INTERNATIONAL SPACE: A comment made by the US secretary of state conveyed a message that should set alarms ringing in the Ma administration, the DPP said
By Ko Shu-ling
Recent comments by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were aimed at reminding President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) administration that a close Taiwan-US relationship is indispensable in maintaining regional and cross-strait peace, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday.

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By Ko Shu-ling
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has no intention of becoming Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman, the Presidential Office said yesterday.

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Several legislators yesterday urged the Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Department of Health to step up inspections on the local market to crack down on mushrooms smuggled from China.

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By Ko Shu-ling
Rather than spend vast amounts of taxpayers’ money on its flawed economic stimulus package to increase domestic demand, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday urged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration to instead return the money to taxpayers.

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By Ko Shu-ling
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said that the timing and atmosphere was not right for party chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to meet President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九).

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LEGAL DEFENSE: While the Domestic Violence Law has had a significant impact on people’s lives, much more needs to be done, rights groups said
By Loa Iok-sin
The government needs to do more to prevent domestic violence, campaigners said yesterday as the Ministry of the Interior celebrated the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Law (家暴法).

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HARD TIMES: The DGH chief said that tax breaks and subsidies do not apply to trucking services, but they may be allowed to raise base charges
By Shelley Shan
More than 50 truck drivers from Ilan County protested outside the Legislative Yuan yesterday morning, asking the government to exempt them from paying fuel and license plate taxes.

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HOT AIR: Taipower blamed Taiwan's hot weather for the high rate of breakdowns, presenting a significant setback to the government's renewable energy policy
By Ou Hsiang-i
Of the 82 wind turbines that make up Taiwan Power Co's (Taipower, (台電) wind-powered energy generation plans, as many as 51 turbines have at one time or another been inoperative.

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By Meggie Lu
Environmental protection is truly a collective effort, with 1,400 members of one of the largest religious groups in the country — the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation — together saving 15,600kg in carbon emissions in just five days, or the equivalent of the emissions of 2,000 idling cars, the foundation told a press conference yesterday.

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The British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) in Taipei invited applications yesterday for the Mansion House Scholarship, which is open to Taiwanese students and young business executives in the financial services sector, a BTCO press release said.

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By Jimmy Chuang
Military honor guards resumed their duties and performances at the mausoleums of dictator Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) in Taoyuan County on Sunday.

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