Myanmar Myanmar Passes Controversial Press Bill Amid Criticism The Lower House of Parliament approved an ammended version of a printing and publishing enterprise Bill in Nay Pyi Taw despite criticism from media organisations and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.From Eleven News http://bit.ly/1aKMcjH
Maldives President Expresses “Sadness”, JSC Forms Committee” Over Supreme Court Judge Sex Tape
Police have formally notified the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Prosecutor General and President Mohamed Waheed Hassan regarding its investigation into the leaked sex-tape of Supreme Court Justice Ali Hameed.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka To Hold Polls In Ex-War Region For The First Time in 25 Years Sri Lanka will hold provincial elections in the former northern war zone in September for the first time in 25 years, officials said on Friday, a move long demanded by theUnited Nations since the end of three decades of conflict in 2009.From The Times Of India/Reuters http://bit.ly/1a7WWJN
Bangladesh 11,000-Strong Law Enforcers To Maintain Peace In Polls
More than 11,000 law enforcers including members of Border Guard Bangladesh and Rab have been deployed to ensure safe and peaceful conduct of voting in the first Gazipur City Corporation election today. By Prabir Barua Chowdhury
Afghanistan Suicide Attacks In Tarin Kowt Kill Police
A suicide bomber sneaked into a police dining hall in central Afghanistan at lunchtime Friday and blew himself up, killing 12, while a border police officer and a civilian were killed in a separate suicide attack in the south, authorities said.
Development Projects: Nawaz Sharrif Signs $18 Bilion Tunnel Deal With China
Pakistan and China signed eight agreements on Friday agreeing to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries including the construction of a 200km-long tunnel that amounts to $18 billion in cost called the “Pak-China Economic corridor” linking Pakistan’s Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea and Kashghar in Xinjiang in northwest China.
Supreme Court Cracks Down On Freebies By Political Parties Ahead Of Polls
Freebies promised by political parties in their election manifestos shake the roots of free and fair polls, the Supreme Court on Friday said and directed the Election Commission to frame guidelines for regulating contents of election manifestos.
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