LEGAL BASKETBALL: Assets committee head Wellington Koo said the ruling was a minor victory and there is still some way to go in a battle akin to a bas
UNKNOWN CAUSE: The company has been asked to provide a pollution remediation plan and explain what caused the pollution in Vietnam and how it was caus
DEPORTEES FROM KENYA: A People First Party lawmaker accused Andrew Hsia of making a fool of lawmakers, with a Chinese fax saying a visit would be ‘inc
GASSED, THREATENED: Taiwan’s representative to South Africa urged 22 of the people to resist authorities, but the police are said to have pushed the i
EARLY MORNING DATE: Eric Chu said that he and his running mate happened to have free time, so they chose to file their registrations, not for any ausp
‘SLEEP-INDUCING’: Chairman Yok Mu-ming filed charges of treason against Lee Teng-hui over his remarks on the Diaoyutais, which Lee said were clearly p
TIMELY: Amendments that go into effect this week allow members of the Legal Aid Foundation to offer assistance in ‘cases of social significance and gr
CLAUSES AND SPACES: The council said Taiwan would not be bound by Section 3 of Article 3 of the AIIB’s articles of agreement, and dismissed critics as
FOOD FIGHT? With Taipei’s new regulations on Japanese food imports set to go into effect tomorrow, questions regarding the enforcement of such rules r
‘SAYONARA’: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said that all the capital’s politically appointed officials would abide by the new rules or he would make them ‘dis
By Chen Wei-tzu and Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter, with staff writerA lawyer has pressed charges against President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) over his alleged
MARKET MECHANISM? An analyst said adequate funding and low borrowing costs allow developers to be inflexible on prices, and they would simply brace fo
POLICE INJUSTICE: Several Sunflower movement activists indicted yesterday questioned the lack of action against police for alleged acts of violence du
PROTESTERS OUTSIDE: Ministry official Huang Te-hsiao said the Taipei complex’s security features are ‘more powerful and more advanced’ than the Pentag
COMPENSATION: The former premier and his legal team said the money would be used to set up a health fund for consumers allegedly harmed by Ting Hsin p
ILLEGITIMATE: Citizen of the Earth said yesterday in a statement that the court’s verdict has proven that the resort is, by its very nature, an illega
/ AFP, HONG KONGHong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters yesterday were forced to call off a planned vote on their next steps — hours before it was set to
By Rich Chang, Tseng Wei-chen and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerPeter Wang (王獻極), the convener of the 908 Taiwan Republic Campaign, d