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Indonesia issues emergency regulation to replace jobs law

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo signed an emergency regulation on Friday to replace a controversial job creation law that a court had ruled was flawed, arguing global economic uncertainty next year gives him a legal basis for such a move.

Reuters

Politicians make hay while the sun shines

It was a year of tumult on the political front, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's selection as sole prime ministerial candidate of the United Thai Nation Party, the Constitutional Court's ruling that Prime Minister Prayut's term still had time to run, and the landslide victory of independent candidate Chadchart Sittipunt…

Bangkok Post

Under Indonesia's new criminal code, rights groups fear more women will be forced to marry their rapists to escape prosecution

Three women's rights groups say Indonesia's controversial new criminal code will make it easier and more common for sexual assault victims to be forced into marrying their own rapists. WARNING: Readers may find details in this story distressing.

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Spain’s top court blocks government vote in unprecedented move

Spain’s Constitutional Court has handed down a ruling preventing the upper house of Parliament from voting on a controversial amendment to the country's penal code

The Independent UK

Spain: Top court puts brakes on govt in unprecedented move

Spain’s top court has handed down a ruling preventing the upper house of Parliament from voting on a controversial amendment to the country's penal code

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Turkish prosecutor says pro-Kurdish party's bank accounts should be blocked -Haberturk

A top Turkish prosecutor requested that the Constitutional Court block the bank accounts belonging to the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), broadcaster Haberturk reported on Monday, as part of a case seeking a political ban on the party.

Reuters

Early House dissolution 'likely'

Potential mass defections to the Bhumjaithai Party could trigger an early House dissolution, according to political observers.

Bangkok Post

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Landslide doubts emerge

With the countdown to the May 7 general election next year having begun, the prospect of Pheu Thai forming the next government on its own could become more distant as the fateful day draws closer, according to a political source.

Bangkok Post

Janusz Walus parole: South Africa's constitutional court was right - but failed the sensitivity test

On 21 November 2022 the Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered the release on parole of Janusz Walus, the Polish national who assassinated Chris Hani on 10 April 1993. Hani was the secretary-general of the South African Communist Party, and one of the leading anti-apartheid stalwarts. The court’s decision, understandably,…

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Indonesia's new criminal code isn't just about sex outside marriage. It endangers press and religious freedom

Indonesia’s controversial new criminal code was passed into law on Tuesday, replacing a clunky old code dating back to at least 1918. Lawmakers have tried for decades to replace it. In fact, the last time legislators tried in 2019, it triggered the largest public protests in Indonesia since the 1998…

The Conversation

Oligarchs weaken Indonesia’s fight against corruption

Indonesia’s efforts to fight government corruption are being corrupted from within parliament, backed by big business, write Charles Simabura and Haykal, in part three of a series on combatting corruption in democracies

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Constitutional Court supports bill on list-MPs

The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the bill on the election of MPs, which governs the new party-list system, did not contradict the constitution.

Bangkok Post

Court to rule on election law

A ruling on Wednesday from the Constitutional Court on the party-list election system is expected to set an important course for Thai politics.

Bangkok Post

Killer of South African anti-apartheid leader stabbed in prison

Gunman who killed Chris Hani in 1993 was attacked by another inmate after he was granted parole, authorities say.

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Oligarchs weaken Indonesia’s fight against corruption

Indonesia’s efforts to fight government corruption are being corrupted from within parliament, backed by big business.

Bangkok Post

Court set to rule on divisor decision

The Constitutional Court is scheduled to rule this Wednesday on the validity of an organic bill concerning the elections of MPs.

The Conversation

How to impeach a president: Ramaphosa case puts new rules to the test in South Africa

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa faces possible impeachment in the country’s parliament over the illegal stashing of thousands of US dollars at his farm in 2020. This is not the first time there’s been a threat of impeachment of a president in post-democratic South Africa. His scandal-prone predecessor, Jacob Zuma,…

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Court 'won't force' PM's hand

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam gave his assurance on Wednesday there is no reason for the prime minister to dissolve the House on Nov 30 or after, no matter how the Constitutional Court rules on an organic law on the elections of MPs.

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Charter Court rules in favour of organic bill on political parties

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the organic bill on political parties does not contravene the constitution.

Reuters

South Korea debates scrapping Cold War-era ban on North's propaganda

Debate is brewing in South Korea over efforts to scrap a decades-old ban on North Korean media, as changing attitudes fuel renewed calls to review a national security law dating from the Cold War.

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South Africa’s top court orders anti-apartheid leader’s killer to be paroled

South Africa’s highest Court has ordered the release of Janusz Walus, the man jailed for killing anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993

The Independent UK

South Africa's top court orders Hani's killer to be paroled

South Africa’s highest Court has ordered the release of Janusz Walus, the man jailed for killing anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993

The Independent UK

Moldova anti-govt protesters return amid energy crisis

Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets of Moldova’s capital to express their dismay amid an acute winter energy crisis and skyrocketing inflation

Bangkok Post

PM: No early dissolution

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, on Tuesday rejected speculation by the opposition that the House could be dissolved in December.

Bangkok Post

Prayut's plans still a mystery

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is keeping tight-lipped about his political future although the Sept 30 Constitutional Court ruling allows him to stand for re-election and serve what remains of his eight-year premiership.

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