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Court ruling may thwart Johnson’s Brexit plan
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court will decide today whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended Parliament just weeks before Brexit, a ruling that may further complicate his plans to lead his country out of the European Union
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Johnson could recall Parliament if suspension ruled unlawful
LONDON: UK prime minister Boris Johnson could recall the Parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his
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UK Supreme Court hears case that Parliament suspension was illegal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will seek to persuade Britain’s top court this week that his decision to suspend Parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week. Johnson announced on Aug
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Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat Johnson, snap polls looming
LONDON: British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in Parliament yesterday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.
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India’s Parliament votes to outlaw ‘triple talaq’
NEW DELHI: India’s Parliament approved a Bill on yesterday outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration has been
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India introduces amended trans rights Bill in Parliament after backlash
NEW DELHI: India’s government yesterday presented a revised version of its Transgender Rights Bill to Parliament after criticism from the country’s vibrant transgender community, who said sections of an earlier version would violate their rights. India’s Supreme Court officially recognised
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Maszlee assures enough varsity seats for STPM holders
KUALA LUMPUR: Education Minister Maszlee Malik today assured that the additional 15,000 seats for the ministry’s matriculation programme will not affect the intake of the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) holders to the first-degree programmes at public universities. He said
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Nga: PM’s Question Time to take place in the next sitting
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Nga Kor Ming assured MPs that the August House will have the Prime Minister’s Question Time slot. However, he said the slot will only take place latest by the next Dewan Rakyat sitting, which
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Asset declaration motion passed unanimously at the Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat unanimously approved the motion to compel MPs to declare their assets yesterday. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong, when winding up the debate on the motion, said it was Pakatan Harapan’s
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PAS: Islam is against asset declarations
KUALA LUMPUR: Islam is against declaration of wealth as it would risk security issues, claims PAS deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. He cited from the Hadith, claiming that Prophet Muhammad had said that when God has given one
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