Geo Politics

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shelved a plan to hand out more money to low income earners in a bid to prop up a sagging economy now reeling under the added impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Gen Prayut said on Monday the proposed 2,000 baht handout will not go into the cabinet on Tuesday, but other measures were on course …

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow admitted on Monday that his assistant had met a man who was said to be hoarding face masks, but he denied they discussed the mask trade. Mr Thamanat was responding to a report on Facebook alleging  that his close aide had a hoard of 200 million medical masks for resale to China. His …

Michael Heath, the US embassy’s charge d’affaires, said the annual Cobra Gold military drill ensures US and Thai soldiers can join forces in every situation, ranging from humanitarian assistance to disaster relief. Despite the spread of the Covid-19 disease, US Army Brig Gen Josh Rudd, the Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the 25th Infantry Division, said the US military …

KUALA LUMPUR  – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin  was seen leaving Istana Negara around noon today (Monday) after having an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.\ Muhyiddin was believed to have submitted the list of the new federal Cabinet line-up of his newly formed government to His Majesty. The Prime Minister’s Office, in …

PETALING JAYA – New appointed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seeking a meeting with former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a bid to unite the party says Wan Saiful Wan Jan. The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) supreme council member said Muhyiddin revealed this during a meeting last Friday (March 6) and tried to arrange for an …

KUALA LUMPUR – Considering the danger of the contagious Covid19 around the nation, PKR treasurer-general Lee Chean Chung demands PM Muhyiddin to appoint Cabinet positions for the health minister and deputy prime minister.  In a statement released today, the Semambu assemblyman emphasized that Malaysia has experienced a spike of cases—from 53 to 81 in a single day.  According to Lee, …

The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has unveiled a plan to allocate Sor Por Kor land in Ratchaburi province’s Chom Bung district, including 682 rai previously occupied by Palang Pracharath Party MP Pareena Kraikupt, to landless farmers. Alro secretary-general Vinaroj Sapsongsuk said the land allocation plan is in line with the Feb 21 announcement concerning land reform areas in Chom …

Authorities scrambled on Friday to ease worries about new self-quarantine measures for arrivals from six virus-hit countries and territories, a day after announcing compulsory isolation. But confusion persists over whether the government is ordering or merely “recommending” self-quarantine for 14 days, with punishment for travellers who ignore the “advice”. Public Health Ministry spokesman Rungrueng Kiphati told Reuters on Thursday that …

Senior Economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Faisal Basri, assessed that Jiwasraya’s bailout was not the right way to deal with customer policy defaults, resulting in alleged corruption cases in this red plate insurance. On that occasion, Faisal Basri precisely assessed that Jiwasraya Insurance was turned off. “I think it’s better to turn it off, …

South Korea threatened retaliation against Japan for what it called an “irrational and excessive” request for its citizens to voluntarily quarantine themselves, as Tokyo’s outbreak-control measures renewed tensions between the neighbours. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “deep regret” over Japan’s latest travel restrictions in a statement Friday, saying they came “without prior or sufficient discussion with us, …