Previously, around a dozen clauses of the 2021 national budget have been vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte, including one which allows the executive branch to send to Congress quarterly reports on the utilization of intelligence funds. Duterte shared in a 16-page veto letter on next year’s spending, intelligence funds protect national security related services, initiatives and operations that are considered …

A LGBTIQN+ Health Action Plan is being drafted by activist organizations and researchers on gender equality, the country’s first master plan to combat discrimination against gender identities that fall beyond the conventional male and female binary. In spite of the fact that they are also human and have the right to be treated fairly and equally, they[LGBTIQN+ individuals] are constantly …

Thailand is expected to sell less bonds this fiscal year than previously planned, as government spending is hindered by delays in selecting the right projects to mitigate the blow from coronavirus outbreak. The government will borrow just 450 billion baht through bond sales and through term loans in the year ending Sept. 30, less than the 600 billion baht previously …

KOTA KINABALU – Now that the new Federal Cabinet has been established by the new Prime Minister and all have been sworn, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau urges to dismiss any political dispute that may only extend economic crisis of the country. He says that on the state government’s side, they will work alongside the Federal …

KUALA LUMPUR – From 99 cases, the Ministry of Health has issued a statement that Covid-19 cases soar to 117 as at writing, March 9. Director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient identified as case 101 is a businessman with a travel history to Iran from Feb 20 to 27 with his business partner. In a report, Dr …

There will be no water splashing during Songkran — at least in Khon Kaen, Pattaya and Bang Saen — as the coronavirus outbreak has forced organisers to scrap activities that could expose more people to the bug that is bringing the world to a standstill. Khon Kaen Municipality on Thursday announced the cancellation of the Khon Kaen Songkran Festival, leaving …