Making Our Laws
Region: IndiaEver since the Prime Minister moved the motion of confidence in the Lok Sabha the usually very staid and dowdy Lok Sabha Channel on television has become very watch able. The Lok Sabha is packed and the house is full. Memb... more
Views: 740U.K. Government Trying to Save Anonymous Testimony
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)The Law Lords, a group of legislators in Britain’s upper house of parliament, last week struck down the use of anonymous testimony during trials. The group ruled that “no conviction should be based solely or to... more
Views: 879Sri Lanka: Bomb Blasts and an Ongoing Conflict
Region: Sri Lanka
by Nishadha Silva Senior parliamentarian and one of the most important ministers in the present government was assassinated by the LTTE. The bomber is believed to have come disguised as a Marathon runner.Defe... more
Views: 878Of Irresponsible Representatives.
Region: MalaysiaDARO,SARAWAK, MALAYSIA: Friday. For those who made it their business to flip through our dailies these are the times when news about walk-out and insults traded made it sounds lik... more
Views: 907Educating India's Parliamentarians
Region: India
Parliament is in season and as is usual, it is providing its own brand of entertainment. But this time what has caught my eye has are a few incidents, each distressing in its own way. First was Prime Minister Man Mohan Sin... more
Views: 1694Deadlock in parliament in Malawi
Region: MalawiMembers of Parliament( MPs) in Malawi have rejected a request by the government to debate the 2007/2008 budget insisiting that the Speaker of Parliament Louis Chimango invoke section 65 of the constitution to declare some ... more
Views: 717Opposition plan to impeach Malawian President
Region: MalawiIt never rains but pours for the President of Malawi Dr. Bingu Wa MUtharika because before a month could lapse after the death of his wife Ethel Mutharika ,the opposition are planning to impeach him from power. Sour... more
Views: 814Supreme court ruling to affect economy
Region: MalawiThe Supreme Court Ruling will adversely affect the economy of Malawi because government will have to find money for by- elections which it did not budget for in the 2006/2007 financial year, it has been learned... more
Views: 957Malawi in crisis! Over 60 seats of Members of Parliament to be declared vacant
Region: MalawiOver 60 seats of Members of Parliament , mostly from the government’s side are expected to be declared vacant when Parliament meets on June 29 this year, it has been learned. This is in response to the rulin... more
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