Tag: Parliament

Amman Pushes Back: Jordan’s Parliament Condemns Controversial US Remarks on Arab Lands

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
Recent diplomatic statements made by Mazen Al-Qadi have further increased already existing tensions in the region by calling attention...

Australia Weighs Safety and Rights as Parliament Passes Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Tragedy

Pacific Sharya Christiana -
The representatives in the House of Australia have approved a package of tougher laws when it comes to gun...

PM Modi Sets Tone for Parliament’s Winter Session 2025

Asia Sridee Senarathna -
While addressing the media before the start of the 2025 Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi...

From the Heartlands to Parliament: Indian Voices to Take Centre Stage in Singapore’s Election

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P -
Singapore (Commonwealth Union)_ Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has confirmed that the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will field...

UK’s Last Steel Plant on the Brink—Is This the End of British Industry?

Europe admin -
UK authorities are moving with urgency to safeguard the future of the country's last primary steel manufacturing site as...

Dead Fish in Parliament: Senator’s Bold Protest Sparks Fierce Salmon Farming Debate

Pacific Piumi Fernando -
In a dramatic display of dissent, Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young revealed a deceased salmon encased in a plastic bag...
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Is Fiji’s New Speaker Set to Transform Parliamentary Fairness?

Pacific Piumi Fernando -
Fiji’s Parliament has entered a new era of leadership with the recent appointment of retired judge, Justice Filimoni Jitoko,...

Rising Indian-origin UK MP takes oath

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P -
UK (Commonwealth Union)_ In a historic turn of events during the 2024 UK general election, Leicester East, a stronghold...

Sojan Joseph’s Journey to UK Parliament

Commonwealth Diaspora Warsha De Silva -
Diaspora (Commonwealth Union) _ In a remarkable political shift, Sojan Joseph, a mental health nurse in the National Health...

Pro-Palestine activists scale Parliament

Pacific Piumi Fernando -
Pro-Palestinian activists have ascended the roof of Australia's Parliament House in Canberra, unveiling multiple banners, one of which stated,...

Indian-origin MPs serving in the UK Parliament

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P -
UK (Commonwealth Union)_ Rishi Sunak's decision to call snap elections on May 23 caught political observers off guard, setting...

Kenya’s parliament building was set ablaze

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ In a dramatic escalation of unrest, part of Kenya's parliament building caught fire on Tuesday...

Sri Lanka heads towards Presidential polls

Asia Sarojini P -
Sri Lanka (Commonwealth Union)_ According to the latest statements made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena,...

Suppression of Sikhs in the UK Parliament

Commonwealth Diaspora Warsha De Silva -
Diaspora (Commonwealth Union) _ During a session in the House of Commons, British Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill raised...

Understanding LGBTQ+ ban ramifications

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Ghana's parliament has recently passed a highly contentious Anti-LGBTQ+ bill following nearly three years of...

Ghana legalizes cannabis production  

Africa Warsha De Silva -
Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ Ghana's Parliament achieved a historic milestone on December 14, 2023, by legalizing cannabis cultivation for...