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Sri Lanka mulls repealing controversial anti-terror law

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The Sri Lankan government is drafting a new counter-terrorism law to replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said on Sunday. The PTA was introduced as a temporary arrangement to counter the campaign of separatist violence by the Tamil minority militant groups in 1979. Addressing reporters in the central district … Read more

Singapore To Keep LGBTQ Content Restrictions Despite Repealing Gay Sex Ban – Deadline

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Singapore’s government has confirmed that it will continue to restrict LGBTQ film and media content to older audiences, despite overturning a decades-old law that banned gay sex. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on national TV on Sunday that the city-state would be abolishing the 377A law, which bans sex between men. The law … Read more