Search For "lawmaker"
Japan's ruling party postpones bill supporting LGBT community
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose not to submit to the current parliamentary session a cross-party bill that would give LGBT minorities more awareness, due to difficulties among the party's lawmakers in reaching a general agreement on some asp
Read More
Lawmakers from several countries congratulate new president of Tibetan gov
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Parliamentarian and the members of Tibet Support Group from several countries congratulated Penpa Tsering, the newly elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Read More
Hindu lawmaker in Pak seeks 'non-Muslims' status for religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament, seeking a constitutional amendment that would ensure that religious minorities in the Muslim majority nation are constitutionally identified as non-Muslims, in a bid to
Read More
China changes electoral system to strip democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): With the overhauling of election rules in Hong Kong, China has stamped out the opposition by reducing public voting rights. The Hong Kong legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically curtails islanders' right to vote as the majority of lawmak
Read More
Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
Read More
Pakistan: Sindh lawmaker proposes law making marriage compulsory for youth
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): In a bizarre move, a Pakistani lawmaker has sought to bring a law making it compulsory for parents to wed off their children once they turn 18 years old.
Read More
Nepal's ruling party expels 11 lawmakers for supporting Opposition allianc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 24 (ANI): Nepal's ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on Monday expelled 11of its lawmakers including former Prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal for going against the party and supporting the alliance formed by the Opp
Read More
Bilawal Bhutto claims Imran Khan will 'flee Pakistan' like other lawmakers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will also flee from the country like other lawmakers.
Read More
China hopes EU will do 'serious reflection' over halt of investment pact
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): China has said EU states "disregarded facts" on the human rights issue in Xinjiang after the European Parliament froze the legislative process for ratifying the investment pact with Beijing, in response to sanctions against EU lawmakers.
Read More
Japanese lawmakers pledge to 'mobilize efforts' to resolve Tibet issue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese lawmakers have congratulated the newly elected president of the Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering and pledged to "mobilise" efforts towards resolution of the Tibet issue.
Read More
EU reaches deal on approving COVID 'travel pass'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 21 (ANI): European lawmakers have reached an agreement that would allow people to travel among European countries through a digital proof of coronavirus vaccination status, COVID test results, or recovery from an infection, as per DW News.
Read More
European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted to freeze the legislative process for ratifying the EU's investment pact with China, until Beijing lifts sanctions against EU lawmakers, in retaliation for the condemnation of human rights abuses in Xin
Read More