Philippines – A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation to allow more traditional buses and jeepneys to ply Metro Manila and provincial routes as recommended by consultants of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. This comes after Metro Manila finally lifted curfew ordinances amid a reported decline in COVID-19 cases, which eventually led to the passenger capacity of …

Philippines – Filipino ranchers and fisherfolk will presently don’t need to endure pay misfortunes if the public authority assurances to purchase half of their produce or catch, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said. In view of this, Sotto, who is running for VP under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), said such a program would be executed under the conceivable organization …

Indonesia – Unexpectedly, The state-owned energy company PT Pertamina (Persero) is seeking to expand the utilization of geothermal energy beyond power production. According to the CEO of PT Pertamina Power Indonesia, Dannif Danusaputro, geothermal should be seen as a renewable energy source for many uses, not just for electrification. There are other beyond-energy benefits that we can get from the …

Thailand – Surprisingly, The common society bunch has taken steps to record lawful activity against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha if the public authority loses a fight in court against Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd and consents to the organization’s terms of returning its gold mine. In view of this, The Network of People Who Own Mineral Resources gave an assertion unequivocally contradicting …

Asean – The anti-vaccination YouTube videos by the Healing the Divide group, which were posted on the channel of its founder Iris Koh, have been removed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday (Nov 7). The videos, which contain false claims warning people about the dangers of vaccination, were taken down from YouTube by the Google-owned platform itself for …

Malaysia – Bersatu Srikandi vice-chief Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin is leaving to the voters to decide whether she would represent them in the Tanjung Bidara state constituency in the Melaka election on November 20. Being fully aware that she is standing in a Umno stronghold, Mas Ermieyati who is also the deputy minister in the prime minister’s department (parliament and …

Philippines – A total of 112 candidates are qualified to contest in the Melaka state election, which will also see six-cornered fights in three seats, namely Asahan, Duyong and Gadek. The matter was announced by Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh at a press conference at Menara Persekutuan here after the conclusion of the nomination process today. He …

Philippines – The Senate and the House of Representatives are set to continue meetings today following an extended Halloween break, with the approval of the P5.024-trillion public spending plan on the plan. Their responsibility is to guarantee that the financial plan charge, which is centered around getting the Philippines back out and about toward full recuperation from the COVID-19 emergency, …

Philippines – It’s not exactly seven days before decisions to the board, in excess of 150 attorneys brought up their criticism regarding the selection of official representative Harry Roque to the International Law Commission. A sum of 152 legal counselors kept in touch with almost 200 Permanent Missions and Member States at the United Nations General Assembly to enlist their …

Indonesia – The 2021 XX National Sports Week (PON) held in Papua was closed mid-October 2021, with West Java arising as by and large victor. But then, the euphoric energies of games in Indonesia isn’t finished. The whole country’s eyes ought not redirect from Papua at this time. Presently, upwards of 1,985 competitors addressing 34 territories are contending in 12 …