Geo Politics

Once again, the charter reform train is chugging, with President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies in Congress making steps to reopen negotiations on reforming the basic law of the nation. It is no secret that Duterte wants to amend the Constitution for the longest time in his platform when he ran for president in 2016 along with this is the idea of …

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno urged companies in Labuan Bajo, the popular tourist destination of East Nusa Tenggara, to derive full mileage to reap benefits from the G20 Summit hosted by Indonesia in 2022. In order to host the G20 Summit in 2022 and the ASEAN Summit in 2023, President Joko Widodo chose Labuan Bajo, the …

PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya has been advised by a medical expert against holding a snap election this year, saying it was unnecessary and would make the situation of Covid-19 in Malaysia worse. Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar, president of the Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association, said the main priority of the government at this time should be on reducing the “relative” number …

Surprisingly, the legislators are raising the Social Security System ante to avoid charging heavier rates, supposedly as a form of reprieve for pandemic-battered employees, to its members on the 15th of January. No less than House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco put forward his own plan to combat the imminent SSS contribution increase from 12 percent to 13 percent of monthly …

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 …