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Don’t come back stoned or try to bring back cannabis: Cops warn Malaysian tourists to Thailand

The Perlis police chief said police would take action against any individual bringing in cannabis into Malaysia even if included a little in cakes or other foodstuff and drinks.

  • Published: July 22, 20228:57 am
  • Author The Star
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Increasing Covid cases in schools fuel public uncertainty: Poll

When asked what the respondents were uncertain about, 69.7 per cent said if children get infected, the virus would spread among family members.

  • Published: July 21, 202212:54 pm
  • Author The Nation
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Indonesia’s constitutional court rejects call to legalize medicinal marijuana

Indonesia has one of the world's strictest anti-drug laws, with penalties for possession or trafficking of large quantities of narcotics including life imprisonment and death.

  • Published: July 21, 20229:59 am
  • Author May
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Philippines efforts against human trafficking lauded in US report

While the Philippines met the minimum standards, the report flagged the country for not “vigorously” investigating labour trafficking crimes that occurred in the country.

  • Published: July 21, 20229:56 am
  • Author Tina G. Santos
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Blast fishing: Desecrating coral reefs for a bigger catch

Though illegal, the practice continues to run rampant in Indonesian waters.

  • Published: July 21, 20226:56 am
  • Author Cahaya Ratomo
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Sexual harassment: University female students call off demonstration

The university’s Registrar assured the students that they would meet the protestor's demands within four days.

  • Published: July 21, 20226:00 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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To live and die for ‘the views’

Since YouTube became a part of our daily life, the platform has gained a lot of profit.

  • Published: July 21, 20224:59 am
  • Author Damhuri Muhammad
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Who is entitled to ‘hurt religious sentiments’?

Whatever attempts have been made to stop bigotry have been too little, too late.

  • Published: July 21, 20224:58 am
  • Author Aasha Mehreen Amin
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Journaling: Gen Z’s latest form of self-expression and therapy

Categorised as bibliotherapy, psychologist Maria Simanjuntak states that journaling can help one to gain insight from what they write — especially about themselves.

  • Published: July 19, 20225:12 pm
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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Tally for economically inactive seniors in South Korea surges 96% since 2002

Korea is projected to become a “superaged” society, whose share of seniors mark 20 percent or over, in two or three years.

  • Published: July 19, 202211:56 am
  • Author Kim Yon-se

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