Geo Politics

PETALING JAYA: In the midst of an ongoing debate between political parties over cooperation and alliances, some analysts suggest that if a stable government is to be formed, there is little choice beyond forming a grand coalition. Last week, PPBM Secretary-General Hamzah Zainudin proposed the idea of formally uniting the already formed coalitions of Perikatan National (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN), …

There’s another issue that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing as he  commanded the government agencies to take immediate steps to tackle the air pollution that has plagued Bangkok and the surrounding provinces. The PM shared that the government had continuously introduced steps against the rising PM2.5 levels, but due to the current weather the problem had exacerbate. He encouraged …

Here’s something interesting as an election lawyer heed against a bill in the Senate which was started by Sen. Imee Marcos, proposing a crossbreed election scheme requiring manual counting of votes at the level of the precinct. In view of this, Marañon was the first to publicize a dangerous insertion in the 2021 budget through a series of replies in …

The Malaysian opposition, led by Anwar Ibrahim, plans to oppose Budget 2021 during today’s third and final voting session, two weeks after discussions began at the committee level. In a statement yesterday, the Pakatan Harapan said they believe that the budget leaves much to be desired, especially in areas involving education and frontline workers’ additional income. Kenyataan media Majlis Setiausaha …

The leaders of the government, the Senate, and political parties are planning to send their members’ lists as soon as possible since the new national unity panel is taking shape. In view of this, The president of Parliament shared that he wants to see the panel hold its first meeting before the end of the year and will hold talks …

To reassure investors that their new wealth fund will not fall victim to corruption, Indonesia will need to come out of the shadows of neighboring Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. In view of this, Isa Rachmatarwata, Director General of State Assets of the Finance Ministry shared that the Nusantara Investment Authority will take lessons from other sovereign wealth funds and follow a …

Defenders made a way as the members of the University of the Philippines College of Law faculty defended their former dean, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen of the Supreme Court, against an exclusion offer they considered uncorroborated. In order to throw the impeachment lawsuit and prioritizing more meaningful work for legislators the law professors advised the members of the House of …

Amidst everything that’s happening, President Rodrigo Duterte certified two bills seeking to extend the validity of the 2020 national budget and the so-called “Bayanihan 2” legislation as urgent steps to ensure that the government has enough fiscal leeway to finance next year’s expensive pandemic response. Duterte gave presidential certification to House Bill 6656 in a letter to House Speaker Lord …

SINGAPORE – Under a cooperation program rolled out earlier this month, educators from Singapore share their pedagogical expertise with their counterparts in Kazakhstan. The relationship between the Temasek Foundation, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) International, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan (MOES) focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem). The three-part capacity and development program conducted by NYP …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Top Glove of Malaysia announced that a worker died on Saturday as a result of COVID-19, the first death since the October outbreak in its dormitories and factories. In an email, the manufacturer told Reuters that the 29-year-old worker from Nepal had been employed for more than two years at its manufacturing facility in Klang, 40 km …