Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister announced on Monday that the country is planning to enact a law that would decriminalize the possession and usage of small quantities of illicit drugs. The proposed legislation aims to alleviate prison overcrowding, according to the minister. This move is part of a series of criminal justice reforms initiated by Prime…
a day agoSTORY: The landslide victory of two progressive political parties in Thailand's election on Sunday may signal the end of years of control by factions backed by the military establishment, going back to the the country's coup in 2014.And it also highlights the number of people openly questioning the role of the monarchy there, particularly among younger generations, a subject that was once considered taboo.
And that change has to do with reform of the military, the monarchy, getting rid of the draft.""So, a military coup for them will be the last resort. We might see some manipulation, some subversion, short of a military coup, we’ve seen party dissolutions in the past. Disqualification of the politicians as you know Pita, the leader of Move Forward, is under a charge, he could be disqualified, so we might see something like that.
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