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KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: City, interior ministry spar over budget to rebuild
By Lee Hsin-fang
and Jake Chung
The Ministry of the Interior yesterday promised NT$1.6 billion (US$53 million) in disaster relief funds to the Greater Kaohsiung Government, but asked that the municipal government provide detailed quotes on expected fund allocation for review by the ministry, as well as using the remainder ofFULL STORY
KAOHSIUNG DISASTER: City officials order plant to shut down, boost safety
Greater Kaohsiung authorities have ordered LCY Chemical Corp, the company suspected of being responsible for the deadly gas explosions that rocked the city last week, to shut down one of its plants until safety improvements are made, a city official said yesterday. Tseng Wen-sheng (曾文生),FULL STORY
RIMPAC bid backed by US legislator
US House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Howard McKeon on Thursday voiced his support for Taiwan’s efforts to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) international military group exercise and for the transfer of US technology to help Taiwan build its own submarines. “We haveFULL STORY
China’s maritime offensive not about oil: US ex-official
By William Lowther
Efforts by Taiwan and others to persuade China to jointly develop oil and gas deposits under the East and South China seas are likely to fail, a new analysis by a former US government official says. The conventional wisdom that energy is the motivating force behindFULL STORY
Chinese tour group debacles reinforce limits: minister
By Shelley Shan
The nation is to keep the daily entry quota for Chinese tour groups unchanged, at 5,000 people per day, to address what has been described as deteriorating tour quality caused by low-priced Chinese tour groups, Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) said yesterday. YehFULL STORY
Protesting former Hualon workers clash with police
By Loa Iok-sin
More than 100 former Hualon Corp employees, along with about a dozen rights activists, clashed with police yesterday as they tried to force their way into the Ministry of Labor building in Taipei, demanding that the ministry live up to its promise to fight forFULL STORY
Push for Hoklo study in curriculum
By Sean Lin
Pro-localization groups and academics yesterday called on newly inaugurated Minister of Education Wu Se-hwa (吳思華), who assumed office on Wednesday, to lobby for an education bill that would help Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) become a part of the junior-high school curriculum. Union of Education inFULL STORY
Tiny new land crab spotted after misidentification
A new species of land crab has been discovered in Pingtung County, a researcher at Taiwan’s National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium said earlier this week, adding that the species — Neosarmatium laeve, a kind of sesarmid crab — had until May been misidentifiedFULL STORY
UK scholarship applications now open: trade office
Taiwanese students can now start submitting applications for the annual global scholarships offered by the UK government, the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei said earlier this week. Applications for the Chevening Scholarships and two others offered by the UK, in collaboration with TaiwaneseFULL STORY
No Taipei visit for Mariah Carey, as Celine Dion in first
Mariah Carey has heart-breaking news for Taiwanese fans looking forward to a tentatively announced Taipei concert in October: The hit singer won’t “Make It Happen” after all because the venue has been claimed by Celine Dion. “After great efforts to work with and negotiate withFULL STORY
Puyuma train fare to rise: official
By Shelley Shan
Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) yesterday said the ministry is planning to revamp the Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) ticketing system, with fares for the Puyuma Express service likely increasing to alleviate demand. Since the electrified railway line between Hualien and Taitung was launchedFULL STORY
Kazakh athlete turns down ad contracts
By Jason Pan
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