Geo Politics

PETALING JAYA: In step two and three of the national immunisation program, the government has decided to enlist the help of general practitioners (GPs) to administer Covid-19 vaccines.  “We have agreed to involve private GPs to maximise the administration of the vaccine to the people. At a joint press conference with science, technology, and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin, he said, …

The saga never stops as the will against government fights continued in the midst of extra-close security recently at four areas in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, following last Sunday’s conflict between nonconformists drove by Redem (Restart Democracy) and group control police. Around 20 to 40 nonconformists including Piyarat “Toto” Chongthep, head of the supportive of government bunch We Volunteer (WeVo), were …

The Indonesian government has set out the standard procedures for its new law on work creation, generally seen as a yearning administrative change to bait unfamiliar speculations and invigorate the pandemic-hit economy. President Joko Widodo marked 49 actualizing rules a month ago to give authorities explicit subtleties on how the law would be applied practically speaking and guide organizations on …

A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer testified before the High Court in Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s trial that the inquiry into the former deputy prime minister for alleged RM13.25 million in corruption had no element of bias. The MACC investigation into Zahid began in June 2018, according to investigating officer Mohd Zamri Abdul Rashid. “We went to the law firm of …

Unexpectedly, there were around 4,800 group control cops that will be sent to deal with four enemies of government bunches that are set to hold rallies in Bangkok. The gatherings are Redem, the People Go Network, Archeewa Mai Ao Phadet Kan which was Vocational Students Against Dictatorship, and Ploy Pheun Rao as per public police boss Suwat Jangyodsuk. The Redem …

KUCHING: Sarawak PKR has agreed not to name a new chairman after two of its chairmen defected one after the other, leaving the state with just one MP. Instead, a Council of Elders will be established to lead the party through the next state election. Abang Zulkifli Abang Engkeh, state PKR deputy chairman, said the party would not fill the …

PUTRAJAYA: MCA filed a defamation suit against Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng, claiming that the party never used its own funds to send allocations to Chinese schools and instead pocketed public funds. The Federal Court dismissed the claim today. Lim’s appeal was allowed, and the single question of law asked “is answered in the negative,” according to a seven-member bench …

KUALA LUMPUR: To help kickstart the international air travel industry, AirAsia has joined aviation and tourism experts in calling for a standardised approach to travel protocols. Bo Lingam, president of AirAsia Group (Airlines), said that for cross-border travel to resume effectively and safely, a mutually agreed global framework approach is needed. “Travel requirements in the region are currently complex and …

PETALING JAYA: According to de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan, the fine for violating Covid-19 laws is not set at RM10,000. Takiyuddin said the fines range from RM100 to RM10,000, depending on the severity of the crime, during a live-streamed press conference. “The authorities will use their discretion; there are guidelines,” he said, despite the fact that the Emergency Ordinance …

PETALING JAYA: Former Barisan Nasional secretary-general Annuar Musa has asked Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to clarify if he wrote to Muhyiddin Yassin about the party’s position on the PPBM. He said that Zahid wrote Muhyiddin a letter on February 26 informing him of the outcome of the Umno Supreme Council meeting in Janda Baik, Pahang, on February 19. The …