BANGKOK, 15th August (NNT) - A vice president of the National Legislative Assembly has confirmed that there has not been any discussion on an amendment of the Election Commission Act at this stage.
Date: 15 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 16 (Bernama) - The government hes set up the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) to review the electoral system and regulations in the country.
Date: 16 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) – Efforts are being made to streamline all legislations in the country to set the minimum marriage age limit at 18 years.
Date: 16 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Aug 15 (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved the proposed setting up of a new One Stop Service center to facilitate public queries and business transactions.
Date: 15 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Aug 15 (PNA) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure prohibiting acts of discrimination against women in the workplace.
Date: 15 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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KOTA BHARU, Aug 15 (Bernama) - A man who dresses as a woman or behaves like a transvestite or both, in Kelantan can be fined up to RM1,000 or jailed at least six months or both, said the State Syariah Chief Judge Datuk Daud Muhammad.
Date: 15 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Aug 14 (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved changes to the tax measure aimed at boosting tourism and MICE, or meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions, in secondary provinces.
Date: 14 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Aug 14 (PNA) - A bill seeking to organize and regulate Islamic banks in the country has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives.
Date: 14 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The Mandalay government has revoked the permits for the sale of 57 apartments under the government affordable housing programme after those who were given the rights to buy these units failed to make payment after one year.
Date: 13 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Myanmar Times
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The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality chaired by Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Party-list, Bagong Henerasyon) this week continued its deliberations on a measure seeking to define domestic violence against individuals, including members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, other than women and children.
Date: 11 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 7735 which seeks to replace the quantitative import restrictions on rice with tariffs and create the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund.
Date: 12 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 (Bernama) - Former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom succeeded in his application to strike out an appeal by Yayasan Pembangunan Anak Yatim/Miskin (Pemangkin) and two others in a civil lawsuit.
Date: 13 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Aug 12 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly has voted to pass a new version of the Copyright Act.
Date: 12 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Aug 10 (PNA) - The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Chairman Arsenio Balisacan announced Friday the antitrust body has given the green light to go ahead with the acquisition deal between transport network companies (TNCs) Grab and Uber.
Date: 10 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The government on Thursday said it would not engage with the International Criminal Court (ICC), emphasizing Myanmar is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the tribunal.
Date: 10 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Myanmar Times
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MANILA, Aug 9 (PNA) - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that it has barred the entry of Australian professor Gill Hale Boehringer on August 8.
Date: 09 August 2018; Type: Industry Updates; Source: Philippine News Agency
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Jakarta. Aug 8 (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has agreed to revise its import regulations again following a complaint lodged by the United States (U.S.) with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Aug 2.
Date: 08 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Antara
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KOTA KINABALU, Aug 8 (Bernama) - The Sabah state government has decided to abolish the granting of land through communal grants and to replace it with individual land titles to enable the people in the state to have their names on their respective land titles.
Date: 08 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Aug 7 (NNT) - The cabinet on Tuesday (Aug 7th) has approved the Higher Education Act.
Date: 07 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Aug 8 (PNA) - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday allayed fears of unauthorized data access to the National ID System, clarifying any retrieval will only be allowed under two circumstances-- the presence of a court order or the owner's consent.
Date: 08 August 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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