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Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it.

A COUNCILLOR who championed the establishment of a Rural Affairs sub-committee within Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has demanded legal advice…

Parliament Urges Laboratory Scientists To Call Off Strike

I see no other way for Malaysia to move forward in this state of emergency.

  Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has told Members of Parliament (MPs) to psyche themselves for hard work and long sitting hours. According to him the second meeting of the eighth Parliament promises to be very busy since the House is expected to consider and pass into law some important Bills “It is true, Like, medical practitioners there is no rest for an MP…I can only urge members to psyche up for hard work and long sitting hours. Speaker Alban Bagbin made the remark when the Parliam...

MPs Must Brace Themselves For Long Sitting Hours - Speaker Bagbin

705 Parliament will work conscientiously to pass all outstanding bills, treaties and agreements during its second meeting. The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S. K. Bagbin, who gave the assurance yesterday when he opened the Second Meeting of the First Session of the Eighth Parliament, said apart from seeing to the early passage of the New Standing Orders of Parliament, the House was expected to consider and pass into law a number of important bills. The bills include the Petroleum Management A...

Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau. Picture: RAMA The Fijian Parliament will meet virtually in the foreseeable future to ensure adherence to the health and safety protocols in place nationwide. This, according to Speaker of Parliament Ratu Epeli Nailatikau during his opening address yesterday. Members of Parliament living within the Suva containment zone attended in person while other MPs connected virtually from their homes. “Parliament will continue to meet in order to carry out...

Fuimaono Dylan Asafo * Opinion - In my view, the first meeting of the new parliament on the afternoon of Monday 24 May 2021, which included the swearing-in of Fiame Naomi Mataafa as the Prime Minister of Samoa (along with the swearing-in of the Speaker, Cabinet Ministers, and elected members) was constitutional in light of the extraordinary circumstances Samoa was facing. In other words, the FAST-led government did not carry out a coup, but rather they acted in a way which was necessary to prev...

Samoa's Prime Minister-elect says she doesn't think the accusation of treason by the incumbent leader holds sway, and he is having a hard time letting go of power.