NOTE OF CAUTION: The KMT was asking its supporters not to be overly optimistic about the outcome of the legislative elections, saying the race is a very close one
By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (吳伯雄) accused President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday of preparing to attack the KMT with a "red smearing" campaign, or linking the party with China's Communist Party, during the last week before the legislative elections, urging supporters to be cautious about Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) "dirty tricks."

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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has set a goal of winning 45 to 50 seats in the new 113-member legislature, as it tries to woo independent voters in the final week of the campaign before the legislative elections on Saturday.

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A Singaporean artist calling for the release of five ethnic Indian activists detained in neighboring Malaysia ended his five-day hunger strike yesterday.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) last night outlined the importance of a referendum aimed at compelling the KMT to return assets acquired illegally during the party's five decades of authoritarian rule.

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By Liu Jung
Contrary to their Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) counterparts, which have budgets from electoral campaigns, legislator hopefuls running under the banner of smaller parties rely mostly on donations from supporters to run their campaign activities.

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The number of reported vote-buying cases in relation to the legislative elections on Saturday exceeds 6,000 and involves more than 9,000 people, Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday.

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By Shelley Shan
Travelers planning to go home during the Lunar New Year holidays had trouble booking a high speed rail ticket online yesterday morning, as hackers tried to prevent buyers from logging onto the system.

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STRICTER PURITY LEVELS: An EPA official assured the public that dioxin levels at local water purification plants conform to the agency's more stringent regulations
By Meggie Lu
The nation has taken further steps in ensuring the safety of drinking water, with the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) amending its guidelines to include regulations for dioxin and chlorite.

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SWITCHING TO BEIJING? : MOFA said the Malawian foreign minister had reassured Taiwan that bilateral ties remained solid and questioned the endless speculation
By Jenny W. Hsu
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday declined to confirm media reports that Malawi would cut ties with Taiwan sometime this month, but said the government was exerting all efforts to salvage the 41-year-old friendship and that the Malawian foreign minister had said relations were unchanged.

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By Hsu Min-jung
Pet owners in Taiwan should provide their pets with more training in etiquette and manners so they would know how to behave when they travel with their owners, said Chuang Shu-fen (莊淑芬), a pet tour operator.

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