The Malaysian government has accepted Ocean Infinity’s proposal on a “no find, no fee" basis. The investigations carried out from 2014 to 2018 led to nothing. Today, the British robotics company says it wants to explore 15,000 square kilometres in the southern Indian Ocean.
They are 48-year-old Mohammed Farik Amin and 47-year-old Mohammed Nazir Lep, who spent - without trial - 18 years in the Cuban prison. They will now have to serve five more after the proceedings in which they pleaded guilty and cooperated with justice. They will undergo a rehabilitation programme.
The Kaum Tering and Kaum Penan tribes oppose deforestation of large swathes of unspoiled forest because it risks having a devastating impact on the local ecosystem, known for its biodiversity and rare animal species. Road construction goes hand in hand with greater forest conversion, illegal hunting, and illegal wildlife trade.
Mohd Affendi, a 42-year-old widower, spent time on 16 June with a woman not from his family. If no appeal is made, he will be struck six times with a rotan cane on 16 December. His action is an offence in the four Malaysian states ruled by the Malaysian Islamic Party. So far, this kind of punishment has been meted out only in Terengganu, the first public caning involving two lesbians in 2018.
Located in southern Malaysia, the state plans to turn down applications to build data processing centres, one of the main sectors in Southeast Asia. In the region bordering Singapore, residents have already experienced water shortages and blackouts. However, the government wants to develop the digital economy to support economic growth.
The request made to the local government by John Ilus during a parliamentary debate. Sarawak is a state in Borneo where Christians are in the majority and where missionaries have historically played an important role in the growth of the education system. ‘Knowledge of Scripture is a unifying force and an essential component in educating young people in pluralism’.