![We don't all smoke weed in Germany, Scholz assures Chinese students We don't all smoke weed in Germany, Scholz assures Chinese students](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/81713170470_OlafScholzjpg.jpg)
We don't all smoke weed in Germany, Scholz assures Chinese students
Chancellor Olaf Scholz who is on a visit to China, said Germany wanted to bring cannabis "out of the grey area".
Mon Apr 15 2024
![China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns' China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/41679464894_MEKONG.jpg)
China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'
Those who live by the Mekong collecting river weed for decades, but their harvest has fallen since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Wed Mar 22 2023
![2 maut dalam kebakaran hutan di utara California 2 maut dalam kebakaran hutan di utara California](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/41662353596_MillFire.jpg)
2 maut dalam kebakaran hutan di utara California
Kebakaran Mill telah memusnahkan 4,254 ekar (17.2 kilometer (km) persegi) manakala 25 peratus lagi kawasan tidak terjejas.
Mon Sep 05 2022
![Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-08/41660730637_CANNABIS.jpg)
Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister
Thailand's health minister discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed.
Wed Aug 17 2022
![Understanding medical cannabis: What's Malaysia getting into? Understanding medical cannabis: What's Malaysia getting into?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-12/41606964287_MedicalCannabis.jpg)
Understanding medical cannabis: What's Malaysia getting into?
CBD does not have psychoactive properties and has a lot of therapeutic potential, which is what people focus on when they talk about medical cannabis.
Tue Jul 26 2022
![Jilted lovers take revenge by naming cockroaches for Valentine's Day Jilted lovers take revenge by naming cockroaches for Valentine's Day](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-02/71644810720_KENT.jpg)
Jilted lovers take revenge by naming cockroaches for Valentine's Day
Requests have already been flooding in from all over the world to the Hemsley Conservation Centre.
Mon Feb 14 2022
![Weeding out unsustainable kelulut honey harvesting practices Weeding out unsustainable kelulut honey harvesting practices](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/41622687476_Kelulut.jpg)
Weeding out unsustainable kelulut honey harvesting practices
Experts caution that harvesting of the honey must be carried out in a sustainable manner to maintain bee populations.
Thu Jun 03 2021
![Skull, bone fragments found in oil palm plantation near Teluk Intan Skull, bone fragments found in oil palm plantation near Teluk Intan](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-05/51620568755_garisanpolis.jpg)
Skull, bone fragments found in oil palm plantation near Teluk Intan
Ahmad Adnan says the skull and bone fragments were found scattered in the farm by a Bangladeshi worker who was spraying weedkiller.
Thu May 27 2021
![Police to update interstate application system to weed out fake documents - IGP Police to update interstate application system to weed out fake documents - IGP](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-05/41620873916_CPOsmanMamat.jpg)
Police to update interstate application system to weed out fake documents - IGP
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will be updating the interstate application system to prevent the falsification of documents in future.
Thu May 13 2021
![Housewife reaps extra income from cultivating Wolffia Housewife reaps extra income from cultivating Wolffia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/81615361009_rumpaiWolffia.jpg)
Housewife reaps extra income from cultivating Wolffia
With a capital of less than RM300, Diani is now earning about RM2,000 per month from the sale of Wolffia weeds depending on the demand.
Wed Mar 10 2021
![Wait, what? Dutch justice minister explains lockdown rules for weed Wait, what? Dutch justice minister explains lockdown rules for weed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-10/51603181415_AMSTERDAM.jpg)
Wait, what? Dutch justice minister explains lockdown rules for weed
Under the country's tolerance policy, the drug is sold openly at cafes known as "coffee shops."
Tue Oct 20 2020
![High-flying drone drops weed over Tel Aviv High-flying drone drops weed over Tel Aviv](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-09/41599202746_TELAVIV.jpg)
High-flying drone drops weed over Tel Aviv
A drone dropped packets of what looked like cannabis over a main square in Tel Aviv after activists seeking to legalise the drug in Israel.
Fri Sep 04 2020
![Jobless man charged with planting weed Jobless man charged with planting weed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2020-06/61592993792_TBDAUNGANJA.jpg)
Jobless man charged with planting "weed"
Muhamad Faisol Nor @ Nordin, 38, however, pleaded not guilty before judge Sharifah Norazlita Syed Salim Idid.
Wed Jun 24 2020
![Is MIA a regulator or a country club? Is MIA a regulator or a country club?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-08/71503063856_MIA.jpg)
Is MIA a regulator or a country club?
Why should MIA's membership be made compulsory if there are no serious efforts to weed out members who failed to uphold MIAs own standards?
Fri Aug 18 2017
![South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-07/41500543152_TOPsinger.jpg)
South Korea gives pop idol T.O.P. suspended jail term for smoking weed
The use of marijuana is illegal and considered a serious crime in South Korea, but the severity of punishment has eased from the past.
Thu Jul 20 2017