RAMIFICATIONS: The Cabinet secretary-general urged local government heads to abandon two-step voting because it could cause poll staff to lose retirement benefits
By Shih Hsiu-chuan
The Cabinet yesterday warned local governments that defying the Central Election Commission's (CEC) one-step voting format was a criminal violation subject to prosecution.

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By Lisa Wang
The government yesterday raised its forecast for this year's economic growth to 5.46 percent after third-quarter growth hit a three-year high, driven by robust electronics exports.

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As a national transit strike stretched into its second week, arsonists disrupted high-speed train services on four main routes on Wednesday. Government officials called the fires a "coordinated act of sabotage."

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The only salmon farm in Northern Ireland has lost its entire stock of more than 100,000 fish to a spectacular jellyfish attack, its owners announced on Wednesday.

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Pakistan's purged Supreme Court demolished the final hurdle to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election yesterday, paving the way for him to become a civilian leader after eight years of army rule.

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