AWANI Tonight: Partial legalisation of cannabis takes effect in Germany
Germany becomes the largest country in the European Union to legalise cannabis for recreational use, as the new law comes into force on Monday.
Mon Apr 01 2024
Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change
The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt children and comes after decades of campaigning for marriage equality.
Fri Feb 16 2024
India's top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
The court ruling comes five years after a historic 2018 judgement when the Supreme Court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
Tue Oct 17 2023
Malaysia condemns Israeli illegal settlement in occupied Palestinian territory
Malaysia has unreservedly condemned and rejected the recent decision by the Israeli regime to legalise nine outposts and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.
Fri Feb 17 2023
Govt to wait for MOH's input before deciding on medical use of cannabis - PM Anwar
PM Anwar Ibrahim said the government has not decided on whether to legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes in the country.
Fri Feb 10 2023
Police awaiting KDN policy, guidelines to legalise fireworks, firecrackers - IGP
PDRM is waiting for policy and guidelines from the KDN on the authorisation of burning activities as well as the sale of fireworks and firecrackers.
Sat Feb 04 2023
Australia to legalise MDMA and magic mushrooms for medical use
The two drugs are currently "prohibited substances" and can only be used in closely controlled clinical trials.
Sat Feb 04 2023
Thailand's legalisation of cannabis will pose more challenges to S'pore, says minister
Thailand's move to legalise cannabis nationwide will affect Singapore's bid to keep the country drug-free, says its Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Fri Sep 02 2022
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana
The judges urged the government to "immediately" conduct research on the therapeutic usage of narcotics.
Wed Jul 20 2022
Thailand legalises growing, consumption of marijuana
It is the first Asian country to do so, with the aim of boosting agriculture and tourism sectors, but smoking pot is still against the law.
Thu Jun 09 2022
[COLUMNIST] Is it high time to legalise medical marijuana in Malaysia?
The decriminalisation of medicinal cannabis would enable Malaysia to tap into a USD20.73 billion global market.
Fri Apr 08 2022
K-Komm proposes legislation of NFT, cryptomining activities
K-KOMM has proposed for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto mining activities to be legalised to help the younger generation who are actively involved in this space.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Gov't introduced recalibration programmes, not legalising foreign workers - Saravanan
There is no plan to legalise foreign workers, instead the government has introduced the Return Recalibration Programme and Labour Recalibration Programme for the group.
Tue Nov 30 2021
Legalised cannabis: A rarity around the world
Just a handful of countries have gone as far as to make it fully legal, including for medicinal purposes.
Fri Nov 26 2021
Government will not legalise cannabis - PM Muhyiddin
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today that the government will maintain its current stance on cannabis and all drug-related substances as enforced by the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Thu Feb 18 2021
Perak bakal laksana projek tanam bawang di Perak Tengah, sasar kawasan 40 hektar
Kerajaan Perak akan membangunkan projek tanaman bawang merah varieti BAW-1 di daerah Perak Tengah tahun ini.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Ketua angkatan tentera Kenya maut dalam tragedi helikopter terhempas
Sembilan mangsa lain dalam helikopter itu juga terbunuh, sementara dua lagi yang terselamat berada dalam keadaan kritikal.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Penunggang motosikal maut tercampak 30 meter dari jejantas
Mangsa mengalami pendarahan aktif pada muka dan telinga kiri, patah tangan serta kaki kiri.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Freedom Flotilla: Delegasi Malaysia dijadual hadiri latihan tanpa kekerasan Sabtu ini
Non violence training bertujuan mempersiapkan setiap peserta bagi mendepani sebarang kemungkinan sekiranya berlaku sebarang provokasi.
Thu Apr 18 2024
MATRADE rangka strategi perdagangan atasi cabaran geopolitik
Mohd Mustafa berkata, kesemua 49 pejabat MATRADE di luar negara telah diarahkan melakukan analisis mengenai pendedahan risiko geopolitik di kawasan masing-masing.
Thu Apr 18 2024
AS veto, halang PBB iktiraf negara Palestin
AS berkata sebuah negara Palestin yang merdeka harus ditubuhkan melalui rundingan terus antara Israel dan Pihak Berkuasa Palestin.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Pendigitalan penjagaan kesihatan, pembaharuan pembiayaan jadi keutamaan KKM - Dzulkefly
Pendigitalan penjagaan kesihatan, bersama-sama dengan pembaharuan pembiayaan kekal menjadi keutamaan Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM).
Thu Apr 18 2024
[LAPOR LANGSUNG] Peserta Gaza Freedom Flotilla dari Malaysia tiba di Istanbul
Kesemua mereka dijadual menetap di Istanbul selama dua hari bagi menyertai non-violence training dikendalikan FFC.
Thu Apr 18 2024
Orang ramai perlu berani lapor kes dera - Nancy
Perkara itu boleh dilaporkan secara terus melalui Talian Kasih 15999 yang dikendalikan oleh Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM).
Thu Apr 18 2024
Hamilton optimis kedudukan lebih baik di GP China
Lewis Hamilton melihat potensi kedudukan yang lebih baik dalam saingan Grand Prix yang kembali ke China buat pertama kali dalam tempoh lima tahun, hujung minggu ini.
Thu Apr 18 2024