and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. hello. the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. joining now is professor roy chan, founder and president of the organisation action for aids in singapore. thank you very much for ma
the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. earlier, i spoke to remy choo, a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. let s hear what he said about the announcement. this moment
The state of the relationship is more important than ever. And tonight pakistans Prime Minister nawasa sharif is at the white house for his first facetoface meeting with president obama. One of the issues on the table is the use of drones in pakistan. Well talk about drone strikes, u. S. National Security Policy and pakistani american relations. But first this background. This young girl has never received an explanation of the drone strike that killed her grandmother who was picking vegetables in a large family field. Killed in a drone strike that appears to be directed at her. Her grandchildren recounted in painful detail the moment when she was blown into pieces in front of their very eyes. Reporter this is familiar i. D. Card is all that they have left of the 68yearold grandmother, the victim of an alleged u. S. Drone attack in pakistan. Her killing is just one example used at a press conference in washington, d. C. Where two high profile human rights organizations teamed up to iss
The state of the relationship is more important than ever. And tonight pakistans Prime Minister nawasa sharif is at the white house for his first facetoface meeting with president obama. One of the issues on the table is the use of drones in pakistan. Well talk about drone strikes, u. S. National Security Policy and pakistani american relations. But first this background. This young girl has never received an explanation of the drone strike that killed her grandmother who was picking vegetables in a large family field. Killed in a drone strike that appears to be directed at her. Her grandchildren recounted in painful detail the moment when she was blown into pieces in front of their very eyes. Reporter this is familiar i. D. Card is all that they have left of the 68yearold grandmother, the victim of an alleged u. S. Drone attack in pakistan. Her killing is just one example used at a press conference in washington, d. C. Where two high profile human rights organizations teamed up to iss
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