Thai parliament voted to accept a draft bill amending the constitution on the electoral system of the House of Representatives
Special Correspondent
Jan. 26, 2011

Thai parliament voted to accept a draft bill amending the constitution on the electoral system of the House of Representatives, raising the number of House members to 500 with 375 coming from constituency representation and 125 from party list representation. The drafted bill also seeks to change the current multi-seat constituencies to a smaller single seat form. The sitting joint parliament will vote for approval in a third and final bill reading on Feb. 11.

Thai parliament voted to accept a draft bill amending the constitution on the electoral system of the House of Representatives
Special Correspondent
Thai parliament voted to accept a draft bill amending the constitution on the electoral system of the House of Representatives, raising the number of House members to 500 with 375 coming from constituency representation and ....
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Phillipines explosive device used in the fatal bus explosion of Jan. 25 was a 81-millimeter mortar with a cell phone detonator
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Police say they are investigating the incident further to discover who the perpetrator was, adding, the mortar has been used before in similar attacks but is also in the military's arsenal.
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The United States may expand Afghan security forces
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Pakistan may not want to see a larger Afghan army, Levin stated, adding that if Pakistanis want the Afghans to take greater responsibility on their side of the border, then Pakistan should not object to increased Afghan security forces.
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Uprise in Egypt similar to Tunisia - ouster of Mubarak demanded
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Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and grenades were seized by police in Bangkok
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