ACCUSATIONS: The Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation said the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission had halted its work for fear of jeopardizing ties with China
By Loa Iok-sin
The Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (MTAC) yesterday denied media speculation that it was trying to suspend the operations of the Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation (TTEF).

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By Ko Shu-ling
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By Flora Wang
A legislator who is close to People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) yesterday rejected media speculation that Soong had visited former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) in a bid to mobilize a new political force.

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AVIATION: The DPP’s Chai Trong-rong raised fears of security leaks if a firm that is involved in Taiwan’s air defense were to cooperate with a Chinese company
By Rich Chang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday criticized the government-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation’s (AIDC) proposal to co-­produce commercial aircraft with a Chinese aviation company.

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By Ko Shu-ling
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday sidestepped the issue of a possible meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao (胡錦濤), saying the existing model for high-level cross-strait talks offered the best communication channel and has produced solid results.

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By Jenny W. hsu
The new US$170 million American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) compound in the hills of Taipei will not just be a building, but also a focal point of everything beneficial to Taiwan and the US, AIT Director Stephen Young said at a site dedication ceremony yesterday.

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TELLING OFF: The international journalists’ organization called on Want Want and the China Times Group to avoid breaching press freedom standards set by the NCC
By Loa Iok-sin
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By Shelley Shan
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is amending regulations to allow bus operators to install bike racks on the front of buses.

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By Lin Shu-hui
Free rides on Taipei City’s MRT Neihu Line will be offered to the public on June 29 and June 30 as well as on the afternoon of July 1, the Taipei City Government said on Sunday.

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By Flora Wang
Although the Ministry of Education (MOE) banned the use of corporal punishment against students two years ago, 45 percent of students polled in a recent survey said they were still being physically punished by teachers.

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Government measures that have been in place for nearly a year to encourage people to save power will be further expanded on July 1, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs John Deng (鄧振中) said yesterday.

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By Shelley Huang
The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) yesterday said it may cancel an annual program that provides part-time work for disadvantaged individuals, saying that government resources had been allocated to other agencies.

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