MANILA, Oct 15 (PNA) - A bill seeking to amend the 38-year-old Corporation Code of the Philippines has hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives.
Date: 15 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) - The Dewan Rakyat today approved a motion tabled by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng to allow the government to transfer RM23.5 billion as Malaysian Government Investment Issues (MGII).
Date: 15 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) - Abolishment of the mandatory death sentence will be for all offences, despite objections from various quarters, including families of murder victims, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong.
Date: 15 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Oct 13 (NNT) - The third reading of the draft National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) Act saw 186 lawmakers vote in favor and none against.
Date: 13 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Oct 14 (PNA) - President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to announce his decision on the temporary suspension of the scheduled oil excise tax hike for 2019, as price of oil in the international market is projected to remain at USD80 per barrel level in the coming months.
Date: 14 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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GEORGE TOWN, Oct 12 (Bernama) - The High Court here today rejected an application by Facebook account holder Mohsin Abdul Latif for a review of the court’s decision in acquitting and discharging former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon on corruption charges.
Date: 12 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) - The Cabinet has decided to temporarily suspend actions under the Sedition Act, said Communications and Multimedia Minister, Gobind Singh Deo.
Date: 11 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Oct 11 (NNT) - According to the Royal Thai Police (RTP), crime victims would soon be able to file their complaints at any police station in Thailand.
Date: 11 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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MANILA, Oct 11 (PNA) - The Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday said it is seeking final guidance from economic managers on President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s openness to suspend excise tax on oil products.
Date: 11 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, Oct 10 (PNA) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon recommitted Resolution of Both Houses No. 15 (RBH 15), or the draft federal charter, to amend the transitory provision that skips over the Vice President in the line of succession to the presidency.
Date: 10 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, Oct 10 (PNA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed on third and final reading the landmark Universal Health Care Bill which seeks to guarantee equal access to quality and affordable health services for all Filipinos.
Date: 10 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) - A man who pleaded guilty to being an intermediary for prostitution surprised the High Court here today when he requested to be given more strokes of the cane for a shorter jail time.
Date: 10 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Oct 9 (NNT) - The government has endorsed the draft Sugar Cane and Sugar Act to ensure that the Thai sugar industry thrives systematically and benefits the farmers.
Date: 09 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Oct 9 (PNA) - Congress has decided to recall the coco levy bill from the Office of the President to introduce an amendment that would save the measure from being vetoed, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday.
Date: 09 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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Businesses in Myanmar still rely on outdated colonial-era laws enacted by the British more than one hundred years ago to protect Intellectual Property (IP) rights.
Date: 09 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Myanmar Times
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BANGKOK, Oct 9 (NNT) - A vice president of the National Legislative Assembly has confirmed that the legislature will enact all major laws before the end of the year.
Date: 09 October 2018; Type: Industry Updates; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Oct 8 (PNA) - The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure providing mandatory Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) coverage for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).
Date: 08 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) - The repeal of the Sedition Act should take place at the next sitting of Parliament, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
Date: 08 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, Oct 5 (NNT) - Tax payers no longer have to present proof of their health insurance payments to have their income taxes deducted under a move by the Revenue Department to have the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) share tax payer data with it.
Date: 05 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, Oct 5 (PNA) - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has amended its rule on substitute candidates particularly for those who will withdraw their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in the May 2019 midterm polls.
Date: 05 October 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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