PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya has been advised by a medical expert against holding a snap election this year, saying it was unnecessary and would make the situation of Covid-19 in Malaysia worse. Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, president of the Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association, said the main priority of the government at this time should be on reducing the “relative” number …

KUALA LUMPUR- In the short term, Malaysia did not hesitate to extend its fiscal stance to support counter-cyclical economic recovery packages and RM322.5 billion in the nation’s largest national budget for 2021. Even though it was Malaysia’s largest budget ever, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said it was thought about with a simple fiscal consolidation strategy to, …

 Entering the new year isn’t easy for every nation around the world and it’s the same with Thailand given the economic hardship caused by COVID-19, as many as 96 percent of foreign direct investors operating experienced unprecedented situations last year. However, this year, they are surprisingly confident in the potential of the country and have plans to increase or at …

It’s 2021 but there are more challenges being faced by a lot of people. This is when shortly after feeling tremors of a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that shook the city, many petrified residents of Bahodopi Sub-district in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province rushed out of their homes. Bayu, a local resident shared that the earthquake hit at about 3:13 early in …

The controversial incident this 2021 is still going as the suspected rape and death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, four of the 11 men charged maintained that there was no foul play in her death. In view of this, Rommel Galido, John Pascual dela Serna III, Valentine Rosales, and Clark Rapinan, along with Mike Santiago, their solicitor. Reporters were confronted …

The legal case arose from his open support for Boonlert Buranupakorn, a candidate in the Chiang Mai election of the Regional Administrative Organisation during the polling campaign. In view of this, Mr. Boonlert who had previously served as chairman of the PAO in Chiang Mai was defeated by former Senator Pichai Lertpongadisorn was supported by the Pheu Thai Party and …

Two senators want the 18th Congress to be assembled by the Senate and the House of Representatives as a constituent assembly to bring restricted changes to the 1987 Constitution. Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Francis Tolentino shared in the filing of Resolution of the two houses (RBH) No. 2 that changes are required to implement the 33-year-old Constitution in order …

In accordance with the plan last year, The Istiqlal Grand Mosque will be under construction in compliance with the orders of President Joko Widodo, and construction on Public Works and Public Housing was scheduled to be finished last year. In view of this, President Joko Widodo wanted to highlight that the refurbishment of the Istiqlal Grand Mosque was not performed …

Surprisingly, the legislators are raising the Social Security System ante to avoid charging heavier rates, supposedly as a form of reprieve for pandemic-battered employees, to its members on the 15th of January. No less than House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco put forward his own plan to combat the imminent SSS contribution increase from 12 percent to 13 percent of monthly …

Flooding has worsened in three Malaysian eastern coast states, with more than 21,000 people sheltering in centers for flood relief and sections of the East Coast Expressway (ECE) closed to traffic, the authorities said yesterday. In the annual monsoon season, at least four flood-related deaths have been confirmed. A 41-year-old man who died from electrocution while wading through the waters …