Clare Rewcastle-Brown, editor of the Sarawak Report, was prosecuted in absentia in Kuala Terengganu, the state capital of Terengganu, for allegedly criminally defaming the Terengganu Sultanah via the contents of a book on the 1MDB scandal. According to some sources, Rewcastle-Brown was not present in court today, and she was also not represented in court either. Rewcastle-Brown was charged with …

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Sultan of Selangor, shall review the names of instructors of Al-Quran and Fardu Ain classes (Kafa), mosque committee members, and marriage solemnisers who refuse to get vaccinated to decide the appropriate course of action. Sultan Sharafuddin has expressed his disappointment and sadness that only 203 out of 873 religious teachers, mosque and marriage officials in the …

Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin said that he had ceased using the phrase “herd immunity” in reference to Malaysia’s Covid-19 immunization goal. He noted that the phrase is no longer relevant due to the fast spread of the Delta strain but stressed that the government remains committed to increasing vaccine coverage for public safety. During his ministerial winding-up in the …

Surprisingly, The Commission on Audit (COA) has told the Department of Education (DepEd) to request the conveyance of P5.53 billion worth of PC equipment and programming, course books and other taking in materials it secured from the Procurement Service–Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) in 2020 and earlier years. In its 2020 yearly review report, the COA noticed that as …

Sen. Richard Gordon affirmed that he injected a part of his legislative assignment to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) over 10 years prior, however focused on there was nothing sporadic in the move. Simultaneous Red Cross boss Gordon offered the expression because of President Duterte’s most recent assaults on him, saying the representative has given some P88 million from his …

In view of the Covid-19 crisis, the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) would prioritize people’s welfare, social protection, and people-centred initiatives, stated Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy). Its expenditure pattern has changed to concentrate on post-pandemic developments over the next five years, he added. According to him, the 12MP will also highlight their commitments under …

Yesterday (September 22), a bus driver and two passengers were transported to the hospital after an SBS Transit bus seemed to have collided with a pillar along Airport Boulevard at Changi Airport, according to witnesses. An accident at 65 Airport Boulevard, between Terminal 3 and Terminal 1, between Terminal 3 and Terminal 1 was reported to the Singapore Civil Defense …

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a Gua Musang Member of Parliament, has resigned from his position as head of the UMNO Advisory Board. Ku Li, an UMNO veteran, attributed his dissatisfaction to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakub‘s selections for government positions, which he said were too similar to those made by the latter’s predecessor, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who he …

It’s an honor for the Philippines as a reporter Gaea Katreena Cabico is among 20 writers granted associations to join in and report on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland in November. In view of this, Cabico and Rappler’s Pia Ranada will join columnists from agricultural nations under the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) …

The public authority is proposing to start the inoculation of minors matured 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by mid-October. This is what the top of the public authority’s Covid immunization acquisition has shared. In view of this, Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday said the nation has 23.75 million COVID-19 pokes close by and more than 20 million antibody …