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Singer Yasin gets life imprisonment, 16 strokes of the cane over drug offences

Singer Yasin gets life imprisonment, 16 strokes of the cane over drug offences

The High Court sentenced Yasin Sulaiman after finding him guilty of possessing, cultivating, self-administering marijuana.
Thu Aug 22 2024
Thailand to legislate medical marijuana, signals no re-criminalising

Thailand to legislate medical marijuana, signals no re-criminalising

Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant.
Tue Jul 23 2024
Thai cannabis groups urge government to rethink plan to re-criminalise marijuana

Thai cannabis groups urge government to rethink plan to re-criminalise marijuana

Pro-cannabis groups met Thai health minister and urged him to rethink the policy reversal.
Thu May 16 2024
Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher pleads guilty to federal charges

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher pleads guilty to federal charges

Deja Taylor pleaded guilty in federal court to being a user of marijuana while in possession of a firearm.
Tue Jun 13 2023
Married couple among three arrested over RM1.1 million drug haul

Married couple among three arrested over RM1.1 million drug haul

The police have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a married couple and a third person, as well as the seizure of 451 kg of marijuana worth RM1.13 million in two raids in Penaga.
Mon Jan 16 2023
APEC host Thailand's budding marijuana industry faces backlash

APEC host Thailand's budding marijuana industry faces backlash

Since Thailand decriminalised cannabis this year, shops selling homegrown and imported strains, pre-rolled joints and gummies sprang up.
Thu Nov 17 2022
Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: Study

Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: Study

Higher rates of airway inflammation and emphysema, a chronic lung disease were discovered among regular cannabis smokers.
Thu Nov 17 2022
Malaysia aims to learn from Thailand in push for medical use of cannabis

Malaysia aims to learn from Thailand in push for medical use of cannabis

Thailand is the first Asian nation to decriminalise cultivation of marijuana and its consumption in food and drink for medical purposes.
Thu Aug 18 2022
Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister

Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister

Thailand's health minister discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed.
Wed Aug 17 2022
Understanding medical cannabis: What's Malaysia getting into?

Understanding medical cannabis: What's Malaysia getting into?

CBD does not have psychoactive properties and has a lot of therapeutic potential, which is what people focus on when they talk about medical cannabis.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana

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
As Thailand greenlights cannabis, patients welcome cheaper supplies

As Thailand greenlights cannabis, patients welcome cheaper supplies

Jiratti uses it to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments.
Mon Jun 20 2022
Thailand legalises growing, consumption of marijuana

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?

[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
Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history

Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history

Major cocaine busts in recent years have stoked fears that Costa Rica has become an important transit country.
Mon Jul 19 2021
Lebanese search for dead in devastated villages as Israel withdraws

Lebanese search for dead in devastated villages as Israel withdraws

Hezbollah says Israel was still occupying Lebanese territory and put the onus on the Lebanese state to get Israeli forces out.
Thu Feb 20 2025
China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands

Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025
Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court

Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch

I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians

The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time

The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025
More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says

Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025
Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew

Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025