Geo Politics

Charter amendment panel member Chinnaworn Boonyakiat strongly shared his opposition to a plan requesting judicial review of two draft Charter amendment drafts that were approved. In view of this, The motion signed by 47 senators and 25 Palang Pracharath MPs, the largest coalition faction there has been having inprovements that derail the process of charter amendment. In view of this …

PETALING JAYA: The Perak imbroglio that left the three Malay parties at odds with each other, PPBM, Umno and PAS, appears to be over. But how long?A political source in the know claims that only a temporary truce is what has happened. The three sides, seeking to outperform the other, are likely to continue their power play. Another change in …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has downplayed the recent diction about a republic’ from the anti-government protest movement, urging the government would do all in its power to impede the government structure in Thailand. The Free Youth party which is part of the anti-government Ratsadon group, posted a message on its social media page to show their statements. In view of …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 – The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) reports that elements of corruption have recently been identified in connection with border smuggling activities. Police Inspector-General Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said he had ordered the Honesty and Quality Enforcement Department (JIPS) of Bukit Aman to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter. He claimed that JIPS had been …

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no proof that Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is losing the support of the Members of Parliament (MPs) and thus the tabling of confidence motions is not currently a government priority, said Takiyuddin Hassan, Minister in the Department of Prime Minister (Parliament and Law). On Thursday (December 10), Mr. Takiyuddin responded to a parliamentary query by …

In view of the issue, The Office of the Attorney General has cleared and defended itself against criticism about their involvement in the bribery case of the Crown Property Bureau last 2017. In view of this, The office wasn’t able to prosecute Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit who is the CEO of Real Estate Growth younger brother of politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. What’s surprising …

There is a disturbing situation that happened recently and it was the six supporters of Indonesian Islamist cleric Rizieq Shihab who were killed in a shooting and this is raising fears since the clash in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country could reignite tensions between authorities and Islamist groups. Looking back, Mr Rizieq has informed the country to it’s plan for …

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 …