The House committee on justice took the next step in overhauling the outdated Revised Penal Code as it formed four Technical Working Groups (TWGs) to refine House Bill 6204 or the proposed Philippine Code of Crimes on Tuesday.
Date: 20 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: House of Representatives
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BANGKOK, June 21 (NNT) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, has voiced his agreement with the cancellation of electronic waste imports and said Article 44 of the Constitution may be deployed if a satisfactory resolution to the problem cannot be found.
Date: 21 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, June 21 (PNA) - After voting to raise the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to the status of an independent constitutional body, the expert panel tasked to draft a Federal Constitution wants to give the body its own Witness Protection Program (WPP).
Date: 21 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, June 20 (PNA) - The NEDA Board’s National Land Use Committee (NB-NLUC) pushed for the immediate resolution of boundary conflicts among Local Government Units (LGUs) and reiterated its call for the passage of the proposed National Land Use Act (NaLUA).
Date: 20 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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The Ministry of Planning and Finance yesterday released its latest notification (47/2018) on withholding tax, which replaces notification (51/2017) released May 22, 2017.
Date: 20 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Myanmar Times
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All enterprises that have been registered and have obtained a tax ID will have to comply with the Value Added Tax Law. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, yesterday presented a draft of the amended Law on Value Added Tax to the National Assembly to consider and approve.
Date: 20 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Vientiane Times
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MANILA, June 19 (PNA) - The Supreme Court (SC) junked the appeal of the Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) to collect PHP51 billion in damages from the estate of the late former President Ferdinand Marcos and his cronies who allegedly connived to acquire ill-gotten wealth through behest loans.
Date: 19 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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Yogyakarta, June 19 (ANTARA News) - The governments of Indonesia and Finland organized the second meeting of the Secretary- General's High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation in Helsinki on Monday, the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Jakarta said in a statement.
Date: 19 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Antara
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The duties and structure of the Bank of the Lao PDR’s executive board were at the centre of debate at the National Assembly (NA) yesterday, with the aim of strengthening the bank’s management and preventing illegal financial activities.
Date: 19 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Vientiane Times
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BANGKOK, June 18 (NNT) - The Thai government has reminded foreign laborers to verify their nationality and complete the authorization process for working in Thailand by June 30, reiterating that employees and employers will face legal action if they miss the deadline.
Date: 18 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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BANGKOK, June 18 (NNT) - The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has held discussions with the police and financial institutions on using the Anti-Money Laundering Act to seize the assets of online gambling and call center rings.
Date: 18 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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The government will be the only authority to determine the size of public debt, which must not be over 25 percent of annual state revenue.
Date: 18 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Vientiane Times
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BANGKOK, June 16 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has accepted in principle three drug related bills and proposed the invocation of Article 44 of the interim charter to legalize the use of marijuana in healthcare.
Date: 16 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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BANGKOK, June 15 (NNT) - A committee of the National Legislative Assembly has assured the Thai public that consideration of the fiscal 2019 budget expenditure bill will focus on a number of key principles.
Date: 15 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, June 15 (PNA) - The Court of Appeals (CA) upheld the decision of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC RTC) allowing the Maynilad Water Services Inc. to increase water rates for its consumers.
Date: 17 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, June 14 (PNA) - The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed its decision exonerating former officials of the state-owned Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) from administrative liability in connection with the dispute over the development of the 247-hectare Camp John Hay, a rest and recreation site in Baguio City.
Date: 14 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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MANILA, June 14 (PNA) - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Wednesday witnessed the signing of an agreement to launch the implementation of the law providing free tuition in all State and Local Universities and Colleges (SUCs/LUCs).
Date: 13 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) - The Sessions Court here today sentenced a 22-year-old jobless youth to 30 months in prison for attempting to rob a DBKL retiree of her gold necklace.
Date: 14 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Bernama
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BANGKOK, June 13 (NNT) - The President of the National Legislative Assembly has confirmed that the draft law on the election of the Members of Parliament has already been submitted to the Prime Minister.
Date: 13 June 2018; Type: Industry Updates; Source: National News Bureau of Thailand
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MANILA, June 13 (PNA) - In light of the recent suicide cases involving international celebrities, Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law the Mental Health Act which seeks to provide help to Filipinos suffering from depression and other mental health issues up to the community level.
Date: 13 June 2018; Type: Legal News; Source: Philippine News Agency
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