Selamat Hari Raya, and happy holidays! I am also stuck in the Raya mood, and the most exciting event that happened in Malaysia was the Angkasawan blast-off to space. "We have lift-off!". Nina has sent me her take on the AIDS debate, I'll post it online next week. So, just a quick summary on what's interesting (that I know of):
1.'Legalise drugs' report supported (BBC)
North Wales Police Authority has backed a review of drug laws after its chief constable urged legalisation.
Richard Brunstrom asked the authority to back his calls to scrap current laws, legalise most drugs and bring in a new system to control them. While it agreed to support the report - to go to the Home Secretary as part of UK-wide consultation, it stopped short of calling to scrap current laws. A senior police officers' body called legalisation "a counsel of despair".
2. Genetic testing, Discrimination and Privacy (Council for Responsible Genetics)
The Genome Project has sparked a huge debate on its repercussions on the society. One of the most important issue was the abuse of genetic information and accompanying discrimination. Surf this site for more information.
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Where do we draw the line?
4. Space tourism and Space exploration
The next frontier vs a total waste of time (and money)
That's all folks for this week :).
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