PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that a  no-confidence should be held in Parliament to determine is Prime Minister Muhyiddin still has the majority support in the Dewan Rakyat. Dr Mahathir said on Thursday, that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi affirming that “many” Umno MPs are now supporting Anwar erasing Tan Sri Muhyiddin’s razor-thin majority lead. The …

KUALA LUMPUR – The sole survivor of the tragic carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving three others, has regained consciousness after spending almost a week in coma at a military hospital in Kuala Lumpur. A 21-year-old College student Nur Aqilah Mohd Safwan was put into a medically induced coma to reduce the level of carbon monoxide in her blood. She was …

Hong Kong court rejected on procedural grounds a challenge by pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong to his disqualification from last year’s district election in the city. Opposition leaders and activists were closely watching Wong ‘s struggle as they pushed through traditional politics and demonstrations to push for greater democracy in the Chinese-ruled region. Wong, 23, was the only candidate to be …

METRO MANILA – International medical journal, The Lancet has listed the Philippines 66th out of 91 countries in terms of suppressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of August. Lancet notes that one of the key part to blame is the President Rodrigo Duterte’s “medical populism” on the issue. The list was based on the new cases of Covid-19 per million …

METRO MANILA – Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has recovered from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, the Pontificio Collegio Filippino announced on Wednesday. The recovery was announced almost 2 weeks after  the cardinal contracted the virus. He was assymptomatic and went on a self-quarantine. According to Fr. Gregory Gaston, PCF Rector, The Tagle’s brings great joy for the whole church. He …

According to the Public Health Ministry, Universal Health Care System Gold-Card users will be able to visit medical services anywhere in the country with the initiative being piloted by the lower northeastern provinces beginning early next year. Currently, card holders receive direct attention and care at individual clinics and rehabilitation centers. According to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the scheme …

The coalition government asked for senators’ approval for their controversial charter changes to defuse future political tensions. Government chief whip Wirat Rattanaset and MP Supachai Chaisamut of the Bhumjaithai Party stressed the need to change the constitution by setting up a new team of charter authors as a way out of the fragmentation of the country’s political dispute. Mr Wirat, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged all people of Sabah to avoid and reject any parties that wants to come into power through ‘the backdoor’. The former prime minister said that the current federal government is trying to steal and that’s  the reason why Sabah is facing an election. He added that it is …

KOTA KINABALU – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin insisted that he is still the legitimate Prime Minister of Malaysia despite an earlier announcement from Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claiming otherwise. The Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief said that Anwar’s claims that he has the majority backing of the MPs must be provided in accordance with the processes and …

The action to save Indonesia coalition  (KAMI) sent an open letter to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and delivered three demands. The letter relates to the dark tragedy of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) that took place in September. The letter numbered 014 / PRES-US / B / IX / 2020 was signed by the KAMI Presidium, namely Rochmat Wahab and …