The Election Commission released an app that can be used by the people to inform the poll watchdog of alleged illegal practices in the coming elections for the Provincial Administration Organization. EC Secretary-General Jarungvith Phumma said the Ta Sapparod (Pineapple Eyes) app will allow voters to report alleged crimes to the EC and on 20 December, promote fair and open …

Indonesia reached a bleak landmark when it exceeded more than half a million coronavirus cases, as hospitals throughout the country’s most populous province were closer to capacity. In view of this, It has 502,110 infections and 16,002 deaths from Covid-19, the largest number in South-East Asia since the first case in March, having failed to curb the outbreak. Experts in …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha rebutted rumors that there could be another military takeover or martial law enforcement to quench the latest spate of anti-government demonstrations ahead of a scheduled mass event in front of the Crown Property Bureau. After the government met to meet for the demonstration of the Ratsadon party, the premier said the government was seeking to avert …

When the travel ban on medical staff is lifted in January, the Philippines is supposed to still have enough health professionals to battle COVID-19. This is the reason why Harry Roque said President Duterte had sought the assurance of the Department of Health (DOH) that before accepting the proposal to lift the ban on deployment, the country would have enough …

The United States government handed over to the Philippines precision-guided munitions worth P868 million ($18 million). The new donation fulfills the pledge made by US President Donald Trump during a conference call with President Rodrigo Duterte in April, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. stated. The weapons, including 100 TOW-2A missiles, 12 ITAS and 24 MK-82s, were handed over by …

Plans are under way to increase the ability of Singapore to produce pharmaceutical products as the world gets closer to discovering a Covid-19 vaccine.For example, the global life science company Thermo Fisher Scientific announced plans to build a sterile fill-and-finish facility for therapeutics and vaccines here last month. Ms. Goh Wan Yee, Senior Vice-President and Head of Health at the …

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR-  Many opposition MPs interrupted the Dewan Rakyat proceedings today to challenge whether, upon arriving from Sabah to attend Parliament, Jeffrey Kitingan (STAR-Keningau) had undergone the required 14-day quarantine. Fahmi Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) stood up to ask Azalina Othman Said, deputy speaker, whether Jeffrey, who is also Sabah’s deputy chief minister, should still be under quarantine.Mohd Azis Jamman …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – After more than 2,000 workers tested positive, Malaysia will close some of Top Glove’s factories in stages as it moves to check employees for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Monday.Thanks to the pandemic, the world’s largest latex glove producer has racked up record profits this year on sky-rocketing demand for its goods and protective gear.But …

SINGAPORE: Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Monday (Nov 23) that Singapore still has a long way to go in its economic recovery, with the third quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) shrinking at a slower pace than in the previous quarter, even as it looks to be turning the corner. The Ministry of Trade and Industry …

PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak today refused to try to incite Malaysians to give individuals a one-off withdrawal of RM10,000 from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 1 and to extend the loan moratorium with his call for Putrajaya. He said that he did not stand to benefit directly from these measures, adding that if these two conditions …