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	NLA board members voted 168 in support of the bill with four abstentions.</div>
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	The NLA also set up a 25-member special committee to complete the bill vetting within seven days.</div>
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	According to the bill, anyone who violates the guideline will face legal punishments.&nbsp;</div>
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NLA passes repayment collection bill in first reading

The bill that lays down the guideline of repayment collection Friday sailed through the first reading of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).

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