KUALA LUMPUR: According to Bernama, the agrarian minister of Malaysia, Southeast Asian nations have decided to prioritize assisting one another in overcoming food scarcity and other issues. According to Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu on Friday( Oct 6 ), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) reachedContinue Reading
However, this period may have unfavorable effects. ” When addictive behaviors, like an addiction to butter tea, are used to control emotions, they may unintentionally increase reliance on these behaviors.” This, in turn, may hinder the creation of efficient mood regulation techniques, which could lead to serious mental health problems, the researchers noted.
It is possible that milk drink habit may serve as an evasion method for people to get rid of negative feelings given the fact that sadness is a significant predictor of people’s mental health outcomes, including depression, suicidal thinking, and susicidic behavior.
According to Dr. Topo Santoso, a teacher of criminal law at the University of Indonesia, the government’s decision to involve the police may allow them to collaborate on the implementation of comprehensive anti-bullying plans that” emphasise prevention, early detection, and appropriate consequences for the culprits.” For kids, parents, and schoolContinue Reading
HANGZHOU, China: On Friday( Oct.6 ), Japan successfully defended their women’s Asian Games football gold medal as second-half goals from Haruka Osawa, Momoko Tanikawa and Remina Chiba sealed a 4 – 1 victory over North Korea. The 36, 166 spectators cheered the North Koreans on violently, but they lost sixContinue Reading
TAIPEI: Terry Gou, the businessman who founded Foxconn, a significant Apple supplier, declared on Friday, October 6, that he had amassed sufficient electorate signatures to run for president independently in January. Gou announced his bid in August, claiming that he wanted to unite the opposition and prevent the island fromContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: According to Norris Medicines’ managing director, a cough syrup and an allergy syrup that the nation’s federal drugs regulator had determined to be toxic have been recalled. The products had only been sold in India, the company added on Friday( Oct 6 ). The medications were found toContinue Reading
Kiu Jia Yaw, a lawyer for sustainable development and an advocate for climate change, told CNA that ASEAN needed to expand on the Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement from 2002, which establishes guidelines for collaboration and resource discussing in relation to the cloud.
Like Greenpeace, he advocated for Malaysia to enact its own laws, which would then be followed by other nations, and suggested that ASEAN part states hold their own organizations accountable for their operations abroad. & nbsp,
He cited Indonesia as an example, where it was recently revealed that 203 businesses had received warnings and 20 had been told to close as a result of their presence in the fires, including Indonesian company subsidiaries.
The Indonesian government could conjure any of those subsidiaries to provide an explanation regarding claims of flames on their agreement lands, he said. & nbsp,
In contrast to Singapore’s law, which purports to have power over institutions outside of the Republic, he emphasized that any such law may only apply to Malaysian businesses. The following are: & nbsp;
He noted that Indonesia had violated Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act and had not cooperated with the Republic in 2015. He said that each country would govern its individual businesses to ensure that they don’t interfere with those of another country and prevent any issues of independence.
Singapore had then looked into four Indian businesses in connection with starting or encouraging fires that led to unhealthful levels of cloud in the city-state.
According to Mr. Kiu, stricter business regulations would ultimately increase ASEAN agricultural products’ competitiveness in international markets because they would perform better in the areas of & nbsp, business, and human rights.
They would perform better in terms of environmental, social, and governance( ESG ) performance, which would make it easier for them to export into other markets. They would be able to complete an increasing number of ESG due diligence procedures from the standpoint of funding and investors, he said. The following are: & nbsp, , S & P,
According to Dr. Helena Varkkey, an associate professor of climate politics at the Department of International and Strategic Studies, ASEAN already has a framework in place for the cloud, but it was difficult to put it into practice. & nbsp,
She stated that having a arranging center to deal with the cloud and ensure uniformity in the information used to solve the problem, such as the air quality information, would be of utmost importance. In addition, & nbsp,
” You are in a situation where the Air Pollution Index ( API ) in Johor and Singapore’s pollution standards index ( PSIC ) have different readings. All of these issues need to be resolved, she said. & nbsp,
A Home Ministry official involved in the 1MDB case stated that” we did not impose any conditions when Ng was handed over( to the US ) and there is no reason for any( conditions) now.”
The diplomatic standoff over Ng’s transfer compelled Malaysia to use some hardball political strategies.
Ng’s return comes after the Indonesian government made a legal effort to persuade Washington to hand over the prisoner.
In early September, US law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP notified Judge Brodie that the Malaysian government was declaring its intention to become an interested party in the ongoing wrangle between the US government and Ng overwhen the former banker will begin serving his jail sentence in a US prison.
The law firm, which was chosen by the Malaysian authorities, observed that Washington had broken earlier promises regarding the previous Goldman Sachs executive’s prison plans. & nbsp,
Judge Brodie was specifically informed that the” United States Department of Justice may find the US Court’s authorization to return Ng to Malaysia before he commences serving any term of imprisonment in the United States” in a series of letters dated March 2019.
The letter, which was signed by attorneys Peter J. Sahlas and Cameron Ashouripour, stated that” based on communications received by Malaysia from July to September 2023, the United States is pushing forward with a significantly different interpretation of those agreements.” & nbsp,
The letter to Judge Brodie was dated September 5, three weeks after the company was chosen to represent the Malaysian authorities, and it was reviewed by CNA.
Kuala Lumpur’s decision to join the US government as an interest gathering in the ongoing dispute between Ng and the Malaysian government, according to a government official with knowledge of the situation, went against customary political protocol. & nbsp,
But in a series of words that started in March 2019, he insisted that Mr. Anwar’s management was acting in accordance with its obligations under the extradition agreement that the two nations share as well as their respective commitments.
For the time being, the political mess has been resolved by Judge Brodie’s most current selection in the New York District Court. & nbsp,
Ng was remanded in Malaysia prior to his extradition to the US in May 2019, so it is unclear if he would be given the same conditions for home incarceration as in New York.
WHAT Affect DOES CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE? Even if climate can be stopped at 1.5 degree Fahrenheit, the disappearance of glaciers is being driven by climate change, with half of the Earth’s 215 000 glacier projected to melt by the end of this century. According to a 2020 study based onContinue Reading
HONOI: At the communist government’s request, social media behemoths YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook removed nearly 800″ anti-state” or” false” posts in Vietnam over the course of a month, according to state media on Friday( Oct 6 ). The state-controlled Thanh Nien newspaper reported in a report, quoting the Ministry ofContinue Reading