A delegation of Perak's Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives led by its Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin visited the Parliament today.During the visit, the delegation held meetings with opposition leaders including PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang.In a brief press conference later, Mohammad Nizar said the meetings did not
After the presidential elections perhaps the most important event in the political calendar will be the parliamentary elections (to be held around March/April 2009, if I am not wrong?).
It is an excellent opportunity to bring out fresh new faces into political spectrum of the country. With the changes that are being brought to the political system of the country perhaps the most important entity
The Ministry of Construction Thursday recommended a German consortium be awarded the contract to build a new National Assembly Hall in Hanoi.
The ministry is seeking the approval of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for German joint venture GMP International GmbH and Inros Lackner AG to be awarded the contract to design and build the new hall.
If approved, the new National Assembly Hall will
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted to make Vladimir Putin the prime minister.
Putin’s confirmation in the State Duma comes a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev.
Thursday’s 392-56 vote caps months of maneuvering by the popular leader to maintain influence after stepping down from the presidency due to term [...]
1. Exemption available under sections 10A and 10B has been extended by one more year. Consequently, these exemptions will now be available up to the assessment year 2010-11.2. The scheme of disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) has been modified with retrospective effect from the assessment year 2005-06 on the following lines—Tax is deductible but not deductedNo deduction in the current previous yearIf tax is deducted in any subsequent year, the expenditure will be deducted in the year in which TDS will be deposited by the assessee with the Government.Tax is deductible (and is so deducted) during the last month (i.e., in the month of March) of the previous year but it is not deposited on or before the due date of submission of return of income under section 139(1)No deduction in the curre
The plight of the family of murdered Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu wastaken to Parliament today, while the 222 newly-elected members gatheredfor their oath-taking ceremony.Altantuya's father, Dr Shaariibuu Setev (photo), was in the buildingthis morning with a one-page letter appealing for the help of the MPsin relation to the case.Shaariibuu had hoped to personally deliver the letter to both PrimeMinister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Najib AbdulRazak.
Dharamshala: Dolma Gyari, the deputy speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, left Dharamshala today to Chandigarh.
She is expected to meet Punjab’s chief minister in Chandigarh. Later in the evening she will depart to Jaipur via Delhi.
On 29 April, Mrs Gyari will attend a meeting on the current situation in Tibet in Jaipur at the [...]
The NDA’s agitation on price rise issue rocked Parliament with both the Houses being adjourned for two hours as opposition disrupted proceedings over UPA government’s “failure” to contain inflation.
In the Lok Sabha, trouble started during the Question Hour itself when members of BJP and its allies, who had formed a human chain outside the Parliament [...]
This is revolting. You say ‘female circumcision,’ I say ‘remove the primary pleasure center on a woman’s body so that she can’t ever experience the pleasure a man does during intercourse’. I know, their version’s more succinct.
From Gateway Pundit:
After a heated debate in parliament this month, Yemeni women’s rights advocates lost their battle to ban [...]
Nandamuri Hari Krishna took the oath in Parliament in Telugu.That made many Telugu people proud for bringing unique identity to the state by echoing Telugu on National Dais. But a set of people started murmuring about Hari Krishna's inability to speak English or Hindi. It is said that Hari Krishna is totally unaware of any other language other than Telugu, although he knows some bits and pieces of Tamil.In fact there will be two sides all the while- positive and negative. While some people feel great about something others condemn and belittle the same.Courtesy:greatandhra
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The lower house of the French parliament approved a new law on genetically modified crops on Wednesday after fierce opposition criticism and internal wrangling in the ranks of the centre-right government. After a vote of 249 in favour of and 228 against the proposed law, intended to bring French legislation into line with European Union directives, the bill will now go to the Senate for a second reading on April 16. The law is aimed at fixing the conditions under which genetically modified (GMO) crops may be cultivated in France, where many regard them with deep suspicion. Europe has demanded that member states formulate domestic laws on GMO use since 2001 but France has dragged its feet over an issue that is fiercely disputed by supporters including the main farmers union and env
The Telegraph headline Judges have limits introduces an attack on judges for interpreting the law.
The Telegraph is trying to argue that our judges should not have the authority to overrule government ministers.
In one case Lord Justice Collins ruled that soldiers should have full legal protection wherever they are. The Telegraph seems to think that the [...]
The Telegraph headline Judges have limits introduces an attack on judges for interpreting the law.
The Telegraph is trying to argue that our judges should not have the authority to overrule government ministers.
In one case Lord Justice Collins ruled that soldiers should have full legal protection wherever they are. The Telegraph seems to think that the [...]
The Telegraph headline Judges have limits introduces an attack on judges for interpreting the law.
The Telegraph is trying to argue that our judges should not have the authority to overrule government ministers.
In one case Lord Justice Collins ruled that soldiers should have full legal protection wherever they are. The Telegraph seems to think that the [...]
A very interesting article on IP-Watch, about peer-to-peer policies in the European Union. The EU thinks it excessive to shut-off internet to alleged copyright infringers. This should annoy our French neighbours, for it is one of the main remedies they had developed to prevent online copyright infringements.
Since it is under Creative Commons licence, I am free to reproduce the text of the article here! It is the occasion for me to recommend IP-Watch to all people interested in Intellectual property, for it provides rich, diversified and accurate content. Most of the content though, is, alas, not free. (...)
Indonesia's parliament approved top economic minister Boediono as the nation's 13th central bank chief, as Southeast Asia's largest economy grapples with accelerating inflation and slowing growth.Boediono, 65, will succeed Burhanuddin Abdullah, whose five-year term expires on May 17. Boediono, the coordinating minister for the economy, was endorsed as the next governor in a vote by legislators, lawmaker Tjahyo Kumolo told reporters in Jakarta today.Boediono, who earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, will have to balance the risk of slowing growth with inflation at an 18-month high. As finance minister for three years to 2004, Boediono helped ease inflation by reducing money supply and the budget deficit. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is betting
A list of photo copy services advertised on the door of a Bulawayo post office. As a campaign tactic, Mr. Mugabe in the past few weeks tried to win support by quintupling the salaries of public employees. But the pay scales were still so paltry that they did not cover bus fare to and from work. HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP, April 3): ZANU-PF, the party of President Robert Mugabe, lost its parliamentary majority, official results showed, bolstering opposition claims that hundreds of thousands of impoverished Zimbabweans voted for change in weekend elections.With official results still unreported in the separate presidential race, which was held alongside parliamentary balloting Saturday, Mugabe, who has served 28 interrupted years in power since independence from Britain, may be focused on a runoff
Enough is enough
Cross posted from Al Salibiyyah
The following is a speech by Geert Wilders, the maker of the film “Fitna”. It was given in front of Holland’s Parliament on, or around, March 15th 2008:
Madam Speaker, allow me, first, to express my sincere thanks to you personally for having planned a debate on Islam on the [...]
Syntagma Square, is located in central Athens, Greece. The Square is named after the Constitution King Othon was forced to grant the people after a popular and military uprising, on September 3, 1843. The square is bordered by Vassileos Georgiou A’ Street to the north, Othonos Street to the south, Filellinon Street to the west [...]
The short answer is because the Labour party would loose influence over England because they would never gain a majority in an English Parliament. And it would make Westminster even more redundant that it already is, if that were possible.
But Helen Goodman decided to opt for the longer answer in her reply to a [...]
In just over 10 days, voting will begin on deciding the UK Youth Parliament's three national campaigns. Once decided, these campaigns are going to be MASSIVE!!! But we need your help to decide what they campaigns are going to be!...
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The ministers on Kuwait’s Cabinet submitted their resignations on Monday over growing differences with lawmakers in the tiny nation’s parliament, the state-owned Kuwait Television said.
All members of the Cabinet placed their resignations at the disposal of the prime minister, Sheik Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah, citing the differences between the executive [...]
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
Iran's Parliamentary elections take place today, amid widespread criticisms of the process, especially from within. Iran's vetting Council of Guardians has been especially zealous in blocking thousands of prominent reformists...
On Feb. 26th, 2008 9/11 Truth was discussed at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Seven MEPs and Mr. Fujita from the Japanese diet attended as ... Alle » well as many people from the 9/11 Truth movement, including Dr. David Griffin. MEP Chiesa from Italy was the host and co-producer of the 9/11 Truth documentary "Zero" which was also shown (but is not included in this video). part 1. part 2.
The Bagehot column of The Economist this week has one of the most succinct descriptions of the principle of representative democracy I have read:The basic deal of parliamentary democracy is, or used to be, that on polling day voters make an overall choice among the packages on offer. They can turf out the government at the next election, but until then they have to live with compromise, frequent disappointment and occasional coercion.It further argues that modern capitalist society is increasingly dissatisfied with this method of choosing the government:That old model seems to be increasingly unsatisfactory to voters accustomed to bespoke treatment in other aspects of their lives. People are right and entitled, of course, to make their views known to their elected representatives; but swel
150 + 75 members seems too much
The Dutch House of Representatives or lower house (‘Tweede Kamer’) counts 150 members (MPs). Members of the Tweede Kamer receive an allowance for expenses for their work. This is called compensation (‘schadeloosstelling’). The amount of the compensation is € 83,398.32 per MP per year. They also receive a holiday [...]
25 February 2008During my National Service, I had been to the Parliament House for security duties. Each time I was there, I was mesmerised by the majestic and supreme aura of the entity. Since then, I always wanted to visit the Parliament Gallery to listen to debates. Today I fulfilled my desire.After the first security check, I exchanged my identity card with the security pass. Then, another round of security check and I placed my belongings with mobile phone with the counter and proceeded to the 3rd floor. Prior to entering the Gallery, there was yet another round of security check.I was accompanied by a staff who asked if it was my first time here. She was helpful and brought me into the Gallery, bowing with me to the Speaker Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, before taking my seat. The seat armrest
Bob Hope, President Nixon, Doris Day, Ray Charles, Joe Namath, and Bear Bryant... They all have one thing in common with hosts of other dignitaries, celebrities, and athletes. They all spent time at the Parliament House Hotel in downtown Birmingham.On Sunday, February 17 2008, Birmingham said goodbye to an old friend who went to the rubble grave with lots of memories. Sunday morning it was imploded and crumbled to it's grave.So, goodbye Parliament House Hotel...You can see the video below.The Birmingham News did a piece on the hotel and it's destruction: Parliament House hotel, home to both celebrities and squatters, to be imploded Sunday
by Surin Murugiah PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced the dissolution of Parliament to enable the 12th general elections to be held, almost a year before the end of its five-year term. He said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin had granted his consent for the dissolution of Parliament this morning, and that state governments, except Sarawak, had also been advised to dissolve their respective legislative assemblies today.Speaking at a press conference here, Abdullah said the Election Commission would decide on the nomination and polling dates.The Prime Minister said the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, hoped to retain a two-thirds majority of the seats to be contested in the elections, adding that Barisan's victory in the 2004 gen
Just back from the opening of Parliament. Quit hectic. Noit enough room for the press, so I had to improvise a bit to get some pictures. A warm thank you to the dilpmats from Greece and Cyprus who...
Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells.
Just outside Kenyan Parlement now. It’s still quiet, riot police are around and an old lady is removing dust from the streets in front of the Parliament buildings, thus giving them a final...
Read about the whereabouts of independent Africa Correspondent Arjen Westra. travelling the continent and reporting on things he sees and hears and.... smells.
SOLDHouses of Parliament, Sunrise.37cm x 49cm. 14.6in x 19.3in.Watercolour.I wanted to pay homage to one of my favorite artists, Monet. So one day in London I got up early and made my way to the footbridge next to the Hungerford Bridge. In the biting cold dawn I made several sketches of this view. I love the juxtaposition of the London eye, so big and modern with the soft, spiky-brown and very old Houses of Parliament. I also liked the spots of light breaking up the dark shapes of the early morning. This is quite big for a watercolour so you might like to click on the picture to get up close and personal with the marks and the details.This painting is for sale: 175 pounds (UK) 345 dollars (USA) and 234 euros (Europe).This includes the postage.
The European Parliament Human Rights Branch Committee held a hearing on the human rights situation in China on November 26th 2007.
Falun Gong practitioners from China, Cao Dong, Niu Jinping and his wife Zhang Lianying, were invited to the hearing. On May 21st 2006, Niu Jinping and Cao Dong met with the Vice-President of the European [...]
A bomb was detonated at the Philippine House of Representatives soon after their adjournment at 8PM local time, on 14 November, killing Congressman Wahab Akbar and two other staffers, and wounding at least eight people. According to a Philippine National Police Spokesman, “It looks like Congressman Akbar was the target." Secretary of the Interior, Ronaldo Puno, reiterated that the investigation is "pointing away from terrorist attack and more of a directed assault on a certain individual."...(read more)
The anti-immigrant far-right political group in the European Parliament is on the verge of collapse following internal fighting over comments made by an Italian member about Romanians and criminality.The Greater Romania party on Thursday (7 November) announced that it was withdrawing its five members from the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group following comments expressed by Alessandra Mussolini, grand-daughter of the facist Il Duce, about Romanians after a much publicised murder of an Italian last week. The suspected perpetrator is thought be a Romanian immigrant from the Roma community and prompted harsh rhetoric from far-right politicians in Italy, including Ms Mussonlini.In response, a letter by the head of the Greater Romania party, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, states that "The unconsciousness of this lady [Ms Mussonlini] who makes easily generalisations, leaving to understand that all the Romanians are living like delinquents and are making dreadful crimes - remind us of her grandfa
Published: Monday 22nd October 2007
On the 10th of October 2007, before the human rights dialogue between the EU and China, and before the CCP’s seventeenth congress, the European Parliament held a press conference about human rights in China and freedom of belief. It was run by the Vice Chairman of the European Parliament, Edward McMillan-Scott. [...]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced to the Russian State Duma a draft law on establishing a state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom, a REGNUM correspondent is told at the secretariat...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced to the Russian State Duma a draft law on establishing a state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom, a REGNUM correspondent is told at the secretariat of the Russian State Committee for power engineering, transport and communications today. Besides, a concomitant draft law was introduced on amending certain bills in connection with adoption of the law on establishing Rosatom, the state-run atomic energy corporation. As it was reported earlier, the Russian president announced necessity to establish the corporation in his annual address to the Federal Assembly. According to the president, to implement the task of “the second electrification of the country” it is necessary to establish a company that would function as a single centralized management of the nuclear industry. The Federal Atomic Energy Agency hopes that the draft law will be considered at the autumn session of the parliament, in this case the bill is expected to be adopted
Indonesia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved the government's 2008 state budget, which proposes a larger deficit of 1.7 percent of GDP compared with 1.5 percent this year.Under the budget proposal, the government has also set a higher economic growth forecast of 6.8 percent against 6.3 percent this year.Legislators approved the government's proposed draft budget in a plenary session.The parliament and the government agreed on the total budget revenue for 2008, which includes grants, at 781.4 trillion rupiah or 18.1 percent of GDP.Total spending was agreed at 854.7 trillion rupiah, resulting in a budget deficit of 73.3 triliion rupiah or 1.7 percent of GDP.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
Antoine Ghanem, a parliament member and a representative of the Christian community in Lebanon, was killed today in a Beirut. He died when a bomb ripped through his vehicle, killing him and another 7 people instantly. Accusations are already falling on Syria and its security agencies, although Damascus steadfastly denied any involvement in Lebanon's internal affairs.Read the full story in the BBC article.
So there it is, the famous Parliament of Québec. Here politicians discuss important issues and tourists make guided tours. It is obviously a place to go when around Québec city. Written in big capital letters, right over the front entrance, is the name of the discoverer of our Province : JACQUES CARTIER.
Iraqi National Dialogue Front has announced that its elected members will rejoin the national Parliament. Their boycott lasted 3 months, and it ended after the Sunni party reached an agreement with the government on the question of social funds allocation.Analyst and US commanders have pointed out that recent military successes have to be followed by political progress. Currently, the Baghdad government hasn't made much progress in that field.Read the Al Jazeera article.
The Indonesian government and parliament Tuesday agreed on revisions to the 2007 budget, which would target lower revenue and expenditure than previously expected. The revenue target was reduced to IDR694.09 trillion ($65.2 billion) for this year from IDR723.06 trillion expected originally. The reduction comes as tax collection is expected to fall short of a previous target after the government decided earlier this year to provide various tax incentives to investors to boost investment in the country, said Emir Moeis, the chairman of the parliament's budget committee. Meanwhile, the expenditure target was cut to IDR752.37 trillion from IDR763.57 trillion. They also lowered their inflation projection to 6% from 6.5% previously. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
Update on this story. Rapist and cargo cult sorcerer James Yali is now a member of the Papua New Guinea parliament, if he wins his appeal against his rape conviction:
A convicted rapist serving a 12-year-jail term has won a seat in Papua New Guinea's parliament.
Former Madang governor and MP James Yali was sentenced to jail in January 2006 for raping the 17-year-old sister of his de facto wife in October 2004.
Despite the fact he was in jail, he was allowed to stand for election as an MP in the Rai Coast electorate because he is appealing against his rape conviction.
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If Yali does not win his appeal before the Supreme Court, his election will be declared invalid and a by-election will have to be held.
Source: "Convicted rapist wins PNG seat," AAP, July 26, 2007
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Recently British politics has begun to include hints of a growing authoritarianism. British voters are ready to endorse wide ranging police powers, incentives for marriage, and compulsory organ donation. Gordon Brown is distancing himself from super casinos and 24-hour drinking, introducing a border police, and considering reclassifying cannabis as a Class B drug. ID cards continue to provoke only meager opposition, and it is possible that 28-day detention without trail could be expanded.The thinking behind some of these policies is a reaction to the dangers of a modern world (primarily terrorism) and their logic is sensible, if misguided. The state is in a better position to protect British borders and detain terror suspects than the individual. Its monopoly on force gives it such security capabilities.However, this falls down in other areas. In certain areas of policy, the state is not in a better position to make judgments. The state is not in a better position to decide whether an
The United Kingdom parliament formed a group to study peak oil, the theory that world oil production is approaching its zenith, as British lawmakers face up to the country's future as an energy importer. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas, which held its first meeting June 26, comprises 32 members of the House of Commons, or lower chamber, and seven from the House of Lords, or upper chamber. It aims to collate predictions for when production may peak and consider the implications for energy policy, rather than push a particular view, said the group's chairman, John Hemming, a Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley, central England. ``Will oil production peak?'' Hemming said in a telephone interview. ``Yes, it will. Will it peak in my lifetime is a question worth considering. If you look at the issue of being energy-resource constrained, you use energy more efficiently. We need to aim to be more economical
The United Kingdom parliament formed a group to study peak oil, the theory that world oil production is approaching its zenith, as British lawmakers face up to the country's future as an energy importer. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas, which held its first meeting June 26, comprises 32 members of the House of Commons, or lower chamber, and seven from the House of Lords, or upper chamber. It aims to collate predictions for when production may peak and consider the implications for energy policy, rather than push a particular view, said the group's chairman, John Hemming, a Liberal Democrat MP for Birmingham Yardley, central England. ``Will oil production peak?'' Hemming said in a telephone interview. ``Yes, it will. Will it peak in my lifetime is a question worth considering. If you look at the issue of being energy-resource constrained, you use energy more efficiently. We need to aim to be more economical
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The parliament’s monsoon session, slated to begin in July, is now likely to commence in August to enable visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to address parliamentarians.
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The Indonesian parliament Tuesday passed a new tax law to protect taxpayer rights and prevent tax officials from abusing power. The law aims at creating a regulatory framework to make it easier for taxpayers to appeal official rulings, and to reduce incidences of arbitrary detention of taxpayers. Also under the law, taxpayers will not be obliged to pay a disputed tax amount until a court ruling has been made. In a recent interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government hopes to create an "equilibrium of check and balance between taxpayer rights and tax officer authorities." The business community is expected to welcome the new law, widely viewing the current one as giving too much power to officials. The new law is expected to take effect in September.
On one side of the aisle you have vodka makers from various countries arguing over exactly what is vodka. Mixed among them are people who believe Scotch does not necessarily have to come from Scotland. At the end of the day, you just might have a bunch of confused consumers. Welcome to the European Union Parliament.With a vote this week, the EU Parliament could cause more than a third of vodka -- including some very popular brands in the United States -- to be recategorized as "white spirit" or "pure alcohol." Taking up a motion by a group of Nordic and Baltic countries, including Poland and Finland, a new proposed EU law says that vodka must be made from potatoes or grains. A number of major brands, including Ciroc from France, use ingredients such as grapes, beets or citrus fruit. In the United Kingdom, significant amounts of vodka are distilled from molasses. If they lost the designation as vodka, these brands are also likely to drop in sales. Distillers in traditional vodka states
Brussels, June 13 (IANS) The European Parliament (EP) is keen on establishing a forum to boost parliamentary cooperation with India.
EP president Hans-Gert Poettering has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee urging him to set up a body in India parallel to the EP’s Delegation for Relations with India, the Inepnext news agency reported.
Neena Gill, who heads the Delegation for Relations with India, quoted Poettering as saying that as the two largest democracies in the world, India and the European Union needed to have regular parliamentary interactions.
The European Parliament decided to form the Delegation for Relations with India in March. The 22-member body met in Brussels Monday evening.
The meeting chaired by Gill discussed a number of issues such as the EU-India troika meeting held in Berlin May 31, the EU-India civil society dialogue, the EU-India free trade accord and the EU-India summit in New Delhi in November.
Members of the delegation also exchanged views o
The Members of the European Parliament has voted on a proposal for a regulation on organic products and stated in an amendment: "Organic farming principles, objectives and rules exclude the use and the presence of GMO in all organic processes and products. It is therefore important to adopt national and EU legislation which guarantees that contamination with GMOs does not take place." Consumer groups and environmental organisations have welcomed the statement and have interpreted it as a call for the lowest possible thresholds for GMOs in organic products. In contrast, the European Commission favours a common threshold for conventional and organic foods of 0.9 percent GMO...
Granted Tom Delay has a number of issues of his own but I have to agree with him on this point. The thought of the Iraqi Parliament taking 2 months off this summer is mind boggling. I cant even begin to think of a worse signal to send to the world and especially to the troops and the American people. A number of comments to his post tried to make hay about Delay and other Republicans attendance records but that is a red herring. There is no connection between the two. Maybe if our troops were dying while our Congress went on vacation the poster would have a point but obviously thats not the case. If they do go on vacation it will be impossible for the President to maintain even the shreds of believability he still has as pertains to the war in Iraq. And the Democrats will be given the fuel for a propaganda heyday on a silver platter. Cheney is being sent to slap them around a bit. I hope they listen. ~RJH Article at Tom Delay.com No Break TimeThe Iraqi parliament is considering tak
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The killings of a Muslim man and his wife in cold blood by the police in Gujarat again disrupted both houses of Indian parliament Tuesday after the opposition insisted on a discussion.
With presiding officers of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha turning down the request, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also joining the din, no business was conducted for several hours.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice, first until noon and then till 2 p.m., when it broke up for lunch. The Rajya Sabha had to suspend business until 1 p.m.
Tuesday’s scenes were similar to what happened Monday.
After the Lok Sabha met Tuesday, Ramjilal Suman of the Samajwadi Party sought the speaker’s permission to speak on the Gujarat killings. Mohammed Salim of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and Madhusudan Mistry of the Congress backed the demand.
When Speaker Somnath Chatterjee disallowed the MPs and insisted on taking up question hour, the Samajwadi Party MPS ran towards
The Members of the European Parliament has voted on a proposal for a regulation on organic products and stated in an amendment: "Organic farming principles, objectives and rules exclude the use and the presence of GMO in all organic processes and products. It is therefore important to adopt national and EU legislation which guarantees that contamination with GMOs does not take place." Consumer groups and environmental organisations have welcomed the statement and have interpreted it as a call for the lowest possible thresholds for GMOs in organic products. In contrast, the European Commission favours a common threshold for conventional and organic foods of 0.9 percent GMO...
The South African Government Invites African Architects and Designers to submit Proposals for a Uniquely African Parliament -23 April 2007
Pretoria-The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sue van der Merwe has on Monday,23 April 2007 announced the launch of a continent-wide competition for accredited African architects and designers to submit proposals for the construction of what has been described as a uniquely African parliament.
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New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) In an effort to deflect the embarrassment caused by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara’s arrest for human trafficking, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P.R. Dasmunsi Sunday said the entire establishment could not be blamed for the acts of a few “black sheep.”
According to Dasmunsi, the meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday would decide on the action against the MPs, who were accused of being involved in human trafficking racket.
Asked to comment about Katara’s arrest Dasmunsi said here: “It is unfortunate.”
Katara, an MP from Dahod in Gujarat, was arrested Wednesday from the Indira Gandhi International airport here with one Paramjeet Kaur and a 15-year-old boy, Amarjeet Singh, who were posing as his wife and son. He was trying to fly them out to Toronto on the diplomatic passports of his family.
Katara’s arrested aide Sunder Lal Yadav has reportedly named three more MPs for being i
Iraq's cabinet will present a much awaited oil law to parliament, the country's oil minister said, but the Kurdish region rejected aspects of the emerging legislation.
An oil law is vital for Iraq to attract investment from foreign firms to boost its oil output and rebuild its economy, but disputes that have dogged the lenthgy law-writing process continue to simmer between regional and central
Iraq's parliament met in an extraordinary session of "defiance" Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, and declared it would not bow to terrorism. A bouquet of red roses and a white lily sat in the place of Mohammed Awad, the lawmaker killed in the parliament dining hall suicide bombing claimed by al-Qaida. Parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani opened the session and asked lawmakers to recite verses from the Quran in honor of Awad, whom he called a "hero." The unprecedented Friday meeting was called to send "a clear message to all the terrorists and all those who dare try to stop this (political) process, that we will sacrifice in order for it to continue," said al-Mashhadani, a Sunni Muslim. "We feel today that we are stronger than yesterday," he said. "The parliament, government and the people are all the same - they are all in the same ship which, if it sinks, will make everyone sink." An al-Qaida-led amalgam of Sunni insurgents claimed one of its "knights" carried out Thursday's su
EU Telecom Commissioner Reding commented before the votes in the European Parliament as follows: “I welcome the strong convergence of views that is evolving in these days between the EU Council and the European Parliament on the final elements of the EU Roaming Regulation. In the final phase, it will be of crucial [...]
Went on a trip to London yesterday with KOSSMIC for a tour round the Houses of Parliament. We left at 8.30 and got there by about 11.30. We went on a tour round the Cabinet War Rooms first of all as our visit wasn’t scheduled until 3.30. This is the secret bunker where the Cabinet spent a lot of time during World War II under Whitehall. They had all sorts of offices and rooms for the Prime Minister and his staff to work during air raids. It is also the home of the Churchill Museum which was opened in 2005. Both a very interesting visit if you are ever in that part of London.
At 3.30 we went over to the Sovereign’s Entrance to the Houses of Parliament and had our bags checked and started the tour. After walking through the door, there is a huge hall on the left which is the oldest remaining part of the Palace of Westminster. Don’t think its used much any more. Then we went down a corridor to the Main Lobby, which is the part you see on TV when they do interviews etc.
Yesterday Shilpa Shetty dropped into the House of Commons where senior ministers put aside their dignity to fawn over the actress. Tony Blair gave her a photo signed by himself and wife Cherie while Jack Straw placed his arm round the cream Punjabi suited Big Brother winner to have their photo taken behind the Speaker's chair.
Shilpa remained composed while all around her the business of government was unceremoniously put aside. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain both found time to jump on the media bandwagon.
Shetty's Westminster visit brought chaos to the parliamentary corridors as MPs fell over themselves to be photographed with her. She was given a tour of the place, prime seats in the public gallery for Prime Minister's questions, and lunch in the member's dining room.
On a personal note, I think this woman is getting way to much publicity because of the supposed racial slur in the Big Brother house. I wonder how many people reall
I am sure all of you saw a lot of commercials for "incredible" products that are labeled with something like "Eat and loose weight". These statements are put there to mislead instead of help out. We all know how important it is to eat properly and most of us should know (if you don't already) that there is not one single product out there that will make you lose help without exercise. It's very simple: you eat you put on weight! If you eat healthy and exercise you can lose weight. The good news is that the European Parliament is set to talk about and discuss the situation. It is said that soon there will be a change in reglementations that will not allow companies to write fictious statements on their products. I'm sure all people that now how to live healthy will salute this!
To those who are following or dreaming of a united ASEAN and/or East Asian Union (similar to EU) may have heard in the news recently about the upcoming meeting this December 2006 to finally form the long-proposed by the Philippines - the ASEAN Parliamentary, which will handle many of the ASEAN or regional decision making that will be for the benefit of all ASEAN member nations.
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The spectre of a hung parliament being the outcome of the next general election is looming in the air again. Liberal Democrats traditionally tend to get a bit uneasy about this, or at least tend to get portrayed as uneasy about it. I agree with the opinion taken by Process Guy, commenting on an intriguing article by Matthew Paris in The Times, that this presents us with an opportunity, more than
Parliament - Mothership Connection [Bonus Track](1976)192kbps The addition of ex-JB's Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker to the Parliament roster on Mothership Connection elevated an already mind-blowing band into the best funk band of the '70s, arguably the best funk band ever. With these two funk veterans supplying the horns, Clinton had everything he could ask for in his already stellar group. The opening song, "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)," hearkened back to the opening title track from Parliament's previous album, Chocolate City, laying down a languid synth aura for a spoken-word intro. When "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" steps into second gear, though, bringing in Bootsy's bass, Wesley's horn, Worrell's piano, and a chorus of vocalists, it's fairly evident just how large a step forward Mothership Connection is from the conventional R&B roots of Chocolate City and Up for the Down Stroke. The second song, "Mothership Connection (Star Child)," makes the differentiation glar
Datuk Sharir Samad, the chairman of the Backbenchers' Club in Malaysia Parliament, resigned.He did so after supporting the Opposition Leader, Lim Kiat Siang who moved to eradicate corruptions in Malaysia. But the back benchers did not follow his example, and voted against the motion instead. Datuk Sharir felt that he no longer command the respect of his fellow backbenchers and does not find any reason to stay as leader of the backbenchers club. He does not want to play the role of a rubber stamp in the Parliament, he wants all Members of Parliament to uphold their dignities and have own rights of decision.I tip my hat to a politician who lives up to his principals here.
A solution to the oversupply of grapes across Europe will not include the destruction of 988,000 acres of vineyards as the European Commission had recommended. In a vote last week the European Union Parliament rejected the reform proposal.In 2005, the EU paid $666 million to turn surplus wine into industrial alcohol and disinfectant. Estimates are that about a year's worth of wine is held in bulk storage across Europe.The EU voted 484 to 129 against the proposal. The European Commission had said the vineyard destruction was necessary because of declining consumption in the EU and increased competition from the United States, South America, South Africa and Australia. Those voting against the proposal said it would devastate the economies of rural areas in many European countries.Europe makes and consumes about 60 percent of the world supply of wine.
