Funerals held for five Gaza journalists killed by Israel
The attack brings to more than 200 the number of journalists and media workers killed in Gaza, according to the media office there. Human rights and press freedom watchdogs have accused Israel of deliberately targeting journalists in a bid to censor news of its atrocities in Gaza…
Technical blitz: JPJ will seize, revoke rights of offending commercial vehicles
PUTRAJAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will impound and revoke the rights of commercial vehicles that fail to comply with the rules under the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) and the rules thereunder through a special ‘Technical Raid’ codenamed ‘Gempur Teknikal’ launched nationwide on Dec 25.Its director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the…
Malaysian Bar urges Terengganu and Federal Govts to reconsider public caning
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar today urged the Terengganu state government and the Federal government to reconsider public caning practices by reviewing and amending laws that permit such punishments to ensure they are proportionate, rehabilitative, and respectful of human dignity.Its president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab was referring to the impending public caning of a carpenter…
Russia launches ‘inhuman’ Christmas Day attack, Ukraine says
Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day assault on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “inhuman.”
Researchers have quantified the speed of human thought
The paradoxical slowness of human behavior. Continue reading Researchers have quantified the speed of human thought on Tech Explorist…
CBN disqualifies 41.65m shares in Access Holdings rights issue
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disqualified 41.65 million shares worth N822.60m in Access Holdings Plc’s recently concluded rights issue. In a corporate notice filed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday, the disqualified shares, linked to five applicants, were flagged for reasons stated in the Capital Verification Report…
Pioneering Metis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87
Her work in justice profoundly influenced how Canadian law and the criminal justice system respond to systemic violence against Indigenous women…
Poster: Yeun, Stewart In “Love Me”
The first poster has been released for “Love Me,” an experimental film starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun. The postapocalyptic romance tale follows an ocean buoy and an orbital satellite who meet online and fall in love after the end of human civilization. Those who’ve seen it say the film has multiple layers – there’s…OBP DIRTBAG OF THE YEAR RUNNERS-UP: An animal rights abuse ‘death ship’ and a polluting coal mine
The Al Mawashi cattle company’s ‘death ship’ Al Kuwait clinched the first runner-up position this year for its air pollution and animal rights abuse. Ikwezi coal mine in KwaZulu-Natal, with its blatant disrespect for the local community and disregard for the natural environment, followed in third place…