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Reform starts with probe into Ma: DPP
By Loa Iok-Sin
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday called on New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫), the sole candidate for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairmanship, to launch a probe into President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) financial connections with corporations if he is elected party chairman nextFULL STORY
Reject China’s organ proposal: rights activists
By Stacy Hsu
Several medical and human rights groups yesterday urged the government to reject a proposal by former Chinese deputy minister of health Huang Jiefu (黃潔夫) to establish a mechanism to facilitate organ donations from China to Taiwan, which they said could make the country an accompliceFULL STORY
DPP defends open ballot requirement
By Loa Iok-Sin
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday defended its decision to require DPP councilors to show their ballots during the elections of council speakers and deputy speakers, and said that prosecutors’ threats to investigate it were politically motivated. “The DPP has asked its local councilors toFULL STORY
Postal savings not to be invested in Chinese markets: transport minister
By Shelley Shan
The postal savings fund will not be used to invest in Chinese markets, Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) said yesterday. “We have stopped considering this option. It will not happen during my term [as minister],” he said at a meeting of theFULL STORY
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MAC minister says cross-strait policies to remain the same
The general direction of the nation’s policies on China will remain unchanged despite the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) losses in last month’s elections, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) said yesterday. Wang told lawmakers that the government would continue pushing for peaceful developmentFULL STORY
Patient moves up list and receives donated kidneys
By Stacy Hsu
A 55-year-old man from Taitung County was discharged from Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital yesterday after being given a second chance at life thanks to a kidney transplant, an opportunity that would have been unlikely were it not for the government’s recently implemented organ transplant policy.FULL STORY
Plan to pump groundwater passed
By Sean Lin
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday passed an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report that is set to see groundwater tapping resume in an area near Greater Kaohsiung and Pingtung County. The project, operated by Taiwan Water Corp, will allow 100,000 tonnes and 75,000 tonnes ofFULL STORY
FEATURE: Taiwan poised to take movie world by storm
For years, Taiwan was barely on Hollywood’s radar for filming global blockbusters — but acclaimed Taiwanese director Ang Lee’s (李安) decision to shoot his Oscar-winning 3D movie Life of Pi has transformed the nation’s fortunes. Long overshadowed by Japan and Hong Kong, Taiwan, with its dramaticFULL STORY
Jhuolan develops a surprising new type of poinsettia
Miaoli County’s Jhuolan Township (卓蘭) has been a primary source of poinsettia for holiday decorations, but this year it added a new variety of the popular Christmas plant to the market, called “Surprise.” Jhuolan agricultural and floral products sales and marketing association director Lin Hung-chih (林鴻志)FULL STORY
Government eyes HSR takeover
By Shelley Shan
The government has begun preparations to take over the operation of the high-speed rail system if the financial restructuring plan of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) is not approved at Legislative Yuan by the end of this month, the Bureau of High SpeedFULL STORY
Union opposes proposal to close 60 tertiary institutes
By Sean Lin
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