KUALA LUMPUR- Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad denied that he will be backing anyone attempting to oust the present government. In a video recording that was uploaded early this week, he said that he never endorsed any candidate to become the next prime minister. He added that since he’s part of a new party (Pejuang), this party is free and not …

PUTRAJAYA – Consumers in areas currently placed under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) are being encouraged to shop online to help curb the spread of the Covid-19 infections. According to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the move can also limit crowd gatherings and movement of individuals in places such as restaurants, malls and others. …

As of yesterday, Indonesia has taken over from the Philippines as the latest pandemic hot spot of South-east Asia as it struggles to control surging Covid-19 infections, with new cases reaching 4,000 a day. The total in the world’s fourth-most populous nation reached 349,160 yesterday with 4,411 new cases in the past 24 hours-the highest in South-East Asia. 12,268 deaths, …

Anti-government demonstrators are preparing to defy a third-day ban on demonstrations in Thailand ‘s capital and stage nationwide protests, accelerating a three-month – old campaign to encourage reform of the monarchy and greater democracy. The pro-democracy protesters will return to stage a demonstration in Bangkok after tens of thousands of them challenged an emergency declared on Thursday by Prime Minister …

KUALA LUMPUR – China’s State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Tuesday (Oct. 13) that China and the member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) should practice cooperation and remove “external disruption” in the South China Sea. Wang, in a joint news conference with Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that both countries are in the same …

According to the House committee reviewing the proposed amendments, one referendum, not two, will be held to determine the fate of an revised constitution. After reviewing the charter, the committee decided that the referendum would be held only after a third and final reading of the amendment draft bill was passed in parliament, but before it was proposed for royal …

The administration of President Donald Trump will welcome Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto to the Pentagon on Friday (Oct 16) after dropping a de facto ban on his entry into the country imposed on allegations of human rights abuses. Prabowo, a 68-year-old former chief of the special forces, has long been a controversial figure in Indonesia, accused in places …

Green spaces around the Arjuna Wiwaha Monument, also known as the Horse Statue, have suffered the most damage in Central Jakarta following Tuesday’s mass anti-job development law protests. The green spaces saw the most damage, even though they weren’t as bad as they were last week. We noticed a lot of trash as well. Our workers have been working all …

METRO MANILA – The Philippine Red Cross announced that they will be halting its screenings funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. after the agency were unable to settle the balances to the organization over P930 million balances. Chairman Senator Richard Gordon said that the agency cannot afford to have almost a billion pesos in unpaid balances as they are …

METRO MANILA – Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano resigned Tuesday as House Speaker after the members of Congress formally ratified Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as their new leader at the Batasang Pambansa. Cayetano said in a Facebook live that he is tendering his irrevocable resignation as the speaker of the House of the Republic of the Philippines and that …