62 h. ago Mongolia’s president blocks PM’s dismissal amid mineral tax row

Mongolia’s president vetoed the dismissal of the country’s prime minister on Monday, days after parliament had voted to remove him. A majority of lawmakers voted to dismiss Gombojav Zandanshatar on Friday after weeks of political infighting and a dispute over a policy that changed how mineral exporters are taxed. The prime minister is a member of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party, along with President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, who blocked the sacking. Parliament did not have a quorum when it began...

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5 d. ago Mongolia’s prime minister ousted in ruling party power struggle

Mongolia’s parliament has voted to oust the prime minister in an unusually public power struggle within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Opponents of Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav managed to pass a controversially worded resolution on Friday that effectively dismissed him from office. The parliament was also debating a request to resign from its chair, Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve, the prime minister’s chief rival in the internal party struggle. It was not immediately clear who might...

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6 d. ago Nexperia’s China plant workers fear being caught in dispute crossfire

Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared normal even as staff were aware of the power struggle between Nexperia’s Dutch management and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, over control of...

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2 w. ago 11 Thaksin supporters jailed 15 years after 2010 Bangkok protests

A Thai court jailed 11 former leaders of the “red-shirt movement” protest on Tuesday over their role in 2010 anti-government demonstrations which culminated in an army crackdown that left scores dead. The supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, were found guilty of violating state of emergency rules imposed during the protests, which sought to oust then prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Tens of thousands of red-shirt movement protesters, known by the colour of their attire, took...

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2 w. ago Abrego Garcia denied asylum in US immigration case, appeal pending

A US immigration judge on Wednesday denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. The judge in the Baltimore immigration court denied an application to reopen Abrego Garcia’s 2019 asylum case, but that is not the final word. Abrego Garcia has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Salvadorean national has an American wife and children and has lived in Maryland for years, but he...

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4 w. ago The Politics of Purges: How Hu Yaobang’s Story Explains China’s Power Struggles

The Politics of Purges: How Hu Yaobang’s Story Explains China’s Power Struggles  Hudson Institute

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