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Indonesians are worried that ‘banning sex outside marriage’ can scare tourists away
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . December 7, 2022
What happened: On December 6, Indonesia’s parliament approved a new criminal code that punishes sex outside marriage with up to a year in prison, despite

A Thai temple is out of monks now as all of them failed the drug test
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . November 30, 2022
What happened: On Nov 29, four monks, including an abbot, tested positive for methamphetamine at a temple in Phetchabun province’s Bung Sam Phan district, according

At COP27 this year, Pakistan needs rich countries to pay up for flood catastrophe
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . November 8, 2022
What you need to know: Every year, the United Nations holds climate conferences to encourage governments to agree on policies directed towards minimizing the global

4 Singaporean friends drugged & r*ped each others’ wives to ‘fulfill fantasies’
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . November 7, 2022
What happened: In 2010, four friends in Singapore met on an online forum named Sammyboy where they discussed wife-sharing fantasies. Later, they carried out their

Does brown representation really matter if UK’s new PM is richer than the King and hates the poor?
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 26, 2022
What happened: One estimate puts the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak’s net worth at around $800 million, which is greater than

A Shakespeare festival in NZ won’t receive any funding for promoting ‘imperialism’
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 18, 2022
What happened: The long-running Shakespeare festival in New Zealand won’t be receiving financing this year due to the school program’s reliance on a genre that

This 100 year-old neurologist is the oldest practising doctor
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 18, 2022
What happened: The oldest practising doctor in the world, Dr. Howard Tucker, is a 100 years old neurologist from Ohio, United States who says he

Muslim ticket-holders of FIFA World Cup to get free visa for Umrah
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 18, 2022
What happened: Saudi Arabia has announced that Muslim holders of the FIFA World Cup tickets will be able to perform Umrah in the country without

BBC investigation claims that TikTok is stealing 70% of donations meant for Syrians
- By Mahnoor Tariq
- . October 13, 2022
What happened: According to a BBC investigation, displaced families in Syrian camps are pleading for donations on TikTok while the corporation keeps up to 70%
Flood affectees believe government did not do their part in this time of crisis
What happened: Pattan performed an assessment survey of 38 disaster-affected communities in 14 districts across three provinces from September 11 to September 15. According to