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Power cuts: South Africa's state of disaster is being contested in court - COVID rulings give clues as to the outcome

South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years.

The Conversation

Anutin brushes off 'dirty tricks' targeting Bhumjaithai

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has downplayed the suspension of a key minister and attacks against his party, brushing them off as pre-poll mudslinging.

Bangkok Post

Türkiye's Anti-Erdogan Bloc Vows to Reverse His Legacy

Türkiye's opposition alliance has vowed to reverse many of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies if elected in a vote expected May 14, and on Monday named Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu as their presidential candidate. The six-party Nation Alliance promises to return to a parliamentary democracy, roll back…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Opposition camp targets Saksayam

The opposition camp plans to lodge another petition against suspended Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob with the Constitutional Court, asking the court to revoke his rights to contest in elections.

Bangkok Post

Opposition targets Saksayam with fresh petition

The opposition camp plans to lodge another petition against suspended Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob with the Constitutional Court, asking that it revoke his right to contest the coming election.

Bangkok Post

Gen Prayut, Comeback Man?

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's chances of returning to power after the upcoming general election have improved as his political opponents face significant challenges, according to political experts.

Bangkok Post

EC told to recalculate MP ratios

The Constitutional Court has ruled that non-Thai citizens cannot be included as part of the population in calculating the number of people to be represented by each MP.

Bangkok Post

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Court suspends transport minister from duty

The Constitutional Court on Friday suspended Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob from performing his duties over alleged share concealment pending the court's decision on the case.

Bangkok Post

Debate on torture decree adjourned, House prorogued

The House debate on an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance was adjourned on Tuesday after a group of MPs petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule its legality.

Bangkok Post

Ruling 'won't affect poll date'

The election timeline is unlikely to be affected by the Constitutional Court's ruling on the Election Commission's calculation of the number of people represented by each MP, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Bangkok Post

Rangsiman tries to mend Piyabutr-Pita rift

Move Forward list-MP Rangsiman Rome has called on party leader Pita Limjaroenrat and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, co-founder of the dissolved Future Foward Party, to patch up their rift and focus on the approaching general election.

Bangkok Post

EC presses ahead with redraw without court ruling

The Election Commission (EC) will today proceed with redrawing the electoral boundaries to accommodate an increase in the number of constituency MPs from 350 to 400, according to chairman Ittiporn Boonpracong.

Bangkok Post

Last chance for Belgium-Iran prisoner swap treaty that would free aid worker

Belgium's Constitutional Court on Wednesday started its final hearing on an extradition treaty with Iran that would allow the transfer of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat who is accused of masterminding a bomb plot in Paris in 2018. But the treaty would also allow the release of Belgian aid worker…

Radio France Internationale

Indonesia delays house vote on president's emergency decree

Indonesia's parliament has pushed back a final vote on a presidential emergency decree on jobs and investment rules until its next sitting, senior lawmakers said on Thursday, a move some legal experts said could violate the constitution.

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Indonesian parliamentary body okays presidential decree on jobs

An Indonesian parliamentary body on Wednesday approved President Joko Widodo's controversial emergency regulation on job creation, lawmakers said, paving the way for its passage into law at a plenary session.

Reuters

Colombians march to support President Petro's social and economic reforms

Thousands of people took to the streets across Colombia's major cities on Tuesday to support economic and social reforms put forward by President Gustavo Petro as part of efforts to reduce poverty, exclusion and inequality in the South American country.

Bangkok Post

EC to seek charter court ruling on non-Thai citizens

The Election Commission has decided to ask the Constitutional Court to rule on whether non-Thai citizens can be included for the calculation of the number of MPs in each province.

Reuters

Abortion rights in Spain over the past decades

Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday backed a 13-year-old law that allows women to abort on demand within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, as the divisive issue resurfaced following a regional far-right party's efforts to limit abortion access.

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Spain's Constitutional Court rules in favour of 13-year-old abortion law

Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 13-year-old law that allows women to abort on demand within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, after the divisive issue resurfaced following a regional far-right party's effort to limit abortion access.

Bangkok Post

MP offers May 7 poll date

The House is expected to be dissolved on March 15 and a general election held on May 7, according to Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, a Democrat Party MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat who also serves as a deputy chief government whip.

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South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush

South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has voted to impeach the country’s interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response that likely worsened a crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in October

Reuters

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach minister over Halloween crush

South Korean lawmakers voted on Wednesday to impeach the interior minister over his responses to a deadly Halloween crush, setting the stage for him to become the first cabinet member ousted by the legislature.

Bangkok Post

Non-Thais skew EC map: Wissanu

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Monday suggested that the Election Commission (EC) ask the Constitutional Court for a ruling after its calculation of the number of people represented per MP was found to include non-Thai nationals.

Radio France Internationale

Turkish Constitutional Court decision boosts Erdogan's election chances

Turkey's Constitutional Court has rejected a call by the second largest opposition party, the HDP, to postpone until after this summer's elections a case which could close the HDP. The decision has fuelled fears President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the judiciary to undermine the opposition.

Reuters

Court rejects Kurdish party bid to delay closure ruling till after Turkey elections

Turkey's top court rejected on Thursday a request by the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to delay until after the country's elections in May a final ruling on a case that could shut the party down over alleged ties to militants.

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