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Taipei-Manila talks can start now: Ma
By Mo Yan-chih
Talks on a fishery agreement between Taiwan and the Philippines can begin immediately, and should not be affected by the ongoing investigation into the incident that resulted in the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成), President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday. In an interview withFULL STORY
Chen Shui-bian to apply to be DPP member again
By Chris Wang
Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) will apply to return to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and could see his application approved at the party congress on Saturday. Chen, who is serving a 20-year sentence for corruption, has authorized DPP caucus convener Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) to submitFULL STORY
DOH asks US for help in WHO bid
Department of Health (DOH) Minister Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達) on Tuesday urged the US to help Taiwan obtain observer status in the WHO’s Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) to widen Taiwan’s participation in the UN agency. Chiu raised the issue during talks with USFULL STORY
DPP group seeks to base cross-strait ties on rights
By Chris Wang
A group of young Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politicians yesterday announced that they would submit a resolution to the party’s congress on Saturday to make human rights and democracy the foundation of cross-strait engagement. The “Resolution on Human Rights Exchanges Across the Taiwan Strait” is aimedFULL STORY
Group bids to foster democracy with Lu Hsiu-yi’s mementos
By Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung
The Egretfind Foundation intends to donate mementos related to former legislator Lu Hsiu-yi (盧修一) to the Academia Historica tomorrow. Lu was a highly respected Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator from when he started serving in 1990 until he succumbed to lung cancer on Aug. 6, 1998,FULL STORY
NCC to unveil data on telecoms carrier user complaints
By Shelley Shan
National Communications Commission (NCC) Chairman Howard Shyr (石世豪) yesterday said that the commission would release its ranking of telecommunications carriers according to the number of consumer complaints in the first quarter of the year. Shyr made the announcement at a meeting of the legislature’s TransportationFULL STORY
Bureau to probe forestry claims
By Lee I-chia
The Taiwan Academy of Ecology yesterday said it found inappropriate forestation work on Dadu Mountain (大肚山) in Greater Taichung, where indigenous plant species had been cut down and new trees planted, and the Forestry Bureau has agreed to investigate. “Green Forestation” is one of the government’sFULL STORY
Activists call on government to maintain green spaces
By Lee I-chia
A local environmental protection group from New Taipei City’s (新北市) Sinjhuang District (新莊) yesterday urged the city government to keep a promise to maintain at least 10 percent of districts’ urban centers (副都心) as green areas amid claims that the size of parks in theFULL STORY
Man finds meaning in craftsmanship
By Chang Hsun-teng and Jason Pan
Chiu Chi-jung (邱其榮), an 82-year-old resident of Gaopu Village (高埔) in Miaoli County’s Sihu Township (西湖), has found a new lease of life by skillfully fashioning wood and bamboo into works of art and donating them to charity. “I got started doing this 10 years ago,FULL STORY
Rainy weather forecast to continue into next week
The rainy weather nationwide will persist into next week, given the current front that is lingering over Taiwan and the approach of another front early next week, the Central Weather Bureau predicted yesterday. Areas around the country can expect showers or thunderstorms today, while mountainous areasFULL STORY
Humanitarian aid largely unaffected by spat: charities
Several Taiwanese charities said their humanitarian aid to the Philippines and bilateral exchanges have been largely unaffected by the diplomatic dispute between Taipei and Manila. Humanitarian assistance will be carried out “in accordance with established plans,” said Lisa Hsu, director of communications and development at theFULL STORY
Tainan is named best city in poll
By Chris Wang
Greater Tainan was voted the best city in the nation for the second straight year in an annual survey released yesterday rating the Taiwanese sense of well-being, and the performance of local governments and leaders. Greater Tainan Mayor William Lai (賴清德) once again had the highestFULL STORY
Taipei residents warned on air pollutants
By Lee I-chia
According to a collaborative research project funded by the National Science Council, up to 12.3 percent of people (about 1.86 million) in Greater Taipei live on the first or second floor and within 5m of a major road, which is considered a “high traffic-related airFULL STORY
Taipei to fine ERA Communications over mass layoffs
By Mo Yan-chih
Taipei City’s Department of Labor is planning to fine ERA Communications Inc NT$100,000 (US$3,350) for violating labor laws over mass layoffs at Next TV Broadcasting, the department said yesterday. The department launched an investigation into the layoff plan on May 2 after it received a noticeFULL STORY
Algal reefs found off Hsinchu County
By Liao Hsueh-ju and Jake Chung
At least 4 hectares of algal reefs have been discovered along the coast 2km north of the Sinfong River in Sinfong Township (新豐), Hsinchu County, a discovery academics say is indicative of the biodiversity of the area. Algal reefs are formed by crystalline calcium carbonates leftFULL STORY
Conservation group hopes to save 315-year-old tree
By Tsai Meng-shang and Stacy Hsu
A 315-year-old “sacred tree” that is slowly rotting in Hsinchu County’s Beipu Township (北埔) might be restored to health, after it was included in a nationwide “saving ancient trees scheme” initiated by the privately run Fu-Tien Tree Healing and Conservation Foundation. Foundation chief executive ChiuFULL STORY
Eighty percent of Kenting’s hotels illegal: MOI official
By Hsu Yi-ping and Jason Pan
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