Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, FATIMAH ZAINAL and ASHLEY TANGCulprits convicted of plundering, damaging or starting fires in the nation’s forest reserves will be punished with heavier fines and longer jail terms. Illegal loggers, for instance, are looking at a minimum of five to 20 years in jail and fines of up to RM1mil if convicted. This comes after the government tabled proposed amendments to the National Forestry Act to increase penalties for offences committed in forest reserves. Among the key

The US sanctions against Russia have become habitual background news. As in wartime, people get

violations will face harsher penalties from Wednesday( June 30), as a slew of previously amended traffic

Sheila Jackson Lee." Today at a@ JudiciaryGOP Markup I intro’d an amendment that would maintain penalties for any form of cocaine containing fentanyl/ fentanyl analogues," Republican Congressman Scott Fitzgerald tweeted in response to the amendment failing.... " Fentanyl use in the United States has been directly tied to illegal immigration related to cartel influence from Mexico.... GONZALESIn another recent vote, Democrats blocked an amendment to H.R. 4435 that would have allowed judges to i

" We should have imposed sanctions earlier – strict, crippling sanctions."" We could have done

ready to impose harsher sanctions on Russia and might give Ukraine more funds for arms....

seeking to impose sanctions “ with respect to the Taliban and persons assisting the Taliban in

SANAA, April 10( Xinhua)--A hush falls over the busy al-Milh market in the old city of Yemen's capital Sanaa.... Homes are filled with cookies, biscuits, raisins, almonds, and other treats.... In response, the United States and Britain launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, further escalating tensions....

generally prefers toimpose sanctions informally, thus avoiding open confrontation, writes Valdai Club

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research( Miros) is studying the effectiveness of measures to reduce instances of driving under the influence of intoxicating substances following legislative amendments to increase the penalties for such offences, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong." The Transport Ministry has requested Miros to conduct a study on the effectiveness on all intervention measures carried out by the ministry and all stakeholders to address the issue of driving under