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Senior Congress leader and former state minister K.N. Tripathy was on Thursday elected national president of Indian National Trade Union Congress (Intuc) at its annual general meeting held in the presence of several leaders in Ranchi. Speaking to reporters after the formal announcement, Tripathy said Intuc, the trade union wing of the Congress founded in May 1947, would continue to fight against the anti-labour policies of the Union government. “The country is passing through a difficult phas...

– Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Dissatisfied over purported inaction by the Speaker, Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong said 23 Pakatan Harapan MPs are ready to sign statutory declarations (SDs) to back up claims that they witnessed a deputy minister showing his middle finger in the Parliament. Khoo was referring to a Dec 2 incident where Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin allegedly made the gesture during his wrapping-up speech on the Plantation, Industries and Commodities Ministrys 2021 Budget at the commi...

Published on: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The three MPs placed under Home Surveillance Order (HSO) have obtained permission from Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah to attend the Dewan Rakyat sitting yesterday. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said the three MPs, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan and P. Prabakaran (PH-Batu) had written an application letter to Dr Noor H...

IG Punjab has issued a standing order to give additional powers to Additional IG South Punjab Lahore, December 14, 2020 (PPI-OT): Inspector General of Punjab Police Inam Ghani has said that under the vision of Punjab government, Additional IG South Punjab is being empowered and strengthened to provide possible relief to the citizens of South Punjab and solve problems at their doorsteps through effective policing so that police setup may be strengthened by handling administrative, financial and ...

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer found herself in Parliament off the back of special votes. Te Paati Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi started off the term with clashes with the Speaker and a bit of interior redecorating. As part of a year in review series, they spoke to Newsroom about their working relationship and plans for the next three years. "Oh, are those still here?" Debbie Ngarewa-Packer mutters to Rawiri Waititi as they enter the room. Were meeting in Te Paati Māoris ...

Parliament reconvenes today after crunch elections Parliament of Ghana will resume today Monday, December 14, 2020, to continue with legislative business. This comes a week after the country went to the polls in general elections which recorded a massive loss for many sitting Members of Parliament. A statement signed by the Director of Public Relations Kate Addo said the Speaker is acting by order 6 of the Standing Orders of the House. “All Honourable members and staff are to take note and at...

Ghanas parliament reconvenes after tight elections Ghana’s parliament is set to resume today Monday, December 14, 2020 –barely a week after the country held its general elections which saw many MPs lose their seats to new faces. According to a notice from Parliament, the Speaker is acting by order 6 of the Standing Orders of the House. “All Honourable members and staff are to take note and attend the house timeously. Please note that all COVID-19 protocols will be observed at all Parliame...

Mr Ablakwa referred to the gesture as a “thanksgiving offering”. The incumbent lawmaker won the election with a resounding victory. Mr Ablakwa had polled 39, 294 votes representing 89.7% to beat his opponent Richard Arku of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who polled a meagre 4, 086 votes representing 9.32%. Mr Ablakwa noted that the resounding victory means his constituents do not expect anything below excellent representation from him and, therefore,...

12:21 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to allow MPs currently observing home quarantine orders to be present in Parliament for the voting process was a new SOP set by Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun ( pic). “I did not change the SOPs. I was just following SOPs by the Health Ministry and Dr Noor Hisham, ” said Azhar in Parliament on Monday (Dec 14). He was responding to Kelvin Yii (PH-Bandar Kuching), who asked Azhar to state th...

705 The Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has decided to abstain from commenting on whether or not Mr Andrew Amoako Asiamah, would be entertained in Parliament for him to continue his work as the Member of Parliament for Fomena as the House reconvenes Monday, December 14, 2020. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsus explanation is that, "it was a directive given by the Speaker [of Parliament]." to expel Mr Amoako Asiamah from the House. In addition to that, he say...