Archive for February 25th, 2019
Four ‘tinnie terrorists’ jailed over plot to overthrow Philippines government
All six plead guilty for their roles in 2016 plot to sail a fishing boat from Australia to southern Philippines Four men, part of a group dubbed “tinnie [...] » More
The cost of measles outbreak in the Philippines
Measles has become a serious health problem in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) has declared outbreaks in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Western [...] » More
Philippines posts wider-than-expected budget deficit in 2018 amid spending boost
The Philippine government breached its budget deficit cap in 2018, as disbursement surpassed target and outpaced an increase in revenue generation. Data released by the [...] » More
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand agree to trim natural rubber exports by up to 300,000 tonnes
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand the three largest natural rubber (NR) producing countries in the world agreed today to carry out the Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) to [...] » More
Thailand: Trade balance posts worst deficit in six years
This could hinder the hitherto strength of the currency (THB) amid rising political uncertainty ahead of elections in March. We maintain our view of the USD/THB rate [...] » More
Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust more than halves Q4 DPU to 0.3 S cent
LIPPO Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT) slashed its distribution per unit (DPU) for its fourth quarter, under what the manager called “challenging conditions” [...] » More
UKM denies government interference, claims safety concerns over Najib event
The Star reported that its deputy vice-chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) Associate Professor Roslee Rajikan said the reason behind their decision was due to security. [...] » More
Najib shares alleged news coverage guidelines in Opposition states
Datuk Seri Najib Razak alleged today that official guidelines for news coverage in Opposition states only allowed federal government officers to be featured. The former prime [...] » More
Hishammuddin welcomes probe on all defence ministers since 1997
Former Defence minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today he welcomed an investigation on all the ministers who were in power since 1997 on alleged land swaps that [...] » More
Veterans group suggests Mindef land grab linked to 1MDB
Methods used in 16 dubious privatisation schemes involving Armed Forces land were similar to those used for 1MDB’s so-called “debt rationalisation”, the [...] » More
Malaysia doubles the size of Iskandar growth corridor in Johor
The Malaysian government has doubled the size of the Iskandar Malaysia growth corridor 13 years after its inception, said prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday (February [...] » More
Anwar says will consider all names for Rantau race
PKR will review all nominees for candidates in the Rantau by-election, party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Several members of the Rembau Pakatan Harapan (PH) [...] » More
Prosecution appeals against postponement of Najib’s 1MDB-linked trial
The prosecution recently appealed against the Court of Appeal’s decision earlier this month to grant a stay on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over RM42 million of [...] » More
AG: Najib not entitled to seek 1MDB prosecutor Sri Ram’s appointment letter
Local laws do not provide for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid for the government letter appointing private lawyer Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the prosecutor for 1Malaysia [...] » More
Deflation hits Malaysia for the first time since 2009
The economy entered deflation in January for the first time in almost 10 years since November 2009 as consumer prices declined 0.7 per cent from a year ago. UOB Global [...] » More
