BOOST: While the Democratic Progressive Party said it preferred tax refunds, a KMT legislator countered that people might deposit rather than spend the money
By Rich Chang And Flora Wang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday that it opposed the government’s plan to issue coupons to consumers, insisting that a tax refund would be a better way to stimulate consumer spending.

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By Flora Wang And Meggie Lu
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus secretary-general Chang Sho-wen (張碩文) yesterday accused the Council of Agriculture (COA) of asking gangsters to threaten him over a proposed freeze of the council’s budget requests.

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NO SALE: The Chinese Nationalist Party has been barred from selling a prime piece of Ximending real estate that some say was stolen from the public
By Cheng Chih-fang
The National Property Administration (NPA) said on Sunday it had filed a provisional disposition in court on Friday barring Central Motion Pictures Corp (中影, CMP) from auctioning off a piece of prime real estate in the midst of an ongoing lawsuit that prohibited the corporation from selling the property while the case was pending.

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The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Sunday denied that its latest survey on the need for military instructors in universities and junior colleges was intended to increase the number of military instructors on campuses.

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By Rich Chang
The Ministry of National Defense pressroom said yesterday that the military was aware that China is intending to build aircraft carriers.

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FUND RAISING: A spokesman for the high speed rail operator said that the company was also considering paying off all its local loans and seeking help overseas
By Shelley Shan
Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo (毛治國) yesterday called on the major shareholders of Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) to raise their investment in the company, saying the financial problems of the railway operator must be resolved by the end of the year.

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This year's marlin catch is only half of that last year, which may be attributed to changes in the course of the Kuroshio Current, fishermen in Taitung County said.

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A Taiwanese fishing boat that was detained by the Japanese coast guard for allegedly trespassing into waters near Japan's Miyako Islands was released and heading home yesterday, the Fisheries Agency said.

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YUCK IT UP: Madan Kataria of India will arrive on Dec. 4 to meet members of 12 local laughter yoga clubs and medical personnel to promote the benefits of laughter
Madan Kataria, the Indian founder of the laughter yoga movement that has spread all over the world, will visit Taiwan next month to promote the idea, his local sponsor said yesterday.

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COMING TO A STREET NEAR YOU: Since the city’s Cultural Affairs Department began granting permits in 2005, only five foreign artists have managed to sign up
By Mo Yan-chih

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RELAY OF HOPE: The bank held a charity drive in which residents of Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Kaohsiung could run to obtain donations of NT$1,500 per kilometer
By Jerry Lin

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