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Working for Woodsome
News, Published on 05/03/2022
» The Pheu Thai Party has been accused of doing a poor job of hiding its alleged real aim when it proposed repairing what critics have termed as a "busted" organic law on political parties.
1st Shura Council elections herald a new era in Qatar
Published on 16/12/2021
» The year 2021 holds several important implications for the State of Qatar both internally and internationally. Perhaps the most prominent internal achievement of the State of Qatar is the holding of the Shura Council elections for the first time in the country’s history. This is within the framework of the ambitious policy pursued by the State of Qatar to develop its legislative mechanism by expanding the popular participation in the way that reflects the value of Qatari constitution and Qatar National Vision 2030.
Thai politics needs a middle pathway
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 20/11/2021
» The ditching of a charter amendment bill by the joint parliament chambers is anything but a surprise. Yet, it would be wrong to think that the defeat is the end of the pro-democracy movement's audacious campaign. Indeed all factions realise nullifying the military-sponsored 2017 charter will be a drawn-out case of political warfare.
Pheu Thai warns on House no-show
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/11/2021
» The Pheu Thai Party is threatening to get the Constitutional Court involved after several cabinet ministers failed to show up to a parliamentary inquiry, claiming they had a more important function to attend.
Curfew power carries over
News, Published on 23/09/2021
» An amended Communicable Disease Act will grant the national committee on communicable diseases authority equivalent to that of the emergency decree, the government said on Wednesday.
Censure motions filed, target PM, 5 ministers
Online Reporters, Published on 16/08/2021
» The opposition on Monday filed motions of no-confidence in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and five other cabinet ministers, setting the scene for a parliamentary censure debate.
A G7 Deal on a Global Minimum Tax for Companies Faces Hurdles
Business, Published on 08/06/2021
» An agreement by wealthy countries to impose minimum taxes on multinational companies faces a rocky path to implementation, with many governments likely to wait and see what others, especially a divided U.S. Congress, will do.
No surprises as Syria's Assad re-elected for 4th term
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» DAMASCUS - Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of war-ravaged Syria, official results showed on Thursday, despite Western accusations the polls were "neither free nor fair".
Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections
AFP, Published on 06/02/2021
» MOGADISHU: Emergency talks between Somalia's divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the president's mandate expires.
Parliament readies for crisis session
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/10/2020
» Parliament president Chuan Leekpai on Thursday chaired a meeting to prepare for a two-day extraordinary joint session to discuss ways to defuse the ongoing political crisis.