Opinion

PHILIPPINES: As the West and China continue to compete for their strategic pillars, the island states of the Pacific, from the massive Papua New Guinea to the smaller island nations, find themselves in a much more powerful position. Since climate change is the greatest threat to the region, their negotiating prowess may provide them greater leverage to entice foreign funding. …

ASEAN – Singapore hosts Shangri-La Dialog, an annual rally of senior defense officers across Asia and beyond.  This dialogue, the largest  gathering of senior military officials in Asia, is not actually hosted by the Government of Singapore. Rather, the event is hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, an independent think tank. However, the Government of Singapore is helping …

Malaysia – The MRT station blocks my view of the city’s velodrome, so I can’t determine how or if the race concludes. Malaysian sports as a metaphor: Haphazard national creations obscure the reality. Malaysia’s uninspired 2021 Hanoi SEA Games. Poor performance. The sports ministry’s spin on 39 golds is misleading. The count needs benchmarks. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore …

Malaysia – Last Thursday, the Cabinet resolved to abolish the death sentence. This doesn’t mean the death sentence is gone; judges will soon be empowered to impose an alternate punishment. Anyway, a Facebook survey revealed some fascinating correlations. First, the death sentence is seen as “barbaric” and without redeeming features. Its finality and terminal status give closure that many don’t …

UAE – I want to share this indescribable status in UAE. It’s how UAE has been visible and undeniably competent in dealing with different circumstances for the past years. They have proven how they are getting better in terms of different aspects. From their commercial strengths in partnership with different countries to boost the economy and relations, there is no …

Philippines – I want to share something great about what I read today. It’s how Malacañang expressed gratitude toward Congress yesterday for the expedient sanction of the 2022 public spending plan, an expense that it said is important to execute financial recuperation programs. In view of this, The acting official representative Karlo Nograles commended administrators for guaranteeing that the Duterte …

Malaysia – MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, said that the Barisan Nasional (BN) is not to blame for the Kedah government’s move to completely outlaw numbers forecast businesses in the state. Wee said today at a news conference that the decision originated from Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and was thus unrelated to the …

The Secretarial Council of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has recently announced that there are new several committees that have been established which involve lawmakers that came from its component parties which aims to review public policies and prepare relevant ones that are presented by the party. The PH Secretarial Council has said in a statement that the establishment of …

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has persistently carried out chips away at advancement and rebuilding of Saen Saep channel in a few angles and got upholds from networks and the city area. In fact, after the site visit to follow up the advancement of the turn of events and reclamation of Saen Saep waterway climate in Vadhana District and the becoming …

PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak, former Umno president, says the party should be prepared to collaborate with those it might view as “enemies” but only if they are approved by the grassroots. He said not many would have expected to join forces with Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, contributing to the defeat of Barisan Nasional in the 2018 general election. …