News: Nearly 36 million men, women and children are living in modern slavery worldwide in 2014, according to the second edition of Walk Free's Global Slavery Index (GSI) describing modern slavery as a "hidden crime" and "big business." The organisation defined modern slavery as the deprivation of individual liberty for the purpose of exploitation. This broad definition includes many slavery-related practices such as human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, forced…

News The Minister in the Prime Minister Department of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom, has recently announced the formation of a special unit task force with the help of Department of Islamic Development, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission as well as the respective State's Department in Islamic Affairs to address and combat the increasing trend of horrendous slander, defamation and humiliating act directed towards Islam. [Source: Berita Harian, 20th…

News: The Nation has reported three women shot dead in far South Thailand on 15th November, including the 179th teacher killed in a decade. Two women were shot dead in Yala's Betong district, while a female teacher was also fatally shot in Pattani's Khok Pho district. The schoolteacher - Isara Chairitchok was shot at her house's gasoline pump shop in Khok Pho, her death made Isara the 179th teacher to…

News: The Guardian Newspaper of 13 November 15, 2014 reported that poverty, health and education are the main challenges facing Tanzania. According to the report brief titled: ‘Tanzania towards 2015: Citizen Preferences and views on political leadership research' conducted on Tanzania Mainland between 2012 and September 2014 shows that the three plights have been ranked among the foremost national problems for three consecutive years - 2012, 2013 and 2014. According…