METRO MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday reported that there are now 10,849 Filipinos working overseas who have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the agency, there were six additional new cases and two individuals recovered among the Filipinos in Asia and the Pacific as well as the Middle East. On the otherhand, …

KUALA LUMPUR – If the government decides to convert some of the hotels into a quarantine centres one again, it will suffer more losses, says Malaysian Associations of Hotels (MAH). MAH Chief Executive Officer Yap Lip Seng said that if the government went ahead with the plan of converting hoteles to quarantine facilities for Malaysians returning from abroad, The industry …

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has ordered to seek the return of funds allegedly misappropriated from its strategic investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the prime minister was informed that the authorities have successfully reclaimed RM1.4 billion worth of funds stolen from 1MDB and that a special team is continually tracking …

KUALA LUMPUR – According to WWF report of Asia’s worst ocean polluters, Malaysians are the biggest individual consumers of plastic packaging in the region, urging the government to find ways to fund a recycling initiative to lessen the pollution. China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam contributes to the 60% of the estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering …