Geo Politics

It has been a hot topic for the nation to deal with “cha-cha” and by this time, ten business groups oppose making changes to the Constitution and advise the government to concentrate instead on the continuing healthy economic recovery. The business groups such as Philippines Financial Executives Institute, Filipina CEO Circle, Philippines Investment House Association, Judicial Reform Initiative, Makati Business …

SHAH ALAM: At the Sessions Court here today, a former senior assistant secretary to the ministry was charged with two counts of collecting RM100,000 in bribes related to the issuance of tenders to supply and distribute bio-fertilizers to a company. Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, reported to have been tried on both counts. He was formerly with the Ministry of Agriculture and …

It’s interesting how things worked out as the introduction of the second tranche of the Wage Standardization Law set it’s objective for government employees to enjoy higher wages starting this month. In view of this, The National Budget Circular No. 548 has been released by Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, which lays down the guidance for enforcing the second tranche of …

PUTRAJAYA: Because of the latest Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0), the government expects the country to lose RM600 million per day, compared to RM2.4 billion per day during the first MCO between March and May last year, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said yesterday. As five critical sectors are still available, this MCO is unlike the one in March last …

Looking forward to what the year will bring, The Indonesian government is currently exploring electricity exports to Singapore. This is what the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Arifin Tasrif shared as there may be possible over-capacity of power supply in the region. Tasrif highlighted that Indonesia has excess power supply, especially in the midst of the pandemic that has …

Along with the unprecedented demands for restructuring of the Thai monarchy have seen political and economic turmoil, King Maha Vajiralongkorn is trying to burnish his reputation in what is shaping up as another year of tension in the region. In view of this, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha oversees a tourist economy decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, losing jobs from factories …

It is expected that Teacher’s day is something to be celebrated in a special way but it’s different for the students who stacked bamboo canes and documents in front of the Ministry of Education of Thailand and splashed red paint on it to condemn corporal punishment, one of many demonstrations. In view of this, The Bad Student party, which has …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Today, after stating that the latter called on Umno MPs yesterday to endorse a special parliamentary session to address the state of emergency, Tan Sri Annuar Musa chided his Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Annuar also accused the Secretary-General of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno of making unrealistic demands that could be “treasonous” to the Yang …

It’s 2021 but the lambaste motion against the government is getting intense. In fact, there is an essential ritual that has been dubbed a no-confidence debate by critics, and this year the opposition is spending no time drawing up a timeline for filing a censure motion against the government at the earliest opportunity possible. During the next fortnight, the petition …

Amidst the opposition received from the other groups for this month, there’s another corporate community that added its voice to a growing chorus of opposition to any efforts to change the Constitution, arguing that attempts came at the wrong time. Though welcoming the relaxing of the protectionist clauses of the charter to draw more foreign investment, the Financial Executives Institute …