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Evidence Crucial To Charge Animal Abusers

Aug 09, 2024

It's important for witnesses of animal cruelty cases to come forward.

University Malaya’s Dr.Sheila Ramalingam told Awani that while Malaysian laws are adequate to punish suspects, the courts still need evidence to charge those responsible...

This, amid a rise in dog poisoning cases, especially in Penang, where more than 30 dogs – mostly strays - were found dead recently.

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The Consumers Association of Penang is urging authorities to implement a tax on unhealthy foods, in order to curb obesity.

Its president explained that it's because ultra-processed foods contribute to the risk of several non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer.

This comes after the National Health and Morbidity Survey, revealed that Malaysians are facing an NCD crisis.

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The MCMC says it's blocked more than 10 thousand websites between January 2022 to August this year, as part of efforts to protect vulnerable groups from online harm.

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Austrian officials say a teenager who was arrested in an anti-terrorism operation there this week, had been planning an attack using knives and explosives at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

Three of the singer’s shows in the Austrian capital were cancelled, as soon as authorities learned of the plot.

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Nobel prize winner Muhammad Yunus has officially been sworn in as Bangladesh's interim leader, replacing Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country after weeks of student-led protests.