KOTA KINABALU: A senior citizen has been sentenced to a year's jail and fined a total of RM206,000 for illegal possession of protected wildlife. Chung En Kin, 66, faces additional jail time if he fails to pay the fines for the three offences committed in 2019. Sessions Court judge Elsie Primus imposed the sentence on Chung when the case was brought up for sentencing on … [Read more...] about Senior citizen jailed, slapped with RM206,000 in fines for possessing meat of protected species
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WSL Championship to assist in the recovery of Indonesia’s tourism industry
Inforial (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Thu, May 19, 2022 2022-05-19 15:40 0 53ea05b5fe2e13733519dbf4e30f9038 4 Inforial Free The world's most prestigious surfing competition, the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, will be held on Plengkung Beach in Banyuwangi, East Java. The event will run for a total of ten days, starting on May 26. The … [Read more...] about WSL Championship to assist in the recovery of Indonesia’s tourism industry
Move to step up wildlife enforcement in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife enforcers are looking at stepping up their enforcement efforts in locations that are out of the usual high-risk areas for better wildlife protection. Conservationist Dr Benoit Goossens said the areas enforcers might be looking at include Kinabatangan and Tabin (Lahad Datu) as well as Kota Belud and Kudat as they had comparatively less focus on … [Read more...] about Move to step up wildlife enforcement in Sabah
How do Thais name their kids? Here is an explaination
Thailand has some really interesting names. Yes, they may follow the Western European tradition of a given name followed by a family name, unlike the patterns of their East Asian cousins. Yet for most people uncommon with the Thai language, the names of people belonging to the kingdom are generally difficult to pronounce and a muddle of confusion. But look no further, The … [Read more...] about How do Thais name their kids? Here is an explaination
In Canada’s Quebec, indigenous people continue to fight French law
MONTREAL (Reuters) - A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition and have vowed to fight it. Bill 96, passed by a majority of Quebec legislators, sets stricter rules to enforce French usage in the province, adding mandatory French courses and limiting … [Read more...] about In Canada’s Quebec, indigenous people continue to fight French law