The return of well-respected chief of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq Shihab is a privilege worthy of defense because he has legal privileges and duties akin to other people as an Indonesian. Speaking of Shihab’s return for good from Saudi Arabia after more than three years of self-imposed exile, Mahfud MD, the Minister for Diplomatic, Legal and Security …

METRO MANILA – Despite the closure of ABS-CBN Corp, the problem may soon be far from over as lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the resumption of operations to air some of its program through a deal with the licensed television station, ZOE Broadcasting Network. New House Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano has called the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) …

Malaysians returning from overseas would have to pay a total of RM30 to RM150 to be screened for Covid-19 upon their admission into the country from now on, whereas non-citizens would have to pay higher rates depending on the form of testing carried out, new rules released by the government said. The updated rules released on June 26 and entering …

Thailand’s Department of Agriculture has given Thai farmers a 90-days to return hazardous chemicals for destruction as they are now illegal. Furthermore manufacturers or importers of hazardous chemicals banned under Thai law have 270 days to destroy their stock. The announcement was made in line with the Ministry of Industry’s decision on May 15 to place paraquat and chlorpyrifos on the list …

HANOI –  Over 270 Vietnamese who were stranded in Malaysia due to travel restrictions enforced amidst the coronavirus pandemic, have returned home on May 10. Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, together with the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia made the flight possible. The passengers included those who were elderly and sick people, students without a place to stay due to …

Noting so far that the current governing coalition had not displayed true coherence, Everyone should have come together to prevent disunity, which was one of the big shortcomings of PH. In view of this, political observers have played down PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin’s possibility of bringing the party back to Pakatan Harapan (PH), the alliance that he abandoned before joining …

There is big concern that many workers will return to their hometowns outside Bangkok, which could aid the spread of the virus. The workers have lost their jobs following the closure of some businesses and aim to return to their hometowns in other provinces as the cost of living there is a lot less expensive than in the capital.  People …

Illegal workers returning home from South Korea to escape the Covid-19 epidemic are being put into voluntary self-quarantine because there is no law requiring they be quarantined, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday. On Monday, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, director-general of the Disease Control Department, said the Public Health Ministry was considering whether to apply the same measures as applied …

RAdm Kerdsak Weerayothin, director of Queen Sirikit Hospital in Chon Buri province, said on Thursday that four returnees had been admitted with a fever, coughing and diarrhoea and their symptoms had now  subsided. However, x-rays revealed one of them had a small lung disorder. The patient would be thoroughly examined, he said. Government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said Prime Minister Prayut …