Geo Politics

KUALA LUMPUR: The request for registration of a new political party headed by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was denied, party lawyer Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi said on Thursday (Jan 7). The proposal of Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) was denied by the Registrar of the Society (ROS) because it was wrongly performed, Mr Mior Nor Haidir said, adding …

As the nation continues to combat the virus, The Health Ministry Spokesman for the vaccination program revealed that Indonesia’s first phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination program is expected to take 15 months to deliver the vaccines to 181 million citizens. In view of this, the government has set a goal for some 181.5 million individuals, including 1.3 million paramedics …

Malaysia: The fee to be paid to Singapore by Malaysia after the termination of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project cannot be revealed publicly because the agreement between the two countries includes a secrecy clause, said Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s Minister in the Department of the Prime Minister (Economy). After the HSR agreement expired on Dec 31, 2020, the project …

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno instructed his MPs to step down by the end of this month from their positions in government and government agencies in an attempt to press for a general election to take place as soon as possible. Two division leaders told reporters that the order was given by Party President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at a meeting with leaders …

The long wait is over as President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law initiatives aimed at supplying eligible students with medical scholarships, creating an alternate teaching framework for adults and out-of-school children, making certification of organic goods more available, and allowing the President to easily oversee the delivery of critical documents during a national emergency. There were actually four laws …

Looking back on the third and final reading, the House of Representatives adopted a bill that aims to grant the president extra authority during national emergencies to fast-track approvals, licenses, and certifications. It was noted by a 267-6-0 margin, legislators approved House Bill No. 7884 before the special session was adjourned. In view of this, here comes a new anti-red …

PETALING JAYA: Two Umno leaders have denied arguments that the party is not strong enough to stand on its own should it go to the opposite side of Perikatan Nasional in the next general election. In the 2018 general election campaign, former Supreme Council member Nazri Aziz and Sabah Umno leader Bung Moktar Radin both believed that Umno had weathered …

Last year the people are reading and hearing about loads of bad and tragic news stories. For people around the globe, it has become a reality. Any bit of good news and every tale of positivity has the power to uplift our spirits, relax ones mind, and soothe each souls during these difficult times when the goal is to remain …

Unauthorized distribution and administration of unregistered coronavirus vaccines will not be excluded from the National Bureau of Investigation which is probe by the Presidential Security Group. However, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who ordered the investigation, said yesterday that the NBI would not concentrate solely on the security personnel of President Duterte. Earlier, PSG staff were found to have taken shots …

Previously, around a dozen clauses of the 2021 national budget have been vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte, including one which allows the executive branch to send to Congress quarterly reports on the utilization of intelligence funds. Duterte shared in a 16-page veto letter on next year’s spending, intelligence funds protect national security related services, initiatives and operations that are considered …