Opinion

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. …

Entering the year must be full of hopes and expectations but through the observation in the midst of a continuous pandemic, The Philippines is expected to be the last Asia-Pacific nation to fully rebound from the pandemic-induced contraction, with a recovery projected only in the fourth quarter of 2022, although other economies are set to restore all their lost production …

The famous Tugu Selamat Datang of Jakarta, or welcome monument, with bronze statues of a man and a woman waving warmly, was the scene of last week’s violent protests over a proposed sweeping “omnibus regulation” for tax and labor reform. After a bus stop near the city ‘s iconic roundabout, known as Bundaran HI, plumes of black smoke leapt into …

Close to 5,000 online sellers have registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) so far after taxpayers started asking them to pay taxes or risk being penalised. A total of 4,961 online merchants received tax identification numbers from the tax office from June to August 7, with only three weeks remaining before the expiration of the extended deadline. BIR …

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a “high-level” task force to investigate the suspected corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. Duterte released a one-page memorandum directing Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to assemble a panel on the suspected irregularities and corruption involving the state insurer to conduct a investigation. The panel will also conduct audits of the finances …

Former advisor to the national task force against COVID-19 Tony Leachon on Friday said that as part of its fight against the novel coronavirus disease, the government is looking to provide masks to the poor Filipinos. He stated that he had made the suggestion to President Rodrigo Duterte himself last Wednesday who was open to the proposal. He added that …

Jinkee Pacquiao and Agot Isidro trended to Philippine Twitter for an Instagram bicycle message. Six days ago Jinkee took to Instagram to give a glimpse of her trendy luxury bicycles to her fans. “His and Hers,” Jinkee wrote in her picture caption of her Hermes and Louis Vuitton wheel, respectively in pastel pink and cream colours. Its not just a …

According to Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad, Umno ‘s support of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin remaining the prime minister after the 15th general election was premature as seat talks were not settled. The former Johor Baru MP said Umno would have been debating how his complicated network of political partnerships will be going into the election. Umno is a member …