Archive for February 13th, 2019
What the Thai baht is telling us about the country’s political limbo
In its largest single-day decline since last October, the Thai baht fell about 1 percent in Friday trade, following the Thai King’s bid to thwart his sister’s [...] » More
Explainer: Princess for PMWhy populists’ royal election bid shook Thailand
The political career of Thailand’s Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi lasted only three days, but in that time her declaration that she would be a [...] » More
An Indonesian Elementary School Expelled 14 Children Because They Have HIV
A public elementary school in Indonesia expelled 14 HIV/Aids-positive children following backlash from parents, the Jakarta Post reports. Parents at the school in Surakarta, [...] » More
Indonesian entertainers protest law on ‘pornography’, blasphemy in music
Indonesian entertainers have rallied against a draft law that seeks to ban “blasphemous” and “pornographic” music content, with critics saying it [...] » More
Indonesia concerned about threat of spreading terrorist fighters
With ISIL’s defeat in Syria, Indonesia has observed the shifting to the region, among others, of its propaganda, radicalisation and recruitment, a senior Indonesian [...] » More
Indonesia, Russia to strengthen defence ties
Following a meeting in Moscow between Russian Defence minister Sergei Shoigu and his Indonesian counterpart Ryamisard Ryacudu, the two countries have committed to strengthen [...] » More
Indonesia’s Tionghoa tensions: Revival of identity politics against Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese
Both candidates in Indonesia’s upcoming presidential election, Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo end Prabowo Subianto, seel, the suppcrt of ethnic Chinese Indonesians. [...] » More
Indonesian executioner for IS killed in Syria
An Indonesian militant shown killing a foreigner in a 2016 Islamic State group video was killed last month in a battle with US-backed forces in Syria, Indonesian police and a [...] » More
PM launches high-powered council to fix the economy
The government has formed a council comprising ministers and business leaders to tackle the economy and arrest the rising cost of living. The prime minister’s Office [...] » More
Malaysia needs new economic vision
WITH the global economy uncertain and Malaysia’s economy slowing down, yesterday’s announcement of an Economic Action Council is reassuring. The appointed EAC [...] » More
Medical aid group MSF supports Malaysia’s compulsory licensing stance
Malaysia has been facing continuous pressure from pharmaceutical companies and their political allies ever since it used compulsory licensing (CL) to gain access to generic [...] » More
Malaysian-Canadian real estate group ordered to pay over RM600,000 to INGO
A Swiss court has ordered a Malaysian-Canadian entrepreneur and her husband to pay RM672,565 in damages to a Basel-based INGO after it failed to obtain an injunction against [...] » More
Najib’s first 1MDB trial won’t start tomorrow after all
Datuk Seri Najib Razak today succeeded in deferring his first trial linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal that was due to start tomorrow at the High [...] » More
DAP rep challenges MCA chief to verify Najib’s degree
MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong should question Datuk Seri Najib Razak about the latter’s degree as part of his checks on Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders’ [...] » More
Kadir Jasin: New economic council implies PM sees Cabinet as inadequate
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s move to convene a new Economic Action Council shows he considers his administration’s machinery ineffectual in handling key issues, said [...] » More
