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Citizens demand sustainable solution to haze crisis in northern Thailand
Citizens in northern Thailand have mounted a legal challenge against the prime minister and several government departments for inaction to tackle air pollution that experts say reduces people’s life expectancy and violates basic human rights.Air pollution levels in the northern city of Chiang Mai exceeded WHO guideline standards more than twentyfold earlier this year, ranking
Do Indian citizens returning from Ukraine need a covid test?
The airports in Delhi and Mumbai have updated their Covid-19 guidelines ahead of the impending return of stranded Indians from Ukraine following the Russian invasion.Authorities at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai today (Feb. 26) said they have formed a special corridor for Indians arriving from Ukraine later tonight.“As per the guidelines…
Citizens of countries that rebate carbon taxes aren’t aware of the rebate
Enlarge / Carbon tax isometric vector concept. One of the simplest ways to reduce carbon emissions is to put a price on them, gradually ratcheting up the price to induce conversation and emissions-free technologies. In turn, the simplest way of imposing that price is by taxing emissions. But taxes are typically unpopular, as people are…
Concerned citizens’ lodge MACC report alleging wrongdoings by SC officials
PETALING JAYA: A group has come forward to lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) alleging corrupt practices by high-ranking Securities Commission (SC) officials. The non-governmental organisation calling itself Rakyat Malaysia Prihatin claimed to have evidence of alleged wrongdoings that also involved politicians holding top government posts. “I want the MACC to investigate…
India Hits U.K. Citizens With Reciprocal Quarantine Restrictions
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