GREEN CARD SAGA: Ma Ying-jeou laughed off the challenge from Chen Shui-bian, but other KMT figures urged the president to keep his promise and step down
By Mo Yan-chih
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday criticized President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) for offering to resign if Ma could present legal documents proving that his US green card had been invalidated.

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By Loa Iok-sin
Having alleged that Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) politicians hold US green cards or US citizenship, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus has begun an investigation into the citizenship status of its own members.

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DEFENDING THEIR REPUTATIONS: The officials filed suit against two DPP legislators who accused the men of planning to accept bribes from KMT Vice Chairman Kuan
Five village chiefs in Chiayi County filed a defamation lawsuit against two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday, sources from Chiayi reported yesterday.

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By Rich Chang
Taipei police yesterday revealed the identity of a man who, they suspect, left a number of bullets under a car near Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's (謝長廷) campaign headquarters in Taipei.

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BLACK DRAGONS: Taiwan's rivers are much cleaner than they were in the 1970s and 1980s, but the nation's energy dependence still needs reduction, Winston Dang said
By Meggie Lu
With enough political will to foster a two-punch strategy that encourages energy conservation and provides governmental incentives to overcome environmental obstacles, Taiwan could be an eco-friendly nation, said Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Minister Winston Dang (陳重信).

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By Huang Yi-jing
The country's religion-affiliated schools are accepting applications for the upcoming school year after the Ministry of Education (MOE) agreed last year to allow religion-based schools to set up departments devoted to the study of a single faith.

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By Shelley Shan
More than 3,000 passengers were stranded at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday morning as the China Airline (CAL) check-in system at Terminal 1 was down for four hours.

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A rare oriental small-clawed otter raised in the Taipei City Zoo will be transferred to an ocean park in eastern Taiwan today to be used in a breeding program, the zoo announced yesterday.

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