KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Marriages between Malaysians of different races risk harming “national harmony”, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said, noting that many such unions have resulted in bitter disputes over the religious statues of the couple’s offspring. The…
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Kirsten Han is a Singaporean blogger, journalist and filmmaker. She is also involved in the We Believe in Second Chances campaign for the abolishment of the death penalty. A social media junkie, she tweets at @kixes. The views expressed are her…
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SINGAPORE: Former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said there is no immunity to the threat of radicalisation for any society, including Singapore. Speaking at a seminar by the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies on Tuesday (Nov 18), Mr…
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Indonesia must stop subjecting female police recruits to physical tests in an effort to determine whether they are virgins, a leading human rights group said today (Nov 18), describing the practice as degrading and discriminatory. Human Rights Watch said in…
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LAUSANNE: International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach revealed on Tuesday (Nov 18) that the IOC were willing to consider joint bids between countries and cities in order to make hosting an Olympic Games more accessible. “Under certain conditions, mainly for…
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