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General debate set for April
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/03/2024
» The general debate has been set for April 3-4 amid a warning that the opposition could face a legal backlash if they bring up issues related to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Deputy House speaker denies evading summons
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/12/2023
» Padipat Suntiphada, the first deputy House speaker, has denied as untrue a report that he has evaded a summons in a defamation case filed by a Bhumjaithai Party member.
Lebanon marks 3 years since catastrophic Beirut blast
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» BEIRUT - Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held to account as political and legal pressures suspend the investigation.
BBC defends refusal to name presenter linked to scandal
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» LONDON: BBC chief Tim Davie on Tuesday insisted on allowing a high-profile presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images to remain anonymous, despite mounting calls for his identity to be revealed.
Without fear or favour
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/03/2023
» An accusation about the role several judges may have played in revoking an arrest warrant against a senator accused of having links with drug trafficking rings and money laundering is the latest hot potato for the judiciary system.
Belgian lawmaker charged in EU graft probe
AFP, Published on 12/02/2023
» BRUSSELS - Prosecutors on Saturday charged a Belgian lawmaker in the European parliament with corruption after searching his bank safe as part of a probe into a bribery scandal linked to Qatar that has rocked the EU.
Belgian MEP detained for questioning in EU graft probe
AFP, Published on 11/02/2023
» BRUSSELS - Police on Friday detained a Belgian European Parliament member for questioning after searching a bank safe belonging to him as part of a probe into a bribery scandal that has rocked the EU.
EU parliament lifts immunity of two MEPs in graft probe
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday lifted the immunity of two lawmakers targeted in a Belgian probe into suspected bribery linked to Qatar and Morocco.
Turncoat suspect blows open EU parliament graft probe
AFP, Published on 24/01/2023
» BRUSSELS - Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament.
Key suspect in EU graft scandal cuts deal with prosecutors
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» BRUSSELS - A key suspect in a spreading EU graft scandal, former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, has cut a deal to divulge information about countries involved and bribes made, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday.