Geo Politics

Malaysians returning from overseas would have to pay a total of RM30 to RM150 to be screened for Covid-19 upon their admission into the country from now on, whereas non-citizens would have to pay higher rates depending on the form of testing carried out, new rules released by the government said. The updated rules released on June 26 and entering …

PKR said it is ready today to address any decisions taken by the Pakatan Harapan ( PH) Presidential Board, including the option of a nominee for prime minister. In a statement today, its party secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution said this is given the Supreme Council leaders’ earlier stance on the subject. Any new candidate’s decision should not be leveraged …

Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) President Tan Sri Dr. James Masing today advised former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to avoid playing politics after nominating Sabah’s chief minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) nominee for prime minister if the alliance wrests the federal government back. He said that this was clearly a trick to get Sarawak and …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo showed his anger at the aides in the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet. Jokowi was angry with the ministers in the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet who worked normally in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Jokowi was angry at the minister revealed in a cabinet meeting at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Jokowi’s video angry at …

Johor DAP ‘s Women Wing’s media manager, Marina Ibrahim, said she entered the group because she has her own war fights. The 33-year-old, who is among the few Malay leaders of the DAP, added not having to be pigeonholed by the racial agenda and hoping to improve how Malays regarded the group. She said that she will see the cohesion …

With both Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim confident about becoming Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) helmsman and his supporters, some political analysts indicated the latter would be giving way. Talking to Malay Mail, the analysts said that, contrary to Dr Mahathir who is now heading a contested division of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Anwar is now guiding PKR …

Thailand has called on ASEAN members to collaborate over public health in a bid to reopen inter-regional travel as part of post-Covid 19 measures to restore the regional economy. It was among three proposals made by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as he attended the ASEAN Summit held by Vietnam via teleconference on Friday. Also participating were leaders of the other nine ASEAN …

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today declared that both elected government officials will report their properties within three months of the day they were sworn-in. Muhyiddin, who chaired the Anti-Corruption Special Cabinet Committee (JKKMAR) by way of video conferencing earlier today, said the government would continue its attempts to strengthen governance and dignity by adopting the 2019-2023 National Anti-Corruption …

MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said she has had enough of malicious claims tarnishing her name and would take legal actions on individual spreading false information. While Robredo supports the decriminalization of libel and cyber libel, She now want the people to be accountable of spreading fake news The Vice President claims that “trolls” were behind the …

According to the Republic’s foreign minister, Singapore is expected to pursue a “step-by – step strategy” to reopening its boundary with Malaysia, with public safety becoming a primary concern on the move. Vivian Balakrishnan, speaking to Channel News Asia (CNA), said the boundary could be slowly opened along with continuing prevention steps such as Covid-19 checks and touch tracking. On …