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National 5 years ago

Former PDI-P lawmaker sentenced to seven years in prison in garlic import permit bribery case

Former lawmaker I Nyoman Dhamantra was sentenced to prison for receiving Rp 2 billion in bribes from several businesspeople, with Rp 1.5 million more being promised.

Politics 5 years ago

PDI-P lawmaker passes away while being monitored for COVID-19

House of Representatives member Imam Suroso of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) passed away on Friday while being monitored for COVID-19.

World 6 years ago

Iranian lawmaker dies of novel coronavirus

An Iranian lawmaker died from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported, one of several officials to succumb to the illness in the epidemic-hit country.

Politics 6 years ago

Gerindra politician under fire for 'entrapping' prostitute for morality campaign

Gerindra Party lawmaker Andre Rosiade’s efforts to catch a prostitute in flagrante has drawn criticism from rights activists and watchdogs, who said that the West Sumatra politician’s stunt did little to address underlying social problems.

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
As reports of domestic worker abuse rise, lawmakers urged to pass law

The regulation to protect domestic workers from abuse by their employers had been on hold for 15 years.

City 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Newly inaugurated PKS lawmaker ready to resign for Jakarta deputy governor seat

Despite having just been sworn into office as a legislator on Tuesday, Syaikhu said he was ready to step down from the House to fill the long-vacant deputy governor post in the capital.

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Power struggle made simple: More MPR speaker posts planned to please all parties

Lawmakers look set to go ahead with a plan to revise the Legislative Institutions Law, which regulates the number of leadership posts in the legislative bodies, amid criticism regarding the matter’s urgency.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Malaysian lawmaker sorry for proposed 'anti-seduction law'

"I propose... a sexual harassment act to protect men from the actions, words and clothing of women, which can cause men to be seduced to the point they can commit acts such as incest, rape, molestation, (watching) pornography," he was cited as saying by local media.

World 6 years ago

Trump defends attack on black US lawmaker

In a series of tweets on Saturday, Trump took aim at Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings -- a high-profile critic of Trump's administration whose district covers much of the majority black city of Baltimore, Maryland.

Business 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Water bill to be passed into law despite bottled-water industry concerns

The government appears determined to enact a water resources law despite industry concerns that it could be problematic for private-sector water suppliers.

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