JAKARTA: Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Friday (Mar 26) that before travel arrangements can resume, Singapore and Indonesia should preferably have the “same degree of control” over COVID-19 transmissions. Dr. Balakrishnan said in an interview to wrap up his visit to Jakarta that resuming travel should be done gradually, safely, and cautiously. Related PostsA Lingering ASF and …

PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of Umno, has filed an RM220 million defamation suit against Malaysiakini for its coverage of his corruption trial. Malaysiakini, editor-in-chief Steven Gan, and a journalist are named as defendants in the complaint, which cites 22 posts on the portal, including four Bernama reports, as well as reader comments. Related PostsBar worries about the …

PETALING JAYA: Following an increase in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak and Pahang, two villages in Sarawak and one locality in Pahang will be put under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) starting tomorrow. Kg Batu Gong and Kg Chupak in Siburan, Sarawak, will be put under an EMCO, according to senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob, after a total …

A remarkable parliamentary meeting booked for April 7-8 to consider the choice bill might be delayed as the Council of State has not yet completed its work on the bill. Representative Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said he examined the matter with Parliament President Chuan Leekpai, and they recognized the meeting booked for April 7-8 might be too soon. Mr Wissanu …

Speeding up inoculation and lessening the quantity of COVID-19 cases are keys to introduce worldwide monetary recuperation, as indicated by Bank Indonesia (BI), Indonesia’s national bank. For them, This is the key answer why worldwide financial recuperation presently is on an expanding pattern. The top of the Macro Economy Group of Macro Economy Policy Department at BI Riza Tyas Utama …

The Philippine government as of late affirmed that many Chinese vessels have been secured in Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef yet the armada has been showing up nearby since December, as per a report.  In view of this, Satellite pictures delivered by US-based Simularity showed that countless Chinese boats have been securing, showing up and withdrawing at the coral reef since …

President Rodrigo Duterte has requested the examination of nearby authorities who got themselves immunized against COVID-19 in front of wellbeing laborers, the Department of the Interior and Local Government expressed it to the public to be aware. In an articulation, DILG official in control Bernardo Florece Jr. Shared that five city hall leaders who skirted the line had been requested …

On March 23, an international conference in Vietnam’s Binh Duong province learned that ASEAN needs to implement green manufacturing technologies to create sustainable new goods and services. Dr. Michael Braun, the coordinator of the Enhanced Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument project, said at the “Cooperating with Europe for Green Manufacturing Technologies” conference that promoting technical collaboration between the European and Southeast …

PETALING JAYA: After the Election Commission (EC) declared today that the automatic registration of 18-year-olds as voters will be postponed, opposition MPs are calling for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and law minister Takiyuddin Hassan to resign. Both Muhyiddin and Takiyuddin were among the 211 elected members who voted for the Bill to be passed in 2019, the eight MPs said …

PETALING JAYA: The government is considering expanding Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunization Program to include more communities. This is due to a low number of registrations for Covid-19 vaccinations, according to science, technology, and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Update on the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. As part of phase two, we will be identifying key economic sectors to …