KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) reports that elements of corruption have recently been identified in connection with border smuggling activities. Police Inspector-General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said he had ordered the Honesty and Quality Enforcement Department (JIPS) of Bukit Aman to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter. He claimed that JIPS had been …

SINGAPORE – According to Singapore’s health ministry, the Singaporean passenger who tested positive for Covid-19 aboard a cruise ship has subsequently tested negative for the disease. The passenger, an 83-year-old man, was onboard the Quantum of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean, which set sail for a round trip to the city-state on Dec. 7 with no port of call …

PETALING JAYA: The World Health Organization (WHO) has alleviated fears that as the country has proven capable of doing so in the past, Malaysia will struggle to administer vaccines that require sub-zero storage and transport. Dr Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, spoke at the “Recover Better-Stand Up for Human Rights” virtual …

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no proof that Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is losing the support of the Members of Parliament (MPs) and thus the tabling of confidence motions is not currently a government priority, said Takiyuddin Hassan, Minister in the Department of Prime Minister (Parliament and Law). On Thursday (December 10), Mr. Takiyuddin responded to a parliamentary query by …

In light of the pandemic, it was issued this year that medical frontliners will receive a hazard pay to give back the sacrifices and risk they went through this year but the arrangements for this were not that simple. Looking back, One of the Senate leader called on the Duterte administration to address the question of unreleased hazard pay and …

Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness since it went true in the Philippine Cup Finals for the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings. A healthy, well fitted and rested team made up against an injury-hit squad in the TNT Tropang Giga, was the point of victory for the Gin Kings, particularly in the title-clinching Game Five where exhaustion was evident …

The13th Bali Democracy Forum will concentrate on the challenges facing democratic countries in the Asia-Pacific region in the midst of COVID-19 in order to give way for ways to overcome the pandemic. The annual forum, initiated by Indonesia in 2008 aims to turn democracy into a strategic agenda in the Asia-Pacific region. The forum, led by Indonesia, has been facilitating …

In view of the issue, The Office of the Attorney General has cleared and defended itself against criticism about their involvement in the bribery case of the Crown Property Bureau last 2017. In view of this, The office wasn’t able to prosecute Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit who is the CEO of Real Estate Growth younger brother of politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. What’s surprising …

The 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor (AFML) was held on November 10-12. In response to COVID-19, this theme was chosen to bring together governments, labor organizations, and civil society to address the unjust burden of COVID-19 on migrant workers. The virtual forum, hosted by Vietnam, the 2020 ASEAN Chair, was organized around the theme ‘Supporting Migrant Workers for a …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The country’s unemployment rate continues to show a downward trend, the Dewan Rakyat was told today, from 5.3% or 826,100 people last May to 4.6% or 737,500 in September. Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, Minister of Human Resources, said the unemployment rate is projected to decline to 4.5 percent in December and that the trend will …