TOKYO: Nagasaki’s mayor said on Thursday ( Aug 8 ) it was “unfortunate” that the United States ‘ and United Kingdom’s ambassadors to Japan have refused to attend a ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the city because Israel was snubbed. But he defended the decision not to askContinue Reading
After months of crime that left about 300 persons dead and hundreds of others injured, Hasina’s Awami League party has been left out of the interim government. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her brother, claimed in a Facebook post that the group was prepared to talk with its allies and the timeContinue Reading
In what experts have called a “green flood” attributed to social media advertising and a decline in confidence in the ruling BN as the primary supporter of Malay right, the Malay vote significantly increased in favor of the criticism Perikatan Nasional ( PN) during GE15.
In addition, the unity government suffered in six state elections held in August 2023, which saw the opposition consolidating its hold on the status quo in opposition to conventional government rulings.
However, Mr. Anwar appears to be more socially stable now that the legislature speaker has mandated that six opposition MPs who pledged assistance for the premier in exchange for seat allocations were not required to resign.
By February 2028, Malaysia may hold its next general election. Mr Anwar’s group has stated its purpose to keep him as prime secretary.
The licensing program, according to Mr. Praba Ganesan, CEO of KUASA, may serve as Mr. Anwar’s unity government’s response to online “vitriol” directed at the incumbent.
Pakatan-BN, according to a statement he made in an opinion piece published by the Malay Mail on August 1,” Naturally, Pakatan-BN wants the option to upend PN’s social media if it does well during the election time.”
No sane government, according to Mr. Ganesan, will ignore social media and its responsibility to regulate like platforms, and can censor it to “protect its individual rule.”
” Malaysia’s work are not special nor disconnected but it worries however. particularly when phrases like “kill change” are frequently used, he continued.
The MCMC clarified the group licensing framework for social media platforms on August 1 by stating that governmental action has become “essential” in light of the recent rise in online harm.
According to MCMC, the school license is already in place and was recently exempt from social media. Buyers of licenses are required to adhere to MCMC instructions issued under the Communications and Multimedia Act or related policy and have “robust plans” against website damages.
If a social media platform or messaging service fails to obtain the class license, it could cost up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of RM500,000 ( US$ 111, 235 ). Users could also be fined RM1, 000 for each day they remain unregulated.
According to MCMC, directions can only be issued “arbitrarily and must follow due process,” and parties will be given an “opportunity to become heard” prior to a course being issued. According to the statement, events can even issue orders at an appeals court and then have them charm.
Mr Ganesan, but, said a “niggling” problem remains:” If a program fails to procure a licensing, does it begin to work in Malaysia”?
The government has no aspirations of doing so, according to Communications Minister Mr. Fahmi, despite Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also the BN president, who has threatened to boycott noncompliance with social media platforms.
Mr Fahmi earlier acknowledged social public’s price in a state like Malaysia, which uses a wide range of such programs.
Regarding Malaysia’s conscious effort to regulate social press and the volume of operation calls it has received, CNA has reached out to Meta, TikTok, and Google-owned YouTube.
To determine the number of users, MCMC has chosen the systems that are deemed to include eight million customers in the nation, but instead will primarily use information from its “official studies” and another “publicly accessible and reliable data points.”
Local advertising, however, reported that these organizations include Meta’s Facebook and WhatsApp, Bytedance’s TikTok as well as Elon Musk’s X, among people.  ,
In a social media-crazy area with institutions who are also interested in regulating it, Dr. Benjamin Loh, a senior lecturer in advertising and communication at Taylor’s University, thinks programs have much choice but to comply.
According to him,” I think the systems would probably accept because the rest of the place might experience a possible pyramid consequence,” he told CNA, noting that Indonesia and the Philippines are the main social media users.
” Many of these older tech companies are now in their payoff phase, meaning they ca n’t risk losing markets”.
The biggest social media platforms appear to be ready to play catch up for the time being.
MCMC statistics indicate that Meta-run platforms Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp have a attack demand compliance level of 79 to 88 per share, while TikTok is at 76 per share.
More significantly, the economic harm caused by the South China Sea claim state ‘ construction of artificial archipelago and related individual actions in the area, as claimed by China, appears to be lower than the damage wrought by the grounded Sierre Madre at Second Thomas Shoal and related people activities there.
A CSIS report pointed out that, among other things, China has caused the most reef destruction through dredging and landfill, burying roughly 4, 648 acres of reefs ( equivalent to more than 3, 500 football fields ), followed by Vietnam ( 1, 402 acres or more than 1, 000 football fields ), Malaysia (83 acres or more than 62 football fields ) and the Philippines ( 40 acres or more than 30 football fields ).
Unsurprisingly, China has criticized these results and highlighted its own efforts to protect marine types in the South China Sea. However, Scarborough Shoal’s climate security claims are weakened by the destruction caused by China’s synthetic island-building.
Given that both parties are likely to talk disparagingly, China’s climate protection accounts are unlikely to dispel the Philippines ‘ concerns about the loss of marine life close to Scarborough Shoal. In order to put forth a new legal action against China, Manila also appears determined to push the case with the intention of imposing new international pressure on Beijing.
The Yusof Ishak Institute’s Regional Strategic and Political Studies Program is led by Lye Liang Fook, a Top Fellow. This remark initially appeared on ISEAS- Yusof Ishak Institute’s website, Fulcrum.
According to an AFP tally based on officers, government officials, and medical doctors, Monday was the deadliest day since protests began, with at least 455 individuals dead since early July. Television stations were torched as a result of protesters breaking into congress. Some smashed figures of Hasina’s parents, Sheikh MujiburContinue Reading
In 2018, Pita first appeared on the political scene as a member of the progressive Future Forward Party ( FFP), which was overthrown in 2020, causing widespread youth-led demonstrations that erupted in Bangkok for months. At the top of the demonstrations, thousands of people took to the streets, many ofContinue Reading
China’s officials are urging them to stop” throwing eggs,” according to recent back-to-back comments that were published in a state-backed newspaper. They may be concerned about the effects of the changes on employment and potential for fraud.
Far from really throwing egg, the name refers to a famous Chinese poker-like card game called “guandan” which has that precise significance in Chinese.  ,
With 140 million players spread across the country, including businesspeople, youth, and yet major school children, the tactical yet luck-based game has recently taken over the nation.
Guandan has also proved a strike among China’s Communist Party leaders, according to press reports.
The Beijing Youth Daily newspaper published three consecutive commentary articles from Monday ( Aug 5 ) through Wednesday, warning against addiction and defending the card game as another manifestation of “lying-flat culture,” in a sign that authorities are taking notice and are concerned.  ,
In the first of three papers published on its Twitter account, Beijing Youth Daily noted guandan’s quick rise in popularity, and how it has been described as a “healthy and academic form of entertainment”.
Additionally, it was noted that some commentators claimed that the sport is both a” cultural device” for corporate officers and a “required course” for community functionaries.
” However, as ( guandan ) becomes a new obsession for some public officials … individual businessmen… and young people, the guandan addiction has become a social phenomenon worthy of attention and vigilance”, the article stated.
The commentary described how some party members and cadres have become “intoxicated” to the game and how guandan addiction has” corroded” cadres ‘ work ethics.  ,
According to the article, Guandan has also become a social barrier for officials because those who ca n’t play are not welcome at the table, suggesting that non-players lose out on establishing closer networks.
Known as “guanxi” in Chinese, creating relationships is seen as important in China for opening windows in company and other interactions.
In yet another remark on Tuesday, the state-backed paper retorted its criticism. It criticised the pattern of “lying-flat” or “tangping”, claiming that with the reputation of guandan in the past two times,” some people have taken advantage of the situation to ‘ lay even deceive'”.  ,
” When the tangping mentality meets guandan culture, leisure and entertainment becomes the most important thing ( in people’s minds )”, the commentary stated.
Overseas companies are looking to hire foreigners in India because of its huge and cheap labor pool, which the government hopes will profit from to produce millions of new jobs.  ,
But even as it markets India as an emerging production hub, the company’s success is also largely dependent on fresh supplies from China, said spectators.  ,
After a border standoff along a portion of their Himalayan border in 2020, India has continued to permit the transfer of business goods from China.
The Modi government recently made the suggestion that it might look into allowing Chinese opportunities to enhance the field.  ,
“Economies of level has always been a concern in India”, said Kharbanda. To help us meet the world’s demands,” We would like to be able to transfer more supplies from China more quickly.”
The Modi leadership has struggled to combat unreported employment for decades.  ,
A strong manufacturing sector, which presently employs 11 per cent of the workforce, may help to contribute millions of jobs, researchers pointed out.  ,
They argued that making a lasting transition in source lines to India would be the best way to accomplish the country’s manufacturing goals.
Ajay Sahai, producer colonel and CEO of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations, said,” We need to look into developing an ecology where parts and components are also produced in the nation.”  ,
” Today, most of the big corporations are procuring from India. They have n’t settled in India, he said, because they will likely aid in the establishment of an ecosystem there once they are settled there.  ,
That leaves 143 of its lawmakers with standing and the expectation that they will reorganize under a new party, as they did when Future Forward, its president, wasdissolved due to a campaign financing violation. It would be the largest in parliament if all members of the same party joined it,Continue Reading
Officials said on Wednesday ( Aug 7 ) that ambassadors from Western nations, including the United States, will not attend a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki following Israel’s snub. Due to the possibility of protests over the Gaza issue, Nagasaki’s president last year claimed thatContinue Reading