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I have always believed that words shape the way we think long before arguments shape the way we decide. Certain words carry within them not just meaning, but memory — a whole tradition of reasoning that quietly disciplines the mind. One such word is prudence. It is an old word, almost unfashionable now, yet it […] The post ANALYSIS | When Courts Are Right But the Country Pays the Price: The Curious Case of Finance Bank Ruling appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

In theory, Malawi has a robust legal framework to safeguard its elections. The Political Parties Act of 2018 criminalizes vote-buying, promising fines, imprisonment, and accountability for politicians who attempt to sway voters with handouts. On paper, it is a shield meant to protect democracy, transparency, and fairness. In practice, it is a paper shield, thin […] The post When Laws Exist but Democracy Pays the Price: Why Malawi’s Vote-Buying Law Fails appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The free movement of goods, services, capital and people across borders is growing continuously. In response, the European Union is enhancing judicial cooperation in civil law matters with cross-border implications, effectively building bridges between diverse legal systems. The EU’s key goals are to ensure legal certainty and easy and effective access to justice. This involves clearly identifying the competent jurisdiction, determining the applicable law and streamlining the procedures for recognition and enforcement of judgments. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the EU’s financing institution, owned by the Member States. It provides loans, guarantees and advice to support projects that promote EU objectives, such as tackling climate change, developing less prosperous regions, supporting small businesses and building infrastructure. The EIB raises most of its funding by borrowing on international capital markets and lends primarily within the EU, although it also supports projects in partner countries. Together with the European Investment Fund, which focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises, it forms the EIB Group. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The multiannual financial framework (MFF) is the EU’s long-term spending plan. There have been six MFFs to date, including 2021-2027. The Treaty of Lisbon transformed the MFF from an interinstitutional agreement into a regulation. Established for a period of at least five years, an MFF is there to ensure that the EU’s expenditure develops in an orderly manner and within the limits of its own resources. It sets out provisions with which the annual budget of the EU must comply. The MFF Regulation sets expenditure ceilings for broad categories of spending called headings. After its initial proposals of 2 May 2018 and following the COVID-19 outbreak, on 27 May 2020 the Commission proposed a recovery plan (NextGenerationEU) that included revised proposals for the MFF 2021-2027 and own resources, and the setting up of a recovery instrument worth EUR 750 billion (in 2018 prices). The package was adopted on 16 December 2020 following interinstitutional negotiations. In the light of new developments, the MFF was revised in December 2022 and then again more substantially in February 2024. The European Commission presented its proposals for the 2028-2034 MFF on 16 July 2025. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

EU cooperation with African countries and the African Union (AU) is based on two distinct frameworks: namely (a) the Joint Africa-EU strategy and (b) the Partnership Agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.The legal basis for the political, economic and development aspects of the partnership between the EU and the ACP states was established by the Cotonou Agreement in 2000. This was replaced, on 15 November 2023, by the Samoa Agreement, which was negotiated to modernise and upgrade the partnership.The Joint Africa-EU strategy has been implemented through multiannual roadmaps and action plans adopted at each EU-AU summit, which traditionally takes place every three years. At the EU-AU summit held in February 2022 in Brussels, EU and AU leaders agreed on ‘A Joint Vision for 2030’, which aims to consolidate a renewed partnership based on solidarity, security, peace, sustainable development and shared prosperity. The third EU-AU ministerial meeting took place on 21 May 2025, with the participation of the new AU leadership. This meeting reviewed progress on the Joint Vision for 2030, and paved the way for the seventh EU-AU summit, which took place in Luanda, Angola from 24 to 25 November 2025, marking 25 years of the partnership since the Cairo summit in 2000. The EU Political and Security Committee and the AU Peace and Security Council held their 16th consultative meeting in Brussels from 8 to 9 October 2025.The EU is Africa’s most significant donor of official development assistance. This is mainly funded by the EU’s general budget through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In order to ensure the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union, a robust framework is needed to prevent unsustainable public finances as far as possible. A reform (part of the ‘Six Pack’) amending the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) entered into force at the end of 2011. Another reform in this policy area, the intergovernmental Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG), including the Fiscal Compact, entered into force in early 2013. Furthermore, a regulation on assessing national draft budgetary plans (part of the ‘Two Pack’) entered into force in May 2013. On 30 April 2024, a reformed economic governance framework entered into force. After the review, in October 2025 the Commission tabled new proposals to ensure the consistency of the framework as a whole. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

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Parents who wish to register their children for Kindergarten 1 (K1) admission to Ministry of Education (MOE) pre-schools next year can do so between March 23 and 31, said the ministry on Wednesday (Feb 11). A total of 57 MOE kindergartens — including a new pre-school at Rivervale — will be participating in this year's MOE kindergarten registration exercise. The new kindergarten at Rivervale is among three new MOE kindergartens planned for opening between 2026 and 2027. Another MOE kindergarten — MOE Kindergarten @ Townsville — which was originally slated for opening in 2027 at Townsville Primary School's Ang Mo Kio campus, will not be going ahead as planned, after the announcement of the primary school's relocation to Sembawang in 2029.MOE had said in a press release in 2025 that East Canberra, where the school will be relocated, already has a «steady supply» of preschool places. Registration for the admission exercise is open to children of Singapore citizens and permanent residents born between Jan 2, 2022, and Jan 1, 2023, both dates inclusive.

A 79-year-old driver was injured after his car swerved into a road divider and overturned along Braddell Road. Dashcam footage of the incident showed the vehicle drifting into the right-most lane before it mounted the kerb and hit the centre divider, causing the car to overturn. An eyewitness who tried to help the male driver said that the car doors were locked and the engine didn't cut off, reported The Straits Times. The driver was subsequently pulled out of the vehicle through a broken window by other motorists.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to an accident involving a car at about 2pm on Tuesday (Feb 10). The car was believed to have self-skidded along Braddell Road towards Bartley Road, the police added. The SCDF stated that the 79-year-old driver was assessed for minor injuries and he declined to be taken to the hospital.The driver is assisting police with ongoing investigations.[[nid:729704]]esther.lam@asiaone.com 

PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL) has begun two major renovation projects at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) as part of the next phase of the operator’s $25.8-billion (US$161-million) transformation programme first unveiled in...

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Staff and students of Constant Spring Primary School are now better equipped to respond to cardiac emergencies, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by the Rotary Club of New Kingston. The device was officially...

4-H Clubs across the island will benefit from a $2.3 million donation of farm supplies from Hi-Pro, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. The symbolic handover took place at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl on February 6, marking the...

Transnational organised crime remains the most significant security threat facing the Caribbean region, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, reiterated during a recent public forum in Washington, DC....

A contractor working on the M1 Road rehabilitation project from Kasungu to Jenda has threatened to suspend all construction works starting this Friday due to unpaid arrears amounting to K2.4 billion. The contractor, Mota Engil, says the outstanding amount—equivalent to about €1.2 million—has been overdue since October 2025, putting serious strain on operations and project […] The post Contractor on M1 Road Threatens to Suspend Works Over K2.4 Billion Arrears appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi has remained at position 109 out of 182 countries on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to a new report released by Transparency International. The CPI measures how corrupt a country’s public sector is seen to be, using a scale from 0 to 100. A score of 0 means a country is very […] The post Three Years, No Change: Malawi Still Losing the War on Corruption appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a major step toward extending his grip on power, after cabinet approved draft legislation that could allow him to remain in office until at least 2030. The move has sparked fears that Mnangagwa is following in the authoritarian footsteps of his former boss, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for […] The post Mnangagwa Becomes Mugabe: Zimbabwe Moves to Scrap Elections and Extend Rule to 2030 appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has strongly criticised the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) for lowering the maize buying price to a level they say is unfair, illegal and harmful to farmers. On Monday, NFRA announced it had reduced the maize purchase price from K55,000 to K42,000 per 50kg bag, saying the decision was […] The post Farmers Reject NFRA Maize Price Cut as Dispute Deepens appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A Tesla Cybertruck touring Africa has made a brief stop in Malawi, and the reaction has been nothing short of dramatic — with crowds storming the roads as if free maize was being distributed. From Songwe border in Karonga, the futuristic electric vehicle immediately became a moving attraction, pulling people from shops, homes and even […] The post Tesla Cybertruck Hits Malawi Roads, Draws Crowds Like Free Maize Is Being Shared appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

What was meant to be a short one-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore stretched into hours of waiting for travellers on board a Scoot flight on Monday (Feb 9) night.One affected passenger said in a Xiaohongshu post on Tuesday that the plane had taxied to the runway at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after she boarded the plane at about 9pm on Monday and remained on the tarmac for an hour.«Then, the captain announced that the aircraft was experiencing a brake issue and was being repaired, and asked for our patience,» she wrote.According to her, they waited on board till 1am on Tuesday, when another announcement was made that the plane could not be repaired.Passengers disembarked and boarded a shuttle bus back to the airport terminal.«It was nearing 2am when we returned to the terminal,» she said, claiming that ground staff did not give clear instructions on the passengers' next steps and were unable to answer many of their queries.Eventually, arrangements were made for passengers to rest overnight at an accommodation, and board the 10am flight to Singapore.

A fire broke out at Ang Mo Kio 628 Market along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 on Tuesday (Feb 10) morning. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the blaze at Block 628 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 3.50am.SCDF firefighters conducted forcible entry and extinguished the fire, which involved the contents of a stall within the market, using a water jet.There were no reported injuries in the incident, added SCDF.The cause of the fire is under investigation. A video posted by Xing Hong Fresh Fruits, located in the market, showed other stallholders rushing to contain the fire with at least one hose reel, buckets of water and a fire extinguisher.Based on the footage, the stall sells dried goods and seasoning.Yip Hon Weng, Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang SMC, visited the scene the same morning.In a Facebook post that day, he thanked SCDF for its prompt response and the Town Council for clearing out the debris.The member of parliament also urged stallholders to store items properly and remove fire hazards.[[nid:729706]]

The higher cost of living in Singapore has driven a Singaporean delivery rider to buy a car across the border — a move that left several social media users calling it a «steal».A TikTok video shared on Jan 31 showed Afiq Zayany, 31, showing off his 4.8 litre Porsche Cayenne. The price? A cool RM18,000 (S$5,800), he said.Speaking to AsiaOne on Wednesday (Feb 11), Zayany said he saw «potential» in the used 2004 model - even with its age and faulty engines - when a friend shared its listing on Facebook Marketplace in Nov 2025. «The owner listed it at $8,000. I walked away and he called me back,» he said. «We agreed at $5,800. So, not bad.» A brand new Porsche Cayenne in Singapore — excluding the Certificate of Entitlement —  starts from over $400,000. Meanwhile, listings on SGcarmart show that second-hand models start from $30,000. The cheapest Porsche Cayenne that AsiaOne found online in Malaysia is a 2004 model that cost around $9,000. While the car was paid fully in cash, its affordable price came with an asterisk mark. 

Federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the lawmakers after they released a short video advising current military members to reject “illegal orders.”