KUALA LUMPUR – Despite an unrelenting coronavirus outbreak, International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali waved away on Monday (Jan 25) calls for a complete lockdown in Malaysia, mooting instead more rigorous procedures such as targeted monitoring and tighter distance protocols. Media Release : Going Forward In Our Approach To Overcome The Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemichttps://t.co/5vafMTqPld pic.twitter.com/rTBheXZqFv— Mohamed Azmin …

PETALING JAYA: A hacker activist group claiming to be Anonymous Malaysia, after lying dormant for almost six years, said it will soon launch attacks on Malaysian government websites. The attack is going to be a “wake-up call” the group said in a Facebook post, requesting more from the government to avoid data leaks. Hello, Malaysian.This is a wake-up call for …

Malacañang expressed their desire for the hope that after China enacted a law authorizing its coast guard to fire on foreign ships, no nation will do anything that could escalate the tensions in the South China Sea. In view of this, China is involved in a conflict in the South China Sea with the Philippines and four other claimants and …

Amidst the things that happened to the networks, for the meantime, the audiences who hope to see more of their beloved ABS-CBN shows airing on TV5 after the latest partnership of the two networks will have to moderate their hopes. In view of this, TV5 Network Inc. and Manuel V. Pangilinan, chairman of Cignal TV, told The STAR that before …

In the international search for a coronavirus vaccine in October, Thailand seemed to be ahead when it declared that a local company would develop the OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine for domestic use and export to neighboring countries. But Thailand tried to raise its initial reservation of 26 million doses with a domestically produced vaccine months away as local transmissions rose over the …

Secure and halal, as Indonesian President Joko Widodo relaxed into a chair in front of it and rolled up his sleeve to collect his first injection of Covid-19 vaccine, the words shouted from a red background. The cameras rolled live and soon enough, on social media and news blogs, images and videos of the famous moment started making the rounds. …

In order to sustain its competitiveness, Singapore aims to expand its manufacturing sector by 50 percent over the next 10 years, with the pandemic highlighting its importance to the economy of the trade-reliant city-state. But the target is unrealistic because it will become more difficult to rely on foreign labor to complement the local workforce, Minister of Trade and Industry …

Malaysia: Human Rights Watch said today that the Malaysian government should renounce a plan by a cabinet minister to raise criminal penalties against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) citizens. The effort to increase criminal penalties against LGBT Malaysians is the latest in a series of measures to cement the Perikitan Nasional government’s anti-LGBT, anti-human rights stance.The proposed amendment submitted …

SINGAPORE – After cross-border travel resumed five months ago, only about 50 percent of Malaysian employees have returned to Singapore for work. Various trade associations told The Straits Times that industries, such as renovation and food and beverage (F&B) services, that depend heavily on workers from across the Causeway, are still struggling to cope with the shortage of manpower. Mr. …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23-In order to save jobs threatened by the new second movement control order, opposition MPs urged the government to introduce an automatic loan moratorium and six-month wage subsidy (MCO). The MPs, collectively from the PKR, DAP, Amanah, Warisan, New Sarawak Party and the still unregistered United Democratic Alliance of Malaysia (Muda), said the automatic loan moratorium, which …