REJECTING LIEN: Local papers said that the KMT chairman had rejected Lien Chan's advice that he pair up with the legislative speaker in the next election
By Mo Yan-chih and Shih Hsiu-chuan
As speculation runs rampant about whether Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) would pair up with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) for next year's presidential election, Ma said yesterday that the issue was not a priority for his party.

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President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said he would help with the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate selection for next year's presidential election through building a consensus among all of the hopefuls, party sources said yesterday.

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By Jewel Huang
The name changes now coming into effect in Taiwan reflect an increasing approval of "Taiwan identity" rather than "Taiwan independence," despite the suggestions made in the disapproving rhetoric of the US, political analysts have said.

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NEW ALLIANCE: Members of the new Citizen Front will include professors and leaders of organizations such as the Peacetime Foundation of Taiwan
By Flora Wang
Members of nearly 20 academic and civic groups have announced that they plan to establish a non-governmental organization tomorrow that seeks to raise "civic awareness" among the public and to promote legislative reform.

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PROBE CONTINUING: The Taichung District Court said that it was likely that other officers were also involved in illegally renting out military airstrip land to farmers
By Rich Chang
Taichung judges found a former air force official guilty of corruption and asked prosecutors to investigate several generals, including a strategy adviser to the president, General Lee tien-yu (李天羽), on suspicion of having committed similar crimes.

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By Angelica Oung
The doctor of a 52-year-old oral cavity cancer patient was furious when he discovered that his patient had been secretly pouring gaoliang, a fiery sorghum liquor, down his nasal feed tube just days after undergoing surgery to remove the cancer.

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By Mo Yan-chih
With its 20m tall pig mascot the 2007 Taipei Lantern Festival is inviting the public to enjoy lantern exhibitions at CKS Memorial Hall during the traditional holiday starting from March 3.

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A Tainan court has granted a man's request for divorce because his wife was "too shy" to consummate their marriage, a newspaper said yesterday.

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By Fu Chao-piao
The owner of a beagle that strayed from home and got lost found his beloved pet after reading a story in a newspaper about a runaway dog that had brought luck to the people who found it.

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■ Education
Nanking loses prominence
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