The ASEAN states, including Singapore, have intensively discussed the political crisis in Myanmar and can play a discreet role in helping Myanmar return to stability, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 16). The bloc, however, stands firm on its policy of not interfering in its members’ domestic politics, he added. Dr Balakrishnan, who responded to questions from …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin sent Umno Supreme Council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi a legal letter asking for a public apology and compensation of RM10 million for allegedly defaming him last week via a Facebook post. In a letter of request dated Feb 16, released by Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, Muhyiddin’s law firm, the prime minister, among others, requested …

PETALING JAYA: The government has to take another look at its prohibition of inter-district travel, especially in bordering townships where the 10 km radius limit is easier to follow, a health expert says. Former Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said that when one district ends and the other starts as there is no simple demarcation of boundaries, there …

SINGAPORE: On Monday (Feb 15), a British national and his Singaporean wife pleaded guilty to unlawfully spending time together in the Ritz-Carlton Millenia hotel during his stay-home notice. Nigel Skea, 52, was allowed, under COVID-19 regulations, to stay in his hotel room for 14 days. Three times he violated the rules and on his third departure he met his then …

PETALING JAYA: Veteran politician Daim Zainuddin tried to protect Dr Mahathir Mohamad from a perceived effort to show the former prime minister as the sole person responsible for the fall from power of Pakatan Harapan (PH). Referring to the recently published memoirs of Tommy Thomas, he said it was unreasonable for the former attorney-general to place the blame squarely at …

PETALING JAYA: From Feb 16 to March 1, the Tapah jail and its staff quarters in Perak will be placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) Senior Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this follows a surge in Covid-19 cases recently, with 55 confirmed infections so far. This is the second time that the EMCO has been placed under …

It’s not over as the Court of Appeal denied a motion for the release of four Ratsadon Party leaders, Parit Chiwarak, Arnon Nampa, Patipan Luecha and Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk, citing their contempt for the monarchy and alleging that they posed a risk of escape. The decision, read out by the Criminal Court, refused their temporary release, arguing that their crimes had …

Following its new strategic alliance with ride-hailing and digital payment services company Gojek, Bank Jago is poised to become Indonesia’s first entirely digital bank. The small Indonesian bank applauds OJK which is the country’s Financial Services Regulator imminent digital banking legislation sharing that it will encourage its customers to open a bank account on an app run by Gojek’s affiliate. …

Surprisingly, there’s a forced evacuation for people living near Taal Volcano has begun, disaster management has shared it following the continuation of volcanic activity seen in recent days. For those living on the volcano island, especially residents of two sites in the municipality of Talisay it will be safe to do this since anything might happen so people should be …

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