In Thailand English-language News for May 14, 2018, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: 00:52 | Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday implored parents not to borrow money from ‘black market’ borrowers to meet the costs of […]
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Malaysia’s opposition coalition, (PH), is busy preparing its manifesto for the 14th Malaysia General Election (GE14) which must be held by August 2018 at the latest. PH cannot afford to repeat past mistakes and publish a […]
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Attempts to amend Malaysia’s 1965 Criminal Jurisdiction Act, or RUU 355, have divided the country for more than two years now. The amendment was proposed as a private member’s bill by Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the […]
With Islamic assets under management of some Rm132.4 billion (US$29.66 billion), Malaysia is well on its way towards establishing itself as the international centre of Islamic wealth management services, notwithstanding the ongoing 1MDB scandal. The […]
On Monday September 5, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad did the unthinkable. He turned up at the High Court for Anwar Ibrahim’s filing of an interim injunction to stop the enforcement of the newly-passed […]
A little more than one month after implementation it remains to be seen if the Indonesia tax amnesty programme implemented by the government will meet its goals, with just 0.6 per cent of the target […]
Missing billions, bogus donations and more political intrigue than a Shakespearean tragedy: the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) saga, currently plunging Malaysia into ever-deeper crisis, is shaping up to be the international heist of the […]