Taipei residents left high and dry by lack of water
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Two employees from a beauty salon in Tienmu take water from a tank provided by the Taipei Water Department back to their establishment yesterday, as parts of Tienmu, Shihlin and Peitou went without water for 48 hours.
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
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Death row inmate allowed to see dying father
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Su Chien-ho, one of the Hsihchi Trio, was allowed to leave prison to visit his father, Su Chuen-chang, who is seriously ill. Su said his father had taught him well. "I am not a bad boy," he told his father.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SU YUE-CHEN
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An exile gives hope to Chinese writers
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Changing his tune
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Although Dennis Nieh -- host of ICRT's "Taiwan Tonight" -- is most familiar with the DJ's chair, he has also branched out into acting and stand-up comedy since returning to his native Taiwan from the US a few years ago. One of his latest forays casts him as a pitchman for McDonald's.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG
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PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG
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Ministry split over new Romanization
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Former New Party Legislator Chen Kuei-miao, a respected linguist, explains the differences between the Hanyu Pinyin system and the rival Tongyong Pinyin system at the Legislative
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
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