Members of Parliament warned of flaws and weaknesses in drug driving legislation
15 Apr, 2021 12:27 AM
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The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill would give Police the power to perform random drug tests. Photo / Michael Craig
The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill would give Police the power to perform random drug tests. Photo / Michael Craig
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
There are still a number of holes in the Government s proposed drug-driving legislation, which could lead to higher Māori incarceration and push some drug users towards more harmful substances.
Peanut Releases Glossary of Modernized Terminology to Reform Harmful Vocabulary Around Fertility and Motherhood
The glossary, informed by leading industry experts, serves to replace outdated terms and equip people with new terminology that reflects the modern fertility, pregnancy and motherhood experiences Peanut, the first social network to connect women throughout all stages of motherhood, today released a glossary of modernized terms as part of its Renaming Revolution to change the stigmatized discourse associated with fertility, pregnancy, and motherhood. The glossary can be found on Peanut s site and will be available as a reference for anyone to use when talking to women about their experiences, with the aim of creating a stigma-free future that empowers women.
Sunday, 11 April 2021 - 17:38
Minister of Youth & Sports, Honorable Namal Rajapaksa declared open the ‘Underwater Gallery Nilwella’ at Nilwella beach yesterday (10th April 2021).
Built with the contribution of the Sri Lanka Navy, this latest addition in the southern coast of Nilwella, would from here on attract more local and foreign holidaymakers towards this popular tourist destination.
The project had been set in motion after taking a wide array of matters into consideration. Among them; prevention of harmful effects on marine animals, plants and corals due to natural and human activities, protection of the marine ecosystem, creation of an artificial fish breeding environment, provision of artificial substrates for coral reefing and offering a magnificent site for scuba divers were factored.
SHC asks if 5G harmful to health
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April 6, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued a notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Technology (PTA), asking whether 5G technology is harmful to health.
The court s notice came during a hearing on a petition seeking a ban on the 5G technology. During the hearing, the court asked the petitioner to explain how the 5G technology could be harmful to health and whether anyone had been licensed to roll it out. Will the PTA be able to explain whether 5G has adverse effects on health or not . the world is advancing in information and technology, why should we ban it? The court, sending a notice to the PTA, said it would move forward with the proceedings once it receives a response from the telecommunication regulator.