Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, would assume broad power in Pakistan if he is elected president, rivaling Musharraf's influence at the height of his presidency.
Business World (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and MILF have stopped after the Supreme Court blocked a territory deal that would have given Moros broader power in an expanded autonomous Muslim region. This resulted in hostilities led by hard-line MILF commanders in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato and Sarangani. Malacañang officials then announced a shift in approach to disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation that resulted...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, would assume broad power in Pakistan if he is elected president, rivaling Musharraf's influence at the height of his presidency.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Thailand's army chief yesterday ruled out using troops to end a siege by anti-government protesters of Bangkok's Government House, even after the prime minister had declared a state of emergency.Samak Sundaravej, the prime minister, declared emergency rule in the Thai capital yesterday, giving the military broad powers to restore law and order after violent overnight street battles between...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Transformation is at the heart of a dispute between South Africa's professional engineering councils and the Department of Public Works over the Built Environment Bill.The professional engineering bodies are suspicious of the broad powers that the Bill gives to Public Works Minister Thoko Didiza and believe that the department wants to do away with the peer review system, which is used...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... Works over the Built Environment Bill. The professional engineering bodies are suspicious of the broad powers that the Bill gives to Public Works Minister Thoko Didiza and believe that the department wants to do away with the peer review system, which is used to register engineers and could lead to South Africa losing international recognition for its professionals. The Department...
