Taipei Court detains ex-bureau head
CONSEQUENCES:
The former head of the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau could face a minimum of five years in jail, but he denied any wrongdoing in court
By Rich Chang
The Taipei District Court yesterday ordered the detention of Yeh Sheng-mao (葉盛茂), former head of the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau, for allegedly withholding information on former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) possible involvement in money laundering.
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Palin aides to testify in abuse-of-power probe
ON THE DEFENSIVE:
The Alaska governor said an inquiry into her conduct is too political and believes only her state’s personnel board should be involved
Seven aides to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have reversed course and agreed to testify in an investigation into whether the Republican vice presidential nominee abused her powers by firing a commissioner who refused to dismiss her former brother-in-law.
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Europe scrambles for rescue plans
With Germany making a blanket guarantee to cover all of the nation’s savings, other European countries were under increased pressure yesterday to bolster their financial defenses.
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Pakistan president says India never a threat: report
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said in an interview that arch-enemy India had never been a threat to his country and that Islamic militant groups in Indian-controlled Kashmir were “terrorists.”
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Georgia separatists say officer killed
An officer with the separatist border guards of Georgia’s Abkhazia region has died in a shoot-out on the de facto Georgian border, the separatist administration’s news agency said yesterday.
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French and German scientists scoop top medicine prize
French and German scientists credited with the discovery of the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer yesterday won the Nobel Medicine Prize, the first of the prestigious awards to be announced this year.
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Community Compass: PROFILE: Teacher takes time for people in need
FLEEING PERSECUTION:
For Elaine Carton, an English teacher from Ireland, living at a Myanmar orphanage at first took a while to get used to, especially the local diet
By Noah Buchan
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Community Compass: AIT Kaohsiung director honors ‘Angel of Penghu’
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Community Compass: St Christopher and Nevis celebrates a quarter century of independence
By Jenny W. Hsu
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Community Compass:FEATURE: Taiwan move can be hard with special needs kids
RESOURCES:
International schools in Taiwan play a prominent role in providing support for parents and children with special needs in the expatriate community
By Flora Wang
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