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Tag: Constitution

Posted inIndonesia

Widodo speaks up to end talk of extended term

by John McBeth April 8, 2022April 13, 2022

JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo has finally told his subordinates to stop talking about an extension to his term or a delay in the 2024 elections in his first clear effort to put to bed a controversy that has raised political temperatures and sparked concern about a backward step for Indonesian democracy. “No one brings […]

Posted inUnited States

Why taxing US billionaires will never work

by Beverly Moran November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
Posted inThailand

Thai MPs vote on reforms after six protesters shot

by AT Contributor November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
Posted inThailand

Pro-democracy protesters scale Bangkok monument

by Lisa Martin November 15, 2020November 15, 2020
Posted inThailand

Thai PM recalls parliament as protests grow

by AT Contributor October 19, 2020October 20, 2020
Pakistani civil society activists carry placards as the march during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Karachi on March 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistan needs to honor spirit of 1973 constitution

by Ali Changezi Sandhu December 13, 2019February 18, 2020
US Congress is working to introduce new laws that will establish the creation of a new regulatory framework to prevent crypto-currency price manipulation. Photo: iStock
Posted inWorld

The end of the Great American Experiment? 

by Scott Shay July 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s incredible shrinking royal house

by Todd Crowell March 31, 2019February 18, 2020
Police stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', by the Sardar Sarovar Dam  in India's western Gujarat state prior to the inauguration of the world's biggest statue on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Tourists flock to world’s tallest statue amid protests by locals

by Rajnish Mishra February 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japan’s economy faces stronger headwinds in 2019

by William Pesek December 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Detained Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem. Photo: Facebook/Wangkhemcha Wangthoi
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Media body ignores a detained Manipur journalist

by Armstrong Chanambam December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Shinzo Abe could face a rocky third term as the economy contracts. Photo: AFP / KiyoshiOta
Posted inBeijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Abe and Japan Inc facing stormy seas

by William Pesek November 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) celebrates after winning re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on September 20, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

A ‘Seinfeld election’ Japan can’t afford

by William Pesek September 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Sailors in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force stand at attention aboard the JS KAGA DDH-184 as it arrives at Tanjung Priok port in Indonesia on September 18, 2018. Photo: Andrew Lotulung/NurPhoto)
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Changing Japan’s Constitution – a lot of work, but for what?

by Grant Newsham September 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Residents hold their documents as they stand in a queue to check their names on the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at a NRC Sewa Kendra (NSK) in Burgoan village in Morigoan district on July 30, 2018. India on July 30 stripped four million people of citizenship in the northeastern state of Assam, under a draft list that has sparked fears of deportation of largely Bengali-speaking Muslims. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Divisive debate erupts as India declares 4 million citizens illegal

by Samrat July 31, 2018August 3, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting inter-continental ballistic missiles. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Time to get real: North Korea will not denuclearize

by Robert E. McCoy July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
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Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Free speech exists, but its consequences must be recognized

by Nandita Saikia June 15, 2018June 15, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, World

Did Xi swear loyalty to China’s constitution, or his own?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 21, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, World

Xi’s constitutional move: an end or a means?

by Sun Xi March 20, 2018
President Donald Trump has blamed Pakistan for failures in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. Image: iStock/Juanmonino
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan’s constitution sole solution in politically troubled times

by Rahim Nasar March 16, 2018

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