Geo Politics

The lawmakers sealed their agreement of the second to the last budget of the Duterte administration next year, plotting it on course for a timely passage that is crucial to ensure that new pandemic recovery initiatives are immediately supported. House and Senate budget leaders in a briefing that the P4.5-trillion proposed spending plan was accepted by their respective contingents, up …

One of the toughest royal defamation laws in the world protects Thailand’s monarchy, making any criticism of the powerful King Maha Vajiralongkorn all but impossible within the country. As a pro-democracy movement gathers steam in Thailand, some student leaders have called for the repeal of the laws. Through this, anyone who are proven of defaming, insulting or threatening the king, …

KUALA LUMPUR – Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today submitted a vote of confidence in Parliament against the government of Perikatan Nasional (PN), questioning its ability to lead Malaysia competitively in a post-Covid economy. The PKR president said the confidence motion was necessary after the international credit rating agency Fitch reduced Malaysia’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating from …

In order to settle internal disputes, the main opposition Pheu Thai Party is rebuilding itself while the resignation of Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan is seen as a tactic to help the party gain more seats in the next election. For them the political affairs panel was a bait to replace the strategic committee of the group which is  led  by Khunying …

Without fear of going to jail, Thailand’s interdiction protests are about more than the right to challenge the monarchy. Through this, the demonstrators want taxpayers to regulate tens of billions of dollars worth of investment and real estate. In view of this, The Royal Family of Thailand has long been the largest shareholder in two of the most profitable companies …

PETALING JAYA: The Children’s Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has slammed Deputy Home Minister Ismail Mohamed Said for citing national security issues as to why automatic citizenship can not be granted to children born abroad to Malaysian women married to foreign spouses. Why is the 'dual citizenship' narrative when it comes to the conferral of Malaysian …

Closer cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, supported, among other things, by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, would contribute to the post-COVID-19 global economic recovery, a Malaysian expert said. “Cooperation and interaction between China and ASEAN is now even more important as the world is seeking …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 -Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said natural gas will continue to help bridge the inevitable energy transition and tackle the issue of climate change faced by the world. He said that for decades now, Malaysia‘s energy mix has been supported by natural gas and would be for the foreseeable future, but the country still has …

Amidst the non-stop and chaotic protest in Thailand, who would think that inflatable ducks will help the demonstrators to be less stressful about their movement and to be more creative in their agenda. Recently, there was a  video of protesters hidden behind giant inflatable ducks that went viral when the police launched a abolition on the last month’s rally using …

The Thai demonstrators gathered in Bangkok to reject a constitutional court decision to clear Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of misconduct for living in army housing beyond his retirement as head of the army. In view of this,  Mr. Prayut earned preferential care by shouting get out and evil prime minister. They also reiterated their months-long demand that, as will be …