Geo Politics

Malaysia – Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that cabinet members ordered to come home from abroad would be subject to the regular quarantine restrictions, with no special exceptions. This was in answer to a question about whether foreign ministers would be granted special exemptions from current quarantine restrictions. “At this time, even though they have returned home, they must …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, head of the PKR, has called on the government to establish a committee to evaluate all policies and the responsibilities of key agencies in the country’s response to and management of disasters. It was required, he said, in order to guarantee that preparations could be carried out in a timely way and that action …

Malaysia – A disciplinary hearing was held against Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim by the Umno disciplinary board after claims that he had violated party discipline and etiquette. According to a Malay-language daily newspaper, Shahidan, the Arau Umno division chairman, arrived at the party’s headquarters in Menara Datuk Onn at around 2.45 p.m. yesterday in order to have a meeting with …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, has disputed reports that he rejected a motion to examine the current flood crisis on Monday, the last day of the Dewan Rakyat’s session. Azhar indicated that for urgent concerns and those that required prompt discussion, a move under to Standing Orders 18 (1) must be presented one …

Thailand – The night laborers from the nation over accumulated at Government House to call upon Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to give monetary alleviation to those in their area impacted by the pandemic. The specialists, driven by the Empower Foundation, said their area has experienced lockdown measures, however no alleviation measures have been given. The dissenters  authored the high heel …

Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night said he was worried about the impacts of the Omicron variation of the Covid in the Philippines, saying tending to it would require enormous amounts of cash when government money chests have been drained. Talking in a broadcast meeting, Duterte said that there is less cash to address COVID-19 on the grounds …

Malaysia – Around 53,000 members of Penggerak Komuniti Negara (PKN) formally declared their membership in Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) recently. Nor Hizwan Ahmad, a former adviser to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin, led the announcement. Nor Hizwan, who is also the chairman of PKN, said that the declaration during the party’s formal debut is consistent with the NGO‘s …

Malaysia – So far, 27 people have died as a result of the catastrophic floods that devastated the nation on Saturday, the greatest death toll since the previous big floods in 2014. Twenty of the deaths were recorded in Selangor, while seven were confirmed in Pahang. As of Friday afternoon, 20 people have been reported dead in floods in Selangor, …

Thailand – The bureau endorsed new boost bundles named New Year’s presents to animate spending during the happy season. Along with this,The bundles incorporate an assessment derivation for individual citizens of up to 30,000 baht when buying labor and products, an augmentation of the current co-installment sponsorship conspire and a cut in property move and home loan charges. As indicated …

Malaysia – The Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ) involves two Umno politicians directly. According to Malaysiakini, the Umno pair of Dewan Negara Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad and former Melaka Deputy Speaker Datuk Ghazale Muhamad own firms that have been given concession areas in the project. It was uncovered when checking on a new Klebang reclamation project under the M-WEZ that …