the worldwide wellbeing foundation, progressing to green economy and energy, and leading advanced change, he called attention to. …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, the chairman and CEO of Genting Hong Kong, has resigned just days after the cruise operator declared winding down of business, in what is viewed as one of the largest Asian corporate losses from the Covid-19 outbreak so far. According to Bloomberg, Lim’s departure was effective as of January 21, according to a …

Malaysia – The Sungai Buloh MP has refuted the allegations of bribery against his nephew Naveen K. Rasiah and former staff Nico Kam and claimed that these were brought by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in retribution for Sivarasa’s criticism of the MACC’s chairman Tan Sri Azam Baki. R. Sivarasa, a PKR member, said yesterday that the two will be prosecuted in court today for …