In the Midst of the controversy, Germany does not accept that the King of Thailand has so far violated its ban on political behavior while residing in the kingdom. In view of this, Thai protestors asked Germany to investigate why, when he was on German soil, King Maha Vajiralongkorn had carried out state business, such as the signing of royal …

President Joko Widodo shared that the government would try to push the growth of the financial industry of the domestic sharia that he described as a sleeping giant. Jokowi claims that one plan for awakening the sleeping giant was to develop an institution that would emerge as Indonesia’s largest sharia bank. The President applied to the merger of three Sharia …

PETALING JAYA – The Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun today said that it received more than 16 parliamentary motions of no-confidence against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. According to Azhar, they have listed all 16 no-confidence motions from the MPs received in the Order Paper and that he was scrutinising each motions for inclusion into the Parliamentary …

KUALA LUMPUR – Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said that Malaysia has expressed serious concern on the rising open hostilities against Islam and condemns hostilities towards those who are trying to defame it. He added that Malaysia is committed to upholding the freedom of speech as a fundamental human right as long as these rights are …

The Pathumwan Municipal Court finally admitted for trial the prosecutors’ indictment in December last year against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and four others from his Radical Movement Faction and the Move Forward Party on charges linked to a flash protest rally in Pathumwan district. The participants for the trial are Mr. Thanathorn, president of the Democratic Movement Alliance; Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, alliance secretary-general; …

The Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin of Indonesia finally spoke against the perpetuation of the Islamophobic discourse underlying the recent denunciation of radical Islamists by French President Emmanuel Macron. The Vice-President regrets President Macron ‘s comment that all Muslims are the same which were are generalized without analyzing the various teachings or whether those who interpret Islam may be incorrect. In quoting …

MANILA – A Tropical depression still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility are expected to enter today, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. The weather bureau confirmed that the storm will be given the local name “Rolly” and will be entering the country’s jurisdiction on Thursday morning or in the afternoon. The storm will be the …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that it will be extending the deadling for the implementation of the cashless toll collections on expressways from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1. The motorists will be given more time to apply for the  radio-frequency identification or RFID stickers for their vehicles as toll plazas will not be fully occupied …

Singapore- Energy Market Authority (EMA) has announced that Singapore will import electricity from Peninsular Malaysia under a two-year trial run. According to EMA, the trial aims to “assess and refine the technical and regulatory frameworks” for importing electricity. It further added that Singapore decided to change the way it produces and uses energy to meet the country’s climate change commitments …

The central executive board of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Islamic organisation in Indonesia after Nahdlatul Ulama, condemned the anti-Islam remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron and argued for free expression of ideas. In view of this, The blasphemous and anti-Islam declarations of President Macron have reinforced his intolerance towards other citizens who honor their prophets or religious leaders. Despite their …