A recent vexed omnibus law, which has triggered huge demonstrations around the world by some who see it as eroding labor rights and undermining environmental security, has been backed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. On Oct 5 and signed off by the president on Nov 3, the Job Creation Bill, which covers 1,187 pages, was passed in Parliament. And if …

KUALA LUMPUR – Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has told its alliest to stay out of the Batu Sapi federal seat by-election as an act political consensus in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made after criticism that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has attempted to justify the state of emergency proposal by saying …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam has been arrested by the police for the alleged criminal intimidation. In a post on his social media page last night, Lokman said that the police arrested him and asked for his lawyer to see him at the Bukit Aman’s Classified Criminal Investigations Unit. According to Lokman, He …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday responded to criticism over his absence when the  world’s strongest storm this 2020 was hitting parts of the country that left 16 people dead as of the moment. During the situation briefing on the effects of the typhoon in Malacañang, Duterte was in his hometown Davao City for the Undas weekend which …

METRO MANILA – The YouTube channels of ABS-CBN News and ANC were inaccessible as of Tuesday morning, November 3. YouTube users trying to access both channels will be receiving an error message that reads: “Video unavailable. This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated.” Other user would be notified that the …

SINGAPORE – After successfully reaching an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble with Hong Kong, Singapore is now aiming to make a similar agreement with its neighbor, Malaysia. According to Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, The country would really like to have an air bubble with Malaysia. He said that the initiative will have to wait and …

The idea of holding a referendum to ban political rallies for two years to allow the economy to rebound and avoid worsening tensions has been proposed by the Palang Pracharath deputy speaker. Paiboon Nititawan, citing Section 166 of the Constitution, reported that he would recommend to the Prime Minister that 52 million voters in the provincial administration elections in 76 …

Indonesian President Joko Widodo finally broke his silence and denounced what he called “terrorist” attacks in France, but also cautioned that President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks had insulted Islam and hurt Muslim solidarity everywhere. In Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, radical Islamic groups have called for demonstrations and boycotts against France, sharing Mr. Macron ‘s image as a red-eyed devilish …

KUALA LUMPUR – Simpang Renggam MP Maszlee Malik has exited Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new party Pejuang. The former education minister said that his decision was based on “detailed observations and field research” of what the Rakyat’s aspirations and needs. Maszlee was one of the MPs who formed Pejuang with former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in August after being …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin held a meeting today with the top brass of Perikatan Nasional (PN) government with the preparation of the preparation for the Dewan Rakyat session which will start tomorrow. In a televised address yesterday, Muhyiddin said that he hopes all MPs can put aside their differences and unite for the sake of …