One proposal to amend media reform legislation would not only seek the removal of legislators from operating or owning a TV station as the DPP would like, but would also prohibit elected politicians from producing or hosting both TV and radio shows.
DPP Legislator Julian Kuo (
"Politicians hosting or producing broadcast shows is just like athletes serving as referees in a single game. It should be prohibited," Kuo said in the press conference.
According to information from the Government Information Office (GIO), Independent lawmaker Sisy Chen (
Chen has declined to quit her posts at the two talk shows, saying that she would only consider leaving the media if DPP legislator Trong Chai (
Chai, meanwhile, has refused to make a decision as to whether he will step down as FTV's chairman since February, saying that breaking up the monopolization of the market has not yet been achieved.
Aside from Chen, Independent Aborigine lawmaker May Chin (
DPP legislative caucus leader Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), said that the caucus has not yet discussed how it would handle the proposal, but has affirmed that "No other country in the world would allow prominent politicians to host TV and radio shows."
In response, KMT Legislator Hung Hsiu-chu (
PFP Legislator Diane Lee (李慶安) said her party hasn't reached agreement over the issue.
Three Taiwanese airlines have prohibited passengers from packing Bluetooth earbuds and their charger cases in checked luggage. EVA Air and Uni Air said that Bluetooth earbuds and charger cases are categorized as portable electronic devices, which should be switched off if they are placed in checked luggage based on international aviation safety regulations. They must not be in standby or sleep mode. However, as charging would continue when earbuds are placed in the charger cases, which would contravene international aviation regulations, their cases must be carried as hand luggage, they said. Tigerair Taiwan said that earbud charger cases are equipped
UNILATERAL MOVES: Officials have raised concerns that Beijing could try to exert economic control over Kinmen in a key development plan next year The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) yesterday said that China has so far failed to provide any information about a new airport expected to open next year that is less than 10km from a Taiwanese airport, raising flight safety concerns. Xiamen Xiangan International Airport is only about 3km at its closest point from the islands in Kinmen County — the scene of on-off fighting during the Cold War — and construction work can be seen and heard clearly from the Taiwan side. In a written statement sent to Reuters, the CAA said that airports close to each other need detailed advanced
Foreign travelers entering Taiwan on a short layover via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport are receiving NT$600 gift vouchers from yesterday, the Tourism Administration said, adding that it hopes the incentive would boost tourism consumption at the airport. The program, which allows travelers holding non-Taiwan passports who enter the country during a layover of up to 24 hours to claim a voucher, aims to promote attractions at the airport, the agency said in a statement on Friday. To participate, travelers must sign up on the campaign Web site, the agency said. They can then present their passport and boarding pass for their connecting international
Tropical Storm Fung-Wong would likely strengthen into a typhoon later today as it continues moving westward across the Pacific before heading in Taiwan’s direction next week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. As of 8am, Fung-Wong was about 2,190km east-southeast of Cape Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan’s southernmost point, moving westward at 25kph and possibly accelerating to 31kph, CWA data showed. The tropical storm is currently over waters east of the Philippines and still far from Taiwan, CWA forecaster Tseng Chao-cheng (曾昭誠) said, adding that it could likely strengthen into a typhoon later in the day. It is forecast to reach the South China Sea
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