EXPLAIN YOURSELF: After spending more than two hours telling a committee the details of her trip, the Taitung County head bowed twice in apology
By Mo Yan-chih
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Evaluation and Discipline Committee last night approved a suggestion by the party’s Integrity Committee to immediately suspend the party membership of Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen (鄺麗貞).

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By Mo Yan-chih
The government should take the controversy surrounding Taitung County Commissioner Kuang Li-chen’s (鄺麗貞) latest trip abroad seriously, analysts said, and rethink budgets and regulations for official overseas “inspection tours.”

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President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will make two stopovers in the US during his upcoming visit to Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in South America and the Caribbean next week, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday.

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By Rich Chang
Prosecutors said yesterday they were investigating a case in which a former chief of the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB) allegedly leaked investigation and raid information to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘).

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A Sports Affairs Council official said two Taiwanese had been asked to leave the Atlanta Games in 1996 for waving the national flag
By Shelley Shan
People planning to watch the Olympics Games in Beijing were reminded yesterday to follow the rules when carrying national flags.

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BATTLE TO SURVIVE: Wuling Formosan Landlocked Salmon Conservation Center researchers say their efforts to save the endangered fish are beginning to pay off
Much to the excitement of local researchers, artificially raised Formosan landlocked salmon — a critically endangered species — has been successfully breeding since being introduced into new habitats in the wild, an ichthyologist said on Tuesday.

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Twins are not likely to perform as well academically in early adulthood as their single peers, probably because of a shorter gestation period, lower birth weight and less attentive parental care, researchers at Mackay Memorial Hospital said yesterday.

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By Flora Wang
Taiwanese children are spending most of their leisure time on activities that do not require interpersonal communication at home, going outdoors for physical exercise or playing with their peers, a survey released yesterday suggested.

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Many of the students who sought help from sex education consulting stations at pharmacies were concerned about contraception and pregnancy, a survey released by the Bureau of Health Promotion yesterday found.

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NO POLITICS: A jury member raised questions about Taiwan’s eligibility, but another member defended Taiwan’s contribution to global occupational safety
By Ko Shu-ling
Taiwan won an international film award on occupational safety in Seoul last month, despite questions being raised about the country’s sovereignty.

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By Loa Iok-Sin
With support from more than 1.3 million people around the world, human rights activists yesterday urged the Chinese government to fulfill its Olympic promise by stopping persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

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By Yu Tai-Lang
The number of people taking whale-watching trips from Hualien is rising after the region adopted measures to attract more visitors, the Hualien Fishermen’s Association said.

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