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Philippines set to raise age of consent from 12 to 16
MANILA (AFP): Manila teenager Rose Alvarez was 13 when she started having sex with a man who was more than twice her age. That would be statutory rape in most countries, but not in the Philippines.
Tech stars quit Silicon Valley as politics, pandemic weigh
Silicon Valley is seeing departures of some of its high-profile stars as a pandemic-linked shift to remote work and political polarisation have dulled the allure of the key tech industry hub.
Patrols stepped up to curb crime in Wangsa Maju
THE police will conduct targeted area patrolling at hotspots in Wangsa Maju to combat property crime.
Palace boss Hodgson humiliated by Liverpool thrashing
(Reuters) - Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson struggled to find a single positive to take from his team's display after being thrashed 7-0 at home by Liverpool on Saturday, saying they had been humiliated by the defending Premier League champions.
Gunmen kill 7 in northwestern Nigeria
LAGOS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A group of unidentified gunmen killed at least seven people in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna on Thursday night, said a local official on Friday.
‘Tax on cigarettes will not affect tourism’
JOHOR BARU: Making cigarettes and tobacco products taxable goods at duty-free areas from next year will not impact the tourism industry and businesses in the state.
U.S. FDA advisory panel sets stage for Moderna vaccine authorization
(Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed emergency use of Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine, virtually assuring a second option for protecting against COVID-19 for a pandemic ravaged nation.
Ciggy tax at duty-free islands, zones
KUALA LUMPUR: Come Jan 1, cigarettes will be subjected to taxes at all duty-free islands or duty-free zones.
Tax will hit Labuan’s duty free status, say traders
KOTA KINABALU: Labuan businesses are appealing to the government to put on hold plans to impose duties on tobacco products as it will further strangle the economy of the duty free island.
Indonesia's female forest guardians fight for the environment
The 30-member team grapples with sexist stereotypes in ultra-conservative Aceh province, and authorities who are indifferent to the environmental destruction wrought by illegal logging and land clearance for the region's many coffee plantations.
