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Myanmar to select new president Wednesday
Published on 26/03/2018
» YANGON: The Myanmar parliament will select a new president on Wednesday, with lawmakers choosing among three vice presidents for the successor to Htin Kyaw, the country's civilian president who resigned last week.
Cambodia ruling party wins all senate seats: election committee
Kyodo News, Published on 25/02/2018
» Cambodia's ruling party won all the Senate seats at stake in an election Sunday, according to the National Election Committee, further consolidating the party's lock on power in one of Southeast Asia's economically fastest growing but most authoritarian nations.
Suu Kyi party takes at least 7 of 12 seats in by-elections
Kyodo News, Published on 02/04/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy party won at least seven of the 12 elections on Saturday for seats in parliament, and the military-backed party at least one, Myanmar's election commission said on Sunday in releasing the first official results.
Malaysia trade minister calls on parliament to pass TPP bill
Published on 26/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's trade minister warned Tuesday that the country will lag behind Vietnam if it does not accede to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as parliament began a session to debate and vote on the controversial free trade pact.
Malaysia to raise minimum wage to spur demand
Published on 23/10/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Amid the global uncertainty that could see Malaysia's economic growth slowing next year, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is pushing for a higher minimum wage and bigger handouts for the poor in a proposed 2016 budget announced Friday.
Myanmar keeps anti-Suu Kyi law
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2014
» Nay Pyi Daw - Myanmar's joint house committee on constitutional amendment recommended in a report presented to parliament that a clause be maintained in the charter effectively barring opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running for presidency.