India – An Indian official said that India has lodged a formal complaint with Singapore over a comment made by the country’s prime minister regarding the number of Indian legislators facing criminal charges, marking a rare case of disagreement between the Asian allies. In Singapore’s parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the comment while participating in a …

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 …

In reaction at the Beijing-sanctioned ousting of four peers, fifteen lawmakers were expected to leave the house, making the assembly a subdued group of government loyalists. Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law this year, the resignations come with the city’s beleaguered pro-democracy movement and avenues of protest still under concerted pressure. Tecently, half of the party had made …

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 …

An anti-corruption agency has called on government-linked companies (GLCs) to act in the footsteps of the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and prevent lawmakers from assuming key positions. Muhammad Mohan, President of Transparency International Malaysia, said Socso ‘s rules will not require any MP or leader to be a part of the board and similar laws should be drawn up by …

The Dewan Rakyat has approved a motion to hold a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof shared that the the resolution, tabled by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will be forwarded to the upcoming one-day meeting on May 18. Mohamad Ariff reported that Dr Mahathir got two motions …