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Thai elections pushed back to September 2016: Junta
Thailand's junta confirmed May 27 that elections will not be held until September 2016, dealing a further blow to hopes that the kingdom's generals will swiftly hand power back to a civilian government.
Malaysian police reveal grim secrets of jungle trafficking camps
Malaysian police forensic teams, digging with hoes and shovels, on May 26 began pulling out bodies from shallow graves found in abandoned jungle camps where an inter-governmental body said hundreds of victims of human traffickers may be buried.
Malaysia home minister says mass graves found: report
Malaysia's home minister has announced that mass graves have been found in the country's north near detention camps run by human traffickers, a report said May 24.
Ousted Thai PM proclaims innocence as criminal trial starts
Thailand's ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted on her innocence May 19 at the start of a trial that could see her jailed for a decade, part of what observers say is a vendetta against her family.
Asia boatpeople pushed back to sea as UN calls for rescue
Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will continue to push boats holding thousands of migrants back to sea, a senior Thai official said on May 134, despite a U.N. appeal for a rapid rescue operation to avoid a humanitarian crisis.
Court: Decree on administrative crossings-unconstitutional
BELGRADE - The decree on the control of crossings along the administrative line with the autonomous province of Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) is not in line with Serbia's Constitution, the Constitutional Court of Serbia has ascertained.
Cyber-security Law violates private life, secrecy of correspondence (Constitutional Court motivation)
The Law on cyber security violates the constitutional provisions regarding the rule of law and the principle of legality, as well as the ones regarding the intimate, family and private life, the secrecy of correspondence, respectively, says the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR).
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Lawyers protest in front of Constitutional Court
BELGRADE - Several hundred lawyers protested in front of the building of the Constitutional Court, in Belgrade downtown, on Monday, requesting an assessment of constitutionality of the Law on Notary Public and accompanying laws.
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Constitutional Court: Brussels Agreement a political act
BELGRADE - The Constitutional Court of Serbia confirmed on Monday that it has dismissed an initiative to assess the constitutionality and legality of the Brussels Agreement, announcing that the full text of the conclusion and a detailed explanation will be promulgated by publication in the Official Gazette.
Constitutional Court blasted for "cowardly act"
Constitutional Court blasted for "cowardly act"
BELGRADE -- Slobodan Samardzic says the Constitutional Court lacked both professional and moral capabilities to determine the constitutionality of the Brussels agreement.
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