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PM's drug reforms echo past errors
News, Published on 24/05/2024
» When Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced plans to reschedule cannabis as a narcotic and reduce the threshold for possession of methamphetamine for personal use (not for supply to others) from five pills to one, he signalled a return to drug policies championed over two decades ago. He called for crackdowns on people in the drug trade, for people who use drugs to be placed into rehabilitation facilities and demanded results in 90 days.
Texas pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester
Published on 18/05/2024
» The governor of Texas has granted a full pardon to a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
Who pays the price?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/05/2024
» Re: "Clean air comes before animal feed", (Editorial, May 12).
World’s top golfer arrested at PGA Championship
Published on 17/05/2024
» LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - World No.1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offences, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning.
Man with terror links kills two Malaysian police officers
Published on 17/05/2024
» Two Malaysian law enforcement officers were killed following an attack on a police station in Johor state, triggering a roundup of members of a militant organisation that the attacker had ties with, according to the country’s police chief.
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» SYDNEY - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest.
Indonesia's flood death toll rises to 67, 20 still missing
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» JAKARTA - The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 67 and 20 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday, as the government plans to relocate survivors to safer areas.
Last of the ‘Three Tyrants’ dies at 90
Published on 14/05/2024
» Col Narong Kittikachorn, one of the “three tyrants” who led the country prior to the October 1973 student uprising, died on Tuesday at the age of 90.
Family alleges Taiwan employer killed woman to steal her gold
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/05/2024
» The family of a woman murdered in Taiwan believes her employer is responsible for her death in an attempt to steal her gold.
Floods kill 43 in Indonesia's West Sumatra, 15 missing
Published on 13/05/2024
» TANAH DATAR: Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities said on Monday.