SELLING SUBSIDIES: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou said about 900,000 low income families, or 3.2 million people, would benefit from his tax relief proposal
By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday unveiled his economic policies, proposing a tax relief plan that would include tax refunds for low-income families if he is elected president next month.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan and Mo Yan-chih
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank (謝長廷) said yesterday that his Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) rival Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) recently contacted a US official to sort out whether he has a valid US green card.

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By Shih Hsiu-chuan
Three former legislators who lost their seats in last month's legislative elections were recruited to the Cabinet yesterday.

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DIPLOMATIC DILEMMA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Phoebe Yeh said that students should not become collateral damage for the actions of their country
By Jenny W. Hsu
Taiwan's promise not to deport any Malawian students is good news for Michael, but it is not enough to stop him worrying what will happen.

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EMBRACING DEMOCRACY: An Aboriginal community of about 6,000 people in Hsinchu County will on Sunday become the first in the nation to hold tribal elections
By Loa Iok-sin
The Saisiat Aboriginal community in Hsinchu will on Sunday hold elections for their assembly's lower house, upper house speaker Chu Feng-lu (朱逢祿) said yesterday.

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SELFLESS: This month, Huang Chun-feng and Yang Chung-he spent four days giving free dental care to 25 Taiwanese inmates serving time in a Bangkok prison
Two dentists who provided free medical service to Taiwanese imprisoned at Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok earlier this month have returned to Taiwan to acclaim from the families of the inmates, a spokesman said yesterday.

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More than 100 Taiwanese tourists are stranded in various scenic spots in China, caught by the worst winter storms to hit the country in half a century, officials said yesterday.

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By Hu Chin-hui
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillators (AED) will soon be installed in most public places, including on buses and the MRT and at train stations, airports, courts and tourist spots, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday.

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A fugitive former senior executive of the Chung Shing Bank convicted in an illegal loan case will be repatriated from China in the near future, prosecution authorities said on Wednesday.

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President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) flew to Kinmen yesterday to inspect military facilities and greet military personnel posted there prior to the Lunar New Year.

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MORE TIME: The committee called on the legislature to empower it to continue its investigation and asked it to impeach any officials who do not cooperate with it
The 319 Shooting Truth Investiga-tion Special Committee yesterday concluded its investigation into the assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) on the eve of the 2004 presidential election, raising questions about whether the shooting was a staged event.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Taiwan has sovereignty over the Spratly Islands (南沙群島) and thus should not be excluded from any talks to resolve the dispute over their ownership, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokeswoman Phoebe Yeh (葉非比) said yesterday.

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