On this upcoming 31st of August 2023, Malaysia will be celebrating its 66th year of independence from the British. Every year a theme will be chosen and this year it is ‘Tekad Perpaduan Penuhi Harapan' (Determination in Unity, Fulfilling Hope). As usual, every independence day celebration will not be complete without a parade.  This year the parade will be held in Putrajaya where more than 19,000 participants will be involved.

France bans Islamic abaya in schools...  After banning the hijab (the headscarf) of the Muslim women in schools and in the public sector now the jilbab (outer garment) of the Muslim women in schools has been...

A Saudi court has sentenced a retired teacher to death for criticising the ruling family in messages to his nine social media followers. According to Human Rights Watch, 54-year-old Mohammed al-Ghamdi was sentenced to death on July 10 for various offences related to his activity on YouTube and X, formerly known as Twitter. The ruling may be the first death sentence for social media posts.

In the aftermath of the lethal wildfires that destroyed the town of Lahaina on Maui in Hawaii, residents whose homes burned to the ground are receiving solicitations from off-island real estate investors to scoop up their land. The unsolicited purchase offers, which experts characterize as predatory given their proximity to the devastation caused by the fires, have spurred local authorities to take action to protect residents grappling with the death…