Ismail Sabri Yaakob said gone were the days when the coalition could field a songkok – the black cap traditionally worn by Muslim males in Malaysia – and still win.
China needs to pressure Myanmar over scam gang crisis, Malaysian group says
Group calls on Beijing to help ‘save the Malaysians’ still trapped in Myanmar, as junta would give ‘serious attention’ to advice from Chinese government.
Japan PM Kishida to probe Unification Church, reverses policy amid backlash
Group has been under the spotlight since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in July by a church member’s relative who held a grudge against the organisation and believed Abe was a supporter.
How Singapore and Hong Kong’s property cooling measures differ
Recent measures in Singapore aim to slow pace of price increase for resale HDB flats, while Hong Kong has stuck to its policies despite home prices being in the midst of a five-year low.
Dozens of lawyers slain in 6 years in Philippines under former PM Rodrigo Duterte’s rule, rights group
At least 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since the 1980s in work-related attacks – nearly half during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s turbulent term, a prominent group of lawyers said on Saturday.
Cambodian women become targets of online loan sharks who demand nude photos as collateral
Hardship from the pandemic has expanded the client pool for online loan sharks who charge illegal interest rates of up to 80 per cent a month, and demand nude photos.
Indonesia’s use of tear gas at stadiums needs to end – as must football’s toxic subculture
Deadly football match in Indonesia’s Malang City requires authorities to revise crowd control procedures. The issue of toxic subcultures among fans should also be addressed.
Amid Singapore’s reopening boom, city’s vaunted ‘affordable public housing’ leaves citizens feeling priced out
Home affordability a key gripe among Singaporeans, with some in limbo after government imposed cooling measures to ease red-hot property market.
Truss corporation tax U-turn will ‘get less attention in the board room’
The UK government’s U-turn on corporation tax amid market turmoil will allow businesses to implement measures they have been developing for more than a year, according to one legal expert.
Irish guidance on streamlined SFDR filing process ‘offers greater flexibility’
New guidance for Irish investment funds on a streamlined filing process for updates required by upcoming Level 2 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has been welcomed by one legal expert.