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KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has expressed confidence that Malaysian youths aged 18 could vote by the time the 15th general election (GE15) is held, believing that such a nationwide poll would likely only happen near the end of the five-year term when fresh polls are due. In an...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has said he was glad that his successor Tan Sri Idrus Harun had maintained the same teams of prosecutors for trials related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. In an interview last night with Astro Awani’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Tan Sri Tommy Thomas today said he would have advised the government to swiftly start efforts to secure Covid-19 vaccine supplies if he were still the attorney general and Pakatan Harapan still the government in March to May last year. In an interview with Astro Awani’s...

Emmy, Tony, and Peabody award-winning poet Black Ice April is National Poetry Month and event organizers throughout South Florida are showcasing how the written and spoken word can help people alleviate feelings of fear, uncertainty, and loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first-ever National Poetry Month Festival at Riviera Beach City Marina is coming soon to add to those showcases. In these uncertain times, you can rely on WLRN to keep you current on local news and information. Your sup...

When someone is wrongfully convicted of a crime in the commonwealth, there is no formal system in place to review how it happened, or how to prevent it from happening again. Now, a group of legal experts and activists affiliated with the Massachusetts Bar Association has created a new guide to help prosecutors correct and learn from errors in the criminal justice system, in what they say is an effort to rebuild trust with the public. This guide encourages prosecutors to devote resources to so-c...

Downtown Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) This Black History Month, weve been shining a light on various aspects of the Black experience in Boston. Weve remembered pioneering legends such as former state Rep. Doris Bunte and architect Donald Stull, and have taken stock of how those communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are tackling equity and hesitancy in the vaccine rollout. Today, we speak with three Black professionals who are part of Bostons business community, and discuss their experiences ...

Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 09:21 AM MYT BY ASHMAN ADAM In an interview, lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said prisons are already ‘running over 200 per cent over capacity’ and that 60 per cent of inmates were incarcerated for minor drug offences. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) has called for the country to re...

The Atlantic’s staff writer Emma Green spoke for an hour on Jan. 19 with Adam Davis, executive director of the nonprofit organization Oregon Humanities (OH), in a virtual episode of Consider This. Topics ranged from religion in politics, faith in policy and economics and what organized religion mean

Font Size: A Texas man was convicted for running a website that circulated the detailed sexual abuse of children including infants for more than 20 years, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Thomas Alan Arthur, 64, was convicted after a three-day trial by a federal jury for running a website called “Mr. Double” where he has published sexually explicit content involving children since 1996, according to the DOJ. Arthur used the website as his only source of income for over 20 years...

Oregon Humanities’ ‘Dear Stranger’ letter exchange fights COVID-19 isolation PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As Oregonians practice social distancing in hope of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, many are searching for ways to find and maintain social connections across physical distance. Dear Stranger, a letter-exchange project from Oregon Humanities, offers a chance for connection by inviting Oregonians to write letters with someone they’ve never met. Oregon Humanities is a statewide organizatio...