Philippines – Regardless of solicitations for input on issues including different applicants, Aksyon Demokratiko leading figure and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno supported his attack against his adversary Vice President Leni Robredo and her allies. Yet again uninvolved of Aksyon’s mission rally in Angono, Rizal last Thursday, Moreno hit Robredo and her supposed “yellow” and “pink” allies for calling him to …

Malaysia – Following the state election in Johor, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said that the party would continue to combat policies that affect people’s lives. The Bagan MP said that the party would do everything possible to serve the ten seats that they recently won. “The DAP acknowledges the people’s decision and congratulates the winners.” DAP is hoping that …

Malaysia – During a special discussion on this week’s flood that paralyzed Kuala Lumpur’s city center for two days, opposition MPs took turns probing the administration on the effectiveness of the country’s flood control system. Fong Kui Lun, the DAP’s Bukit Bintang MP who filed the emergency motion for discussion, expressed disappointment that the government and Kuala Lumpur City Hall …

Malaysia – Parti Warisan (Warisan), according to its president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, is making use of the Johor state election to start preparing for the 15th general election (GE15). He said the elections may be used as a starting place for the party, which has just spread its wings to Peninsular Malaysia, to assess the support coming from …

Singapore – Singapore has imposed sanctions on Russia on Saturday that include four banks and an export embargo on electronics, computers and military products, in a rare measure by the Asian financial center in response to what it said was Moscow’s “dangerous precedent” in Ukraine. The small city-state, a worldwide shipping center, does not usually impose sanctions on its own …

Malaysia – PKR and the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) are still in seat negotiations, according to Muda. In a previous statement, Johor PKR stated that it had offered Muda three seats but had yet to hear back from the newly formed party. To that end, the Muda political bureau said that it has proposed contesting three seats that the …

Malaysia – Mohamad Sabu, the head of the Parti Amanah Negara, stated that the PKR and Amanah would each compete 20 seats in the forthcoming Johor state elections, while the DAP will seek 16 seats in the state elections. In a news conference held recently in Permas Jaya, Johor, Mohamad, also known as Mat Sabu, said that the decision on seat distribution …

Malaysia – According to experts, Parti Warisan is speeding up its progression into Peninsular Malaysia by recruiting dissatisfied DAP members, but such tactics would hamper future collaboration in the greater Opposition. They said that the tactic was essentially trying to undercut the support of a prospective ally and that it would harm goodwill among the parties, which would be crucial …

Malaysia – Federal Opposition members demanded that a special committee be formed immediately to probe the government’s flood management and that its conclusions be debated in Parliament. The 77 MPs, headed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, also called on the government to implement more climate-conscious measures, such as a national adaptation plan and stronger punishments for those who break environmental …

Malaysia – The low attendance of Chinese voters in Sarawak’s urban constituencies, according to Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen, was the major reason for the party’s dismal performance in the 2014 state election. He went on to say that this was due to their frustration with the former federal administration of Pakatan Harapan (PH). At urban voting centers with …