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A French appeals court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to enforce compensation for Nicaraguan banana plantation workers harmed by pesticides. The Paris appeals court released a judgment stating that ...

BANGI: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) is monitoring the circulation of a video allegedly linked to Shia practices on social media and is working closely with the Royal Malaysia ...

HUGER — Berkeley County has partnered with conservationists to buy a historic rice plantation that will become a 630-acre park that will be free and open to the public. County officials worked with ...

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has shot down a proposal for halal certification to be expanded into the realm of national governance. Asserting that combating corruption and upholding ...

Jakim director-general Sirajuddin Suhaimee said it is important to distinguish between the Islamic concept of halal, which includes justice, integrity, and good governance, and the certification ...

Once the heart of a sprawling East Texas plantation run on enslaved labor, the Monte Verdi estate—complete with multiple historical markers—is now for sale for $1.59 million. Located on a hilltop in ...

The auditor-general’s latest report found that Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz had awarded a RM25.64 million catering contract to a company which did not possess halal certification from Jakim. (HCTM ...

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will jointly monitor and enforce compliance among halal certificate holders ...

Roughly an hour away, another plantation is working to honor the history of those once enslaved. When Tammika Thompson first heard about the fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation on May 15, she felt ...

Firefighters from Baton Rouge battle a blaze as flames burst from the roof of the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, La., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Years ago, I was having a long lunch with a group ...

Crews continued to douse water onto Louisiana's Nottoway Plantation on Friday morning, May 16, after a devastating fire decimated the historic mansion. First responders from various agencies battled ...