Deputies draft bill to increase penalties for violent acts at protests
Opposition seeks more severe punishment for ‘hooded
vandals’ that wreak havoc during street protests, echoing controversial
and ill-fated ‘Hinzpeter Law.’
Photo by Evan More...Signature tax reform reaches general approval in Upper House
Major reform approved for further analysis in Senate
after cross party agreement, though ‘no’ vote from Amplitud indicates
new party’s continued autonomy.
While the major More...Chile invokes anti-terrorism law following non-lethal metro bombing
Government plans to use controversial bill introduced in the dictatorship era after device explodes on subway harming no one.
The government plans to use anti-terrorism legislation More...
Market wrap: Troubled waters for fisheries, retailer rises on report
July 14-18: Lack of exposure to consumer debt leads to boost for clothing seller, fisheries grilled over use of antibiotics. It was a relatively quiet week as markets were closed More...This week in business: gas imports expected by 2016, Central Bank cuts
Major stories from the world of trade, finance and economics: Hyatt opens new branch in Santiago, medical technology on show in Hospital Expo. The government announced the construction More...Victims demand Chilean Cardinal apologize for ‘complicity’ in abuse
Talks to settle civil case against Cardinal Ezzati
collapse as claimants accuse him and Catholic hierarchy of avoiding
responsibility More...Thousands march for gay adoption ahead of Senate vote on civil unions
More than 60,000 marched through the capital for adoption and custody rights for same-sex couples.
Chile’s first More...
Explosion at church linked to notorious anarchist group
Bomb outside church in capital has ‘similarities’ with recent metro bombing while police deactivate a third...
Politicians aim to rename Santiago’s airport after Pablo Neruda
A bill supported by both right-wingers and communists seeks to rebrand Chile’s international airport ‘Poet Pablo...
Santiago rolls out city-wide bike hire scheme
More than 2,000 bikes to be available to the public in neighborhoods across the city from...
Soccer Roundup: Chilean domestic soccer returns with the Apertura
Universidad de Chile registers convincing victory, O’Higgins More...Chile pledges aid for Gaza and calls for immediate ceasefire
Announcement comes as independent deputy calls for Israeli ambassador to Chile to be expelled and Chilean envoys More...Protests force cancellation of Chilean ambassador to Australia
James Sinclair, accused of destroying secret documents pertaining to some of the dictatorship’s worst atrocities, no longer offered the Canberra post...Chile takes preliminary objections in Bolivia case to The Hague
Agents present challenge to court’s jurisdiction over territory row Foreign Minister calls a ‘threat’ to border stability and an attempt to..Bachelet enters reform spat to shield embattled Education Minister
Approval for education reform drops, as politicians label the administration’s signature bill ‘profoundly More...Minister sends bill to allow citizen participation in education reform
New bill would grant citizens and student organizations a voice in education reform, though student leaders skeptical due to past failure..Families organize in defense of education system and against reform
Parents march to maintain current education system, as parliamentarians also come out against the ‘improvised’ education reform bill. Banners, music and..Archbishop speak out against new contraceptive measures for minors
Girls under the age of 14 could take emergency contraceptives
without having to notify parents, something Santiago’s Archbishop calls
a ‘serious..
This weekend in the capital: House, Belgian film festival, book fair
A roundup of some of the best culture, music, art, theater and film the city has to offer: FIFA explores romance,..
Political courage at La Moneda palace
Opinion: Bachelet must keep her election promise to bring about social equality and the return of long-seized ancestral lands to the..
Persecution, protest and piety: Palestinian refugees’ escape to Chile
The Santiago Times heard the story of two brothers’ move to Chile, believed to have the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the..
The Dance of Reality: an endearing and disturbing film
A look at cult cinema icon Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first film in 23 years, the tender and grotesque autobiographical work ‘La Danza..
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