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Fresh bid to push change in Manila charter gained protests
By John Lloyd Hoffman and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines- The effort of staunch allies of Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to push the revision of the 1987 Constitution to eliminate current
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Aquino rejects new Charter change bid
Manila :: Philippines | 4 days ago
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Philippines President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday thumbed down a new pitch for Charter change by his allies in Congress ahead of the opening of the 16th Congress in July. The President disagreed with the views expressed by some lawmakers that certain
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Charter change may cut appointed senators' terms
Bangkok :: Thailand | 23 days ago
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During the House special committee vetting of Article 10 of the charter-amendment bill, Pheu Thai party-list MP Sunai Chulapongsathorn proposed that the terms of all appointed senators be ended once the charter revisions take effect. Elected senators
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Charter change conflict getting dangerous
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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The opposition Democrat Party has been trying to use all tricks inside Parliament to delay the amendment bills. It has cited all sorts of legal technicalities to rock the boat. For example, it was opposed to the chairing of the joint meeting of MPs
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Fed up with politics, public shuns debate on charter changes
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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Abac poll surveyed 2,357 respondents aged 18 and over residing in 17 provinces in the Central region, North, South and Northeast. Less than half said they watched or listened to the three-day debate broadcast between April 1-3...Another 26 per cent
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Locked in suspicion over charter change
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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The government and its opponents are equally at fault for fuelling animosity. All sides agree on the untold damage inflicted by the 2006 coup. Hence, it is ironic, even absurd, that relevant parties are citing the coup as a pretext to push for their
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Charter change no sure thing for goverment
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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The government decided to abandon its ambitious plan to construct an entire mountain at once; instead, it is now seeking to secure one rock at a time, before putting them together later. It won't be easy to get the three charter-amendment bills
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Revising law on dissolution key to charter change
Brussels :: Belgium | 2 months ago
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That key is the revocation of the party dissolution clause in the Constitution. Opponents of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra successfully invoked this clause to disband Pheu Thai's predecessors, Thai Rak Thai and People Power parties...Last year, the
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Push for charter change 'mired in conflict of interest
Bangkok :: Thailand | 2 months ago
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00 am The senatorial clique known as the Group of 40 has threatened to seek judicial review in a bid to block the ruling party's push for charter change. The Pheu Thai Party has unveiled a legislative draft to amend four charter provisions, billed as
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Oakland Park ballot includes six charter amendments
Oakland Park :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Voters here will decide if city elections should be moved from March to November, if the city should change how it elects commissioners and if commissioners should disclose any conflicts of interest they have before discussing commission items. A
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