Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 21, 2023The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has decried the tendency of governments at all three levels to make policy decisions through the Cabinet or similar authorities at provincial and local levels to avoid investigation by the anti-graft body. Making public its 46-point suggestion to the government on Wednesday, the anti-graft body called for an end to such practice. The commission said that the suggestions were provided…
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By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 05, 2023 at 8:48 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, chaired the cabinet meeting after a long absence on Monday, where participants discussed various issues, according to a statement released by the Arg. The statement said that the cabinet members discussed the formation of centers for cancer and heart treatment. “In the meeting, essential recommendations were made to the military centers. It was instructed that…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Over a month and a half since government formation, Chief Minister Kedar Karki of Koshi Province is still struggling to give a full shape to his Cabinet. Karki rebelled against the party leadership to become the chief minister with the CPN-UML’s backing on October 14 while the Congress had officially stood in favour of CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo. The UML quit the Koshi government on November…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 28, 2023The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft Data Protection Act, which retains provisions for law enforcers to have unfettered access to citizens’ data. This was the first cabinet meeting since the announcement of the election schedule on November 15. Since the very first draft of the act, stakeholders have been pointing out that keeping the provisions for law enforcement without oversight is tantamount to shooting oneself in…
report in ECONOMYNEXT, Nov 22, 2023 – A agreement for a 5 billion US dollar refinery to be built by China in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota district will be submitted to cabinet for consideration next week, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. “We have included in the agenda of the cabinet the awarding of the contract for the Hambantota new oil refinery,” Minister Wijesekera told parliament. “If the cabinet approves, after the agreement is signed, it will…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov13, 2023The plan of the ruling parties to oust the CPN-UML from the Koshi provincial government while keeping the government intact seems to work as long as the largest party in the province continues its backing to the Kedar Karki-led government even after quitting his Cabinet. Forming the government for Karki, a dissident leader of the Nepali Congress, would not have been possible without UML’s support. On October 14, he became…
By Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Nov 12, 2023An updated version of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to grant diplomatic permission for foreign warships, military aircraft, and research vessels has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers last week, with the SOP expected to be provided to foreign missions in Colombo in the coming weeks, The Sunday Morning learns. When contacted, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry yesterday (11) confirmed that the updated version…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 03, 2023With the Supreme Court’s mandamus order to revoke the presidential pardon granted to convicted murderer Yograj Dhakal, aka Regal, a moral and political question has arisen for the Office of the President and the government. On the recommendation of the Cabinet, President Ramchandra Paudel on the eve of the 8th Constitution Day on September 19 had pardoned the remaining jail terms of 670 convicts, including Dhakal.…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 28, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.Differences are growing among the ruling parties in the Koshi province even before the government completes a month of its formation. On October 14, Kedar Karki, a provincial assembly member from the dissident faction of the Nepali Congress, became the chief minister of the Koshi Province with the main opposition CPN-UML’s backing. He took the…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Sept 21, 2023 is reported to have stood his ground, refusing to allocate any more Cabinet portfolios despite persistent requests from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Daily Mirror learns. The president has continuously resisted requests to increase the size of the Cabinet even despite some MPs such as S.B. Dissanayake warning to explore ways to topple the government. The position has been taken over concerns that such a…