![Teenager pleads guilty to setting cat on fire Teenager pleads guilty to setting cat on fire](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/51714734383_bakaranakkucingjp.jpg)
Teenager pleads guilty to setting cat on fire
The youth together with two others, who are still at large, were charged with cruelty and causing pain to the cat by burning the animal.
Fri May 03 2024
![UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/51664184363_UnitedNations.jpg)
UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas
United Nations said the untested method may subject him to "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture."
Thu Jan 04 2024
![Penang Assembly unanimously approves motion of solidarity with Palestine Penang Assembly unanimously approves motion of solidarity with Palestine](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/81700804383_TBPENANGFLAG.jpg)
Penang Assembly unanimously approves motion of solidarity with Palestine
The Penang State Legislative Assembly today unanimously approved a motion to express solidarity with the Palestinian people for the cruelty and tyranny of the Israeli Zionist regime.
Fri Nov 24 2023
TNR — On a Mission to End the Killing of Strays
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. To my mind, I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.” On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Choong Koon Yean, President of IAPWA Penang, and Asther Lau, President of the Animal Kindness Coalition about humanely managing stray animal populations through Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage (TNRM) efforts.
Sun Sep 24 2023
![[COLUMNIST] The government must immediately drop cruel new amendments to the Constitution which creates vast new class of stateless persons [COLUMNIST] The government must immediately drop cruel new amendments to the Constitution which creates vast new class of stateless persons](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/41665462264_JalurGemilang.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] The government must immediately drop cruel new amendments to the Constitution which creates vast new class of stateless persons
The very government which has promised reform, is taking active steps which will consign the stateless to a hopeless legal limbo.
Wed Aug 30 2023
![Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don't make it a cruel summer and come to Canada Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don't make it a cruel summer and come to Canada](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-07/81688703909_JustinSwift.jpg)
Trudeau to Taylor Swift: Don't make it a cruel summer and come to Canada
Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to try to convince American pop star Taylor Swift to add some stops on her "Eras Tour" in Canada.
Fri Jul 07 2023
The Future is Female: Be Kind To Every Kind
Melisa Idris speaks to Christine Chin, Chairperson of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Selangor (SPCA Selangor) about responsible pet ownership and animal rescue, and what is needed to create a caring and compassionate community that lives in harmony with all animals.
Sun Feb 12 2023
![Deschamps' France greeted in Paris after 'cruel' World Cup final defeat Deschamps' France greeted in Paris after 'cruel' World Cup final defeat](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/71671494135_DidierDeschamps.jpg)
Deschamps' France greeted in Paris after 'cruel' World Cup final defeat
Didier Deschamps thanked fans after France landed back in Paris following their "cruel" World Cup final defeat to Argentina on Sunday.
Mon Dec 19 2022
![World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of activists World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of activists](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/71658800705_MYANMAR.jpg)
World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of activists
The men were accused of helping a civilian resistance movement that has fought the military since last year's coup and bloody crackdown.
Tue Jul 26 2022
![Johnny Depp, back on stand, calls Heard abuse claims 'cruel and false' Johnny Depp, back on stand, calls Heard abuse claims 'cruel and false'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-05/81653533653_JohnnyDepp.jpg)
Johnny Depp, back on stand, calls Heard abuse claims 'cruel and false'
I have spoken up for what I've been carrying on my back, reluctantly, for six years, Depp says.
Thu May 26 2022
![Selangor Tengku Permaisuri disappointed people can still be cruel to animals Selangor Tengku Permaisuri disappointed people can still be cruel to animals](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-05/71652942036_TBKEMPENSTRAYCAT.jpg)
Selangor Tengku Permaisuri disappointed people can still be cruel to animals
Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin has expressed her disappointment as there are still people who could openly treat animals inhumanely.
Thu May 19 2022
![Bags and jackets made with human skin? PETA hits hard with its latest campaign against animal cruelty Bags and jackets made with human skin? PETA hits hard with its latest campaign against animal cruelty](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/81638437678_PETA.jpg)
Bags and jackets made with human skin? PETA hits hard with its latest campaign against animal cruelty
Fashion is sometimes surprising, but what this new e-shop offers is simply shocking.
Thu Dec 02 2021
![Rosmah breaks down in court, says charges cruel and heinous Rosmah breaks down in court, says charges cruel and heinous](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-10/41633427514_TBROSMAH.jpg)
Rosmah breaks down in court, says charges cruel and heinous
Rosmah burst into tears as she read out the last two pages of her witness statement on the second day proceeding of her defence trial.
Wed Oct 06 2021
![Olympic body lambasts 'cruel' 28-day quarantine for athletes returning to South Australia Olympic body lambasts 'cruel' 28-day quarantine for athletes returning to South Australia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-08/61628676562_SYDNEY.jpg)
Olympic body lambasts 'cruel' 28-day quarantine for athletes returning to South Australia
The additional quarantine requirement for athletes currently isolating comes on top of the two weeks mandate for all arrivals from overseas.
Wed Aug 11 2021
![Police investigating alleged dog cruelty involving council workers Police investigating alleged dog cruelty involving council workers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/61622899752_PDRM.jpg)
Police investigating alleged dog cruelty involving council workers
Police said two reports have been lodged over the cruel and inhumane act and the incident has gone viral on social media.
Sat Jul 10 2021