Sharpened knives are out to eject yet another Malaysia coalition government
As the hours tick down to a crucial vote on 26 Nov 2020 in the Malaysian Parliament, the…
Bangladesh migrants workers eye return while Malaysians struggle to keep or get jobs
Malaysian Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Saravanan Murugan has reached a tentative agreement to allow resumption in the…
HRDF chairman almost quit after 6 months over deal to buy Bestinet building
A scandalous development almost took place in the past week involving a minister in the latest Malaysian government,…
Despite no clemency request, Philippines president pardons transgender murderer
Opposition politicians, human rights defenders and representatives of the LGTBI collective expressed their outrage on 8 Sept 2020…
Hungry Ghost Festival getai shows go online in new normal
Getai shows in Singapore are mainly held during the Hungry Ghost Festival in the seventh month of the…
Foreign worker dormitories prove stubborn with Covid-19 reinfections
Three migrant worker dormitories in Singapore previously cleared of the coronavirus have been found to be once more…
Activists rally around diocese to oppose Quezon coal power plants
Environmental activists have rallied around a Philippine diocese in Quezon province demanding the government stop the construction of…
Maid gets justice as judge raps her sacking by Changi airport chairman
Indonesian domestic maid Parti Liyani, 46, has finally obtained justice four years after she was sacked by Changi…
Royal consort back in Thai king’s inner circle
Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn has reinstated Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi as his royal consort, a year after she was dramatically stripped…