KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad still has bitter feelings for the former prime minister Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak and what he did to his former party – UMNO. Dr Mahathir blamed Najib for destroying the Malay party he once led. He indicated that the differences between him and Najib, whom he once mentored, were irreconcilable. …

MANILA – The Asean member-states spearheaded by the Philippines has implement the Asean-Wide Self-Certification Scheme (AWSC) last September 20 to facilitate trade within the region. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sain in a statement that the AWSC aims to simplify the origin certification procedure for the claim and granting of lower duties or in most cases, tax free …

MANILA – Citizens in Manila City agreed on a recent move to prioritized public market vendors, jeepney, tricycle and pedicab drivers and restaurant workers in the free mass swab testing currently being offered by the local government of Manila as it opened its second laboratory at the Sta. Ana Hospital. According to Manila City Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso, he …

METRO MANILA – The Senate panel at the budget hearing on Wednesday restored Vice President Leni Robredo’s request that some 44-million pesos be restored after Department of Budget and Management proposed budget cut down. According to Vice President Leni Robredo, the amount was supposedly alloted for the replacement of service vehicles that is being used for the relief operations. She …

Starting next week, West Java Governor Ridwan “Emil” Kamil will be based in Depok City to ensure that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the three cities, namely Bogor, Depok, Bekasi (Bodebek) area runs well. Currently, he works at Gedung Sate, Bandung City. “Starting next week, maybe I will have an office in Depok once a week. To ensure …

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said there is no prohibition for anyone to watch or screen the G30S/PKI (September 30th Movement of the Indonesian Communist Party) film. He welcomes anyone who wants to watch the movie made by Arifin C. Noer. The film titled ‘Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI’ or Betrayal of G30S/PKI was produced …

KUALA LUMPUR – The syariah judicial and legal institution that upholds Islamic teachings will continue to be strengthened and empowered, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said that the government is committed to strengthening and empowering the institution that uphold and defend islam. The government is also looking for a possibility of appointing more syariah judges …

KUALA LUMPUR – PN information chief Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said today that the win in the Sabah state election shows the public’s confidence in the current Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Azmin said that the state election shows that Sabahans chose to aligned themselves and strengthen the ties with the federal government. It shows maturity in uploading the …

METRO MANILA – President Duterte on Monday, threatened to stop the operation of Facebook here in the Philippines after the social media company took down several “advocacy” pages of the government that were set up by the military and police. Duterte said in a pre-recorded address last Monday that what would be the point of allowing the social media company …

Deputy Chairman of the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) of the City of Tegal Wasmad Edi Susilo (WES) charged with the Health Quarantine Law for holding a celebration party with dangdut (Indonesia’s music genre) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, on Wednesday, September 23 the community was shocked by the dangdut concert that accompanied a celebration party held by Wasmad Edi …