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Top 5 At 5: Amending The Evidence Of Child Witness Act

Tan KW
Publish date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024, 07:32 PM
Top 5 At 5: Amending The Evidence Of Child Witness Act

10-Jul-24 17:00

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4. The Singapore Food Agency just approved 16 species of insects as safe to be sold for human consumption. The food agency considers edible insects “nascent” - with its industry expected to reach US$17.9 billion. We spoke to Dr Lim See Meng, a lecturer in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Nutrition Science Programme, on insect-based foods from the perspective of nutrition and food sustainability.

3. A shock win by the French leftwing coalition has triggered a hung parliament, for the first time in France's history. Dr Benjamin Barton, assistant professor at the School of Politics, History and International Relations at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, shares his thoughts on the outcome of the election.

2. The Alor Setar High Court has ruled that the Kedah state government's decision to stop issuing and renewing business premise licences for gambling outlets - a move to tackle social ills - was in violation of the Federal Constitution. We reached out to lawyer Lim Wei Jiet to deconstruct the issue.

1. Our top story: We reflect on the proposed amendments to the Evidence of Child Witness Act that has been tabled in Parliament, with child rights advocate Goh Siu Lin.

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