Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the power to call for the formation of an administrative body like the National Operations Council (Mageran). Before the Conference of Rulers meeting tomorrow, the Langkawi MP said in a virtual interview that his proposal to form a Mageran was not meant to overthrow or to …

Parliament can open in September or October under strict SOP according to the new recovery plan of the government, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. According to him, in the third phase of the plan, if the new Covid-19 cases will continue to go below 2,000 each day and the vaccination rate is at 40 per cent of the …

Quarantine protocols in Metro Manila and Bulacan will ease to general community quarantine (GCQ) with “some restrictions” starting June 16, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Monday. The quarantine level in the two areas will last until June 30. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the only difference in the GCQ with “some restrictions” classification in Metro Manila and Bulacan is that …

The Philippines on Tuesday denied that it wrote a letter to Taiwan seeking for COVID-19 vaccines. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told ABS-CBN News when asked to confirm the report and confirmed the country has denied that. Taiwanese media initially reported that an official from Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center confirmed that the Philippines “sent a letter to us” seeking to …

Unexpectedly, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says he will serve his full term as PM, finishing theory he may disintegrate the House and call a new political decision before his term closes in 2023. The chief shared during the discussion on the leader order on the acquiring of another 500 billion baht to manage Covid-19 that all analysis against him just served …

Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi met with the South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia, Tae Sung Park  to talk about collaboration in the development of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) foundation in Bali. During the gathering, they likewise examined coordinated effort in the advancement of Phase 4 of MRT Jakarta’s Fatmawati Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) course. Related PostsA Call …

The 40-year-old Singaporean Dickson Yeo, who spied for China in the United States is being detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for acting as a paid agent of a foreign country. The Internal Security Department (ISD) said in a press release today that it had served the detention order on Dickson Yeo on January 29 and that his continued …

A coalition of NGOs and civil society organizations have urged the federal government into ending the Emergency and reconvene the Parliament. According to it, implementing the MCO again at the beginning of the month has made the public more anxious which affected Malaysians with several difficulties. In a statement, the coalition said that the enforcement of the state of Emergency …

The People’s Volunteer Corp (Rela) has denied accusations that it was registering Malaysians as volunteers in its database without the knowledge or consent of the person, this was after some people found out that their details were included in its database even though they have never signed up for it. This issue has emerged following the posts from some social …

Ambassadors in Iran and Spain of the Philippines have assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) committees in the respective countries they are currently posted. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Wilfredo Santos assumed the ASEAN Tehran Committee (ATC) chairmanship from the outgoing Chair, former Malaysian Ambassador to Iran Dato’ Rustam Yahaya. He was represented …