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  • This house believes that the Diwatas should retaliate against humans for environmental abuse

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    Diwatas are spirits who are portrayed to be guardians of nature and protectors of communities. Traditionally, farmers, fisherfolk, travelers and entire villages pray and honor the diwatas in exchange for their protection from diseases and natural disasters.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Finals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that Sri Lankan government should seize all unclaimed land in the Mullaitivu district.

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    During Sri Lanka's civil war, thousands of people fled their homes in Mullaitivu district, leaving behind vast tracts of agricultural and residential land. Much of this land remains legally unclaimed today - either because the original owners died, emigrated, or lost their property documents during the conflict. However, many relatives and community members now live on and cultivate this land, despite lacking legal ownership documentation. Meanwhile, Mullaitivu remains Sri Lanka's poorest and least developed district, with minimal infrastructure, limited economic opportunities, and ongoing poverty. The government now faces a choice: seize this unclaimed land for state-led development projects, infrastructure, and economic investment, or leave it in legal limbo

    South Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-06

  • This house opposes horse-race reporting.

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    In Korea, recent election coverage has been dominated by horse-race style reporting, a style of political reporting that focuses on the competitive aspect of elections, campaigns, and politics such as polls and fundraising as opposed to focusing on policy issues. Election turnout hit a new high in Korea this year at 79.5 percent.

    South Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-06-06

  • That India should abolish the Anti-Defection law

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    The Anti-Defection law, or the 52nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution, is a constitutional amendment limiting the ability of politicians to switch parties in parliament.

    USU Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-01

  • This house would abolish the MTRCB

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    The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) is a government agency responsible for the review and classification of movies and television programs in the Philippines. The agency uses a rating system to establish a minimum age requirement to watch each movie and television program (e.g., PG-13, R-16, R-18, X) which must be determined before public release. Due to this, movies and television programs rated X cannot be legally distributed in the Philippines, among other distribution regulations depending on the classification.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-05-31

  • This house prefers a world where the Industrial Revolution had began in The East

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    The Industrial Revolution refers to a period of significant technological, economic, and social change marked by the transition from agrarian economies to industrial manufacturing (e.g: development of factories, mechanized production, and major innovations in transportation, energy, and communication) It began in Great Britain in the late 18th century and spread to parts of Europe, North America, and eventually other regions throughout the 19th century. For the purposes of this debate, (1) “The East” refers broadly to major civilizations in East, South, and Southeast Asia, including but not limited to China, Japan, Korea, and the Indian subcontinent (2) Assume that “The East” had the necessary preconditions to begin the Industrial Revolution on it’s own accord

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-31

  • This house prefers a world where fans should decide players bought by their teams in IPL auctions

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    IPL, or Indian Premier League, is the richest franchisebased cricket league in the world. Players are acquired by the teams for a specific number of seasons/years through an auction where player prices can cross $2 million. Currently the purchase decision about players are taken by the management, coach, and scouts.

    Vistaar NITD-PD 24 · Round 1 · 2025-05-29

  • Dewan ini menyesalkan prevalensi Pepatah Shima dalam masyarakat modern

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    Terdapat pepatah cina yang menyatakan 塞翁失马，焉知非福 (lebih dikenal sebagai Sàiwēngshīmǎ, untuk tujuan perdebatan ini akan kita sebut Pepatah Shima) dalam Bahasa Indonesia berarti 'seorang tua kehilangan kuda, baik buruk tidak ada yang tahu'. Pepatah ini mendorong manusia untuk tetap optimis dalam menghadapi kesulitan dan hidup yang tak dapat diprediksi, karena terkadang kesulitan menuntun kita kepada berkah tak terduga.

    FASTWEEK XI · Round 1 · 2025-05-29

  • This house believes that the global rise of KPop has done more harm than good to Asian artists and content creators.

    Xavier Cup 11 · Round 2 · 2025-05-25

  • (B) This house would break up the Chaebols in South Korea's energy sector (eg: the SK Group, LG, etc)

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    (B) Chaebols are large family-controlled conglomerates that have historically enjoyed strong government support through loans, subsidies, and tax breaks, particularly in the construction, steel, oil, and chemical industries.

    Taylor's Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-05-25

  • (A) This house, as the BJP, W reject demands from India’s opposition parties to conduct a nationwide caste census

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    (A) India has not conducted a nationwide caste census with publicaly released caste-specific data since 1931, apart from some individual states counting Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) only. Recently, opposition parties like the Congress, RJD, and Samajwadi Party have demanded a full caste census. The BJP has historically been seen as a party dominated by upper-caste leadership and support, especially during its early years. While it has expanded its voter base to include OBCs (Other Backward Classes) and Dalits, it is often criticised for maintaining an upper-caste bias.

    Taylor's Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-25

  • This house, as the feminist movement, supports the growing trend of Filipina mothers monetizing breastfeeding content online.

    Xavier Cup 12 · Semifinals · 2025-05-25