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'I know it's immoral': Child labour still common in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» KARACHI - From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.
An Asean free from 'wars on drugs'
Oped, Published on 19/09/2025
» Asean governments recently met in Singapore for a regional meeting about drugs, where the host nation urged renewed commitment to a "drug-free region". The problem isn't simply the recycling of an outdated mantra first declared in 1998, nor the fact that the region's drug markets have only expanded since then, but that this approach ignores how government policies themselves shape those markets -- and the devastating harms that follow.
Australia's 'mushroom murderer' handed life in prison with parole
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» MELBOURNE - An Australian woman who murdered three people with toxic mushrooms was sentenced on Monday to life in prison with parole after 33 years, capping a trial that sparked a global media frenzy.
European heavyweights belatedly begin World Cup qualifying
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» PARIS - With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
Case file on accused doctor goes to Office of the Attorney General
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) on Tuesday submitted the case file on Pol Col Dr Anchulee Theerawongpaisan, a senior psychiatrist at the Police General Hospital (PGH), and 11 associates to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
Singapore to impose harsher penalties on drug-laced vapes from September
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore will take a harder stance against drug-laced vapes from September as it changes the classification of anaesthetic agent etomidate from a poison to a drug, the government announced on Thursday.
New-look Liverpool humbled by Crystal Palace in Community Shield
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» LONDON - Crystal Palace twice came from behind to stun a new-look Liverpool and win the Community Shield for the first time on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday.
The death of Cadet Pakapong Tanyakan
News, Published on 29/07/2025
» After nearly eight years, the tragic death of young cadet Pakapong "Moei" Tanyakan reached a devastating conclusion last week. The Supreme Military Court sentenced two senior cadets to just four months and 16 days in prison, sparking widespread public criticism over the apparent disparity in penalties between military personnel and civilians accused of similar offences.
Social media 'intel' warning
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/07/2025
» The National Security Council (NSC) has urged political parties, private groups and volunteers to refrain from sharing locations of civilian shelters as the Thai-Cambodian border clashes persisted Sunday.
Hosts Indonesia shatter Thai U23 dream in semis
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 27/07/2025
» Thailand's bid for the 2025 Asean U23 Championship crown came to grinding halt with a 7-6 sudden-death shootout defeat to hosts Indonesia in the semi-finals following a 1-1 stalemate after extra-time on Friday night.