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Odisha clears new draft law to curb malpractices in public examinations
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha clears new draft law to curb malpractices in public examinations

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Wednesday approved a draft bill to deal with malpractices on public examinations in the state which would be introduced in the state assembly during the upcoming winter session. Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Manjhi The cabinet approved the proposed Odisha Public Examinations Bill, 2024 which seeks to prescribe imprisonment ranging from three to five years …

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Draft law to ensure kids' privacy, safety
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Draft law to ensure kids' privacy, safety

China Daily  

A teacher reads an illustrated children's book at a kindergarten in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, April 7. WANG ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY A draft law focusing on protecting privacy and safety of preschool children will have its third review next week. Huang Haihua, spokesman for the NPC Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission, told a news conference that giving stronger privacy protection for …

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Draft law to protect preschool children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Draft law to protect preschool children

China Daily  

By Zhao Yimeng | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-28 09:27 The Standing Committee of National People's Congress, China's top legislature, is reviewing a draft law aimed at safeguarding the rights and well-being of preschool children amid a significant decline in enrollment. The draft law, currently undergoing its second reading, includes a chapter on preschool children that highlights the importance of …

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Draft law to protect preschool children
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Draft law to protect preschool children

China Daily  

The Standing Committee of National People's Congress, China's top legislature, is reviewing a draft law aimed at safeguarding the rights and well-being of preschool children amid a significant decline in enrollment. The draft law, currently undergoing its second reading, includes a chapter on preschool children that highlights the importance of child-centered preschool education and prioritizing the protection of children's rights. …

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Financial stability draft law specifies responsible bodies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Financial stability draft law specifies responsible bodies

China Daily  

A visitor walks past the booth of Bank of China during an expo in Beijing. CHEN JUNMIN/FOR CHINA DAILY China's draft law on financial stability has specified the leading bodies that are responsible for the central financial work, as well as their duties, while improving financial risk prevention and management provisions. The draft law, submitted to the National People's Congress …

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Divisions in industry body over draft law
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Divisions in industry body over draft law

Hindustan Times  

After an industry association opposed a separate law to regulate digital competition proposed by a committee constituted by the corporate affairs ministry, saying that existing legislation could be amended rather than enacting a new law, some prominent members have broken ranks to support it in a dissent note. Four of its members on May 30 sent a dissent note to …

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Hong Kong introduces new national security draft bill with tougher penalties to stifle dissent
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong introduces new national security draft bill with tougher penalties to stifle dissent

India TV News  

Hong Kong on Friday published its draft of a new national security law that has reportedly brought tougher penalties for those convicted of sedition or leaking state secrets. The Hong Kong bill proposed extending police detention for those arrested, without charge, for up to 14 days with a magistrate's approval and potentially limited access to lawyers, compared to 48 hours …

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China likely to adopt law for financial risk control next year
1 year ago

China likely to adopt law for financial risk control next year

China Daily  

By ZHOU LANXU| China Daily| Updated :2023-12-12 China is likely to adopt a significant law in 2024 that will provide a predictable framework and enriched funding support for financial risk resolution, underscoring the country's steadfast commitment to forestalling systemic financial risks, experts said on Monday. They added that a draft version of the law may be submitted to China's top …

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Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation
1 year, 9 months ago

Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested Tuesday outside parliament in Bosnia’s Serb-run part as lawmakers debated whether to advance a contested law which critics say would restrict freedom of expression and silence critical media. The head of a Bosnian Serb journalists’ association, Sinisa Vukelic, said during the protest that, if the law were approved, “news reporting …

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Why is Indonesia’s draft criminal code so controversial?
2 years, 6 months ago

Why is Indonesia’s draft criminal code so controversial?

Al Jazeera  

A new version of the legislation could be passed next month, but the government has shared little about the changes. Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is once again facing a potential legal crisis as the passage of its controversial draft criminal code – a complete overhaul of the current criminal code – looks imminent. “Indonesia’s draft criminal code reflects the growing …

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Draft opinion jolts Michigan, where abortion ban is on books
2 years, 7 months ago

Draft opinion jolts Michigan, where abortion ban is on books

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision reverberated in political battleground Michigan, where a near-total abortion ban may take effect again after nearly 50 years and is unlikely to be changed by the Republican-led Legislature. The leaked draft opinion published Monday by Politico in effect states there is no …

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《金融稳定法》草案出炉 专家这样解读
2 years, 8 months ago

《金融稳定法》草案出炉 专家这样解读

China Daily  

4月6日，为建立维护金融稳定的长效机制，央行发布《中华人民共和国金融稳定法（草案征求意见稿）》（以下简称“《金融稳定法》草案”），向社会展开为期一个月的公开征求意见。 An employee of Lin'an Rural Commercial Bank counts banknotes at the bank's branch in Xitianmu area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Feb 25, 2020. China's new draft law on financial stability has proposed a comprehensive framework of financial risk prevention that will help navigate the world's second-largest economy through the rising economic and financial headwinds at home and abroad, …

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Explainer: What the draft criminal procedure bill means
2 years, 8 months ago

Explainer: What the draft criminal procedure bill means

Hindustan Times  

The Centre on Monday introduced a new bill – the Criminal Procedure Bill 2022, which authorizes the law enforcement authorities to collect, store and analyse the measurements of all convicts and detained persons including their physical and biological samples such as retina and iris scan. The details law enforcement will be able to capture following passing of this bill include …

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Is the freedom of speech absolute?
2 years, 11 months ago

Is the freedom of speech absolute?

The Hindu  

In the wake of the war cry targeting minorities at a religious congregation in Haridwar, it’s high time India recognised hate speech as the vilest affront and the greatest dishonour to the freedom of speech as conceived and cherished by the Indian Constitution. To effectively curb hate speech, Supreme Court requested the Law Commission of India to examine the issue. …

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Qatar cabinet approves draft law on Shura Council elections
3 years, 7 months ago

Qatar cabinet approves draft law on Shura Council elections

Al Jazeera  

Draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council outlines the rules under which the October vote will take place. Qatar’s cabinet has approved a draft law on the nation’s Shura Council elections that are scheduled for October, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday. The draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council …

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Haryana Home Minister Vij directs officers to prepare draft of anti-conversion law
3 years, 10 months ago

Haryana Home Minister Vij directs officers to prepare draft of anti-conversion law

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Haryana wants to bring a law as soon as possible against religious conversion through force or fraudulent means, Home Minister Anil Vij said on Thursday as he directed officers to prepare a draft of an anti-conversion law. Presiding over a meeting of a "drafting committee", the home minister said the "enactment of this law will prevent any attempt to …

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