"draft bill"

TAIPEI (CNA) — A draft bill that would pave the way for NT$250 billion in funding for Taiwan to buy 66 F-16V fighter jets from the United States passed a preliminary review by a legislative committee on Monday.

THE Cabinet yesterday agreed in principle to a draft bill on public-private partnerships (PPP) aimed at spurring increased interest in this investment model as the country’s prepares to ramp up spending on infrastructure.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) plan to make proposals to the ad hoc committee to vet the NACC draft bill, NACC president Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit said on Friday.

The draft bill concerning the prevention of conflicts of interest among state officials, which has been approved by the Cabinet, would give legal heft to ongoing efforts in this area, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, a noted legal expert.

The media reform committee's revisions of the controversial media regulation draft bill will take about a week before the proposal is submitted to the government for further implementation via National Reform Steering Assembly chairman Tinnapan Nakata, assembly whip Kamnoon Siddhisamarn said on Thursday.

Association of Headmen president Yongyos Kaewkhiew said on Tuesday that his members would not stage a demonstration even though they would be negatively affected by a new draft law that would reduce their term in office to five years.

THE National Legislative Assembly (NLA) plans to submit its new draft bill on justice for politically motivated offences to the government’s umbrella administrative committee for reform, reconciliation and national strategy, NLA vice president Peerasak Porjit said yesterday.