SAFETY CONCERNS: The premier said the government decided to announce the hikes five days early because of fears that more people would try to stockpile supplies
By Shih Hsiu-chuan, Jimmy Chuang and Flora Wang
Lines formed at gasoline stations nationwide last night after Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) announced that state-run CPC Corp, Taiwan (中國石油) would raise gasoline prices by NT$6.5 per liter and premium grade diesel fuel prices by NT$7.2 per liter effective from midnight, five days ahead of time.

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By Joyce Huang and Jerry Lin
Chang Ping-chao (張平沼), chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce (全國商業總會), said his group found the hike in fuel and electricity prices "acceptable."

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TITLE TATTLE: The DPP legislative caucus took umbrage at KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung calling President Ma Ying-jeou simply 'Mr' at a banquet on Monday night
By Jimmy Chuang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday urged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to stop flattering China by sacrificing Taiwan's sovereignty and the legal rights of its people.

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China launched a weather forecasting satellite yesterday to help predict weather for the Summer Olympics and earthquake recovery work.

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Myanmar's military junta extended the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, ignoring worldwide appeals to free the Nobel laureate who has been detained for more than 12 of the past 18 years, an official said.

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