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Mexican Senate leader suggests postponing debate on landmark cannabis bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate majority leader said on Thursday lawmakers may postpone the debate on a landmark bill that would decriminalize cannabis, a potential setback to creating one of the world's largest markets for the plant.
Make changes to achieve success
ONE of my most memorable overseas trips – “missions” they still call it – while working at the World Bank in Washington DC 15 years ago was back home to Malaysia.
With ‘great’ titles come great responsibility
WHILE many who are conferred honorific awards deserve the honour, the rising number of such title holders sought for criminal activities is making a mockery of the accolade.
Exclusive: U.S. investigations into cartels paralyzed by standoff with Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to battle powerful drug cartels from inside Mexico have ground to a halt since January as strained relations between the two countries have frozen attempts to corral drug kingpins, according to current and former senior officials in both nations.
Nothing stops MACC’s fight against corruption
Despite constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the agency tasked with rooting out bribery has to keep going.
Independent oversight mechanism needed to reform police force, says TI-M
PETALING JAYA: An independent oversight mechanism is needed in order to reform the Royal Malaysia Police, says Transparency International Malaysia.
IGP on cartel-linked officers: Things are under control, no need to involve MACC
KUALA LUMPUR: There's no need to lodge a report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the cartel-linked officers within the police force as things are still under control, says Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.
Eye on bid-rigging in govt tenders
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s anti-monopoly authority, which has slapped over RM160mil in penalties against companies, is now focusing its investigations on bid-rigging in government tenders worth billions of ringgit.
Drugs worth RM5.2bil seized
NILAI: Sixteen tonnes of Captagon pills worth a staggering RM5.2bil were seized in one of the country’s biggest crackdowns against drugs.
Asean news headlines as at 7pm on Tuesday (March 23)
News highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section forTuesday (March 23)