Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou (
Ma concluded a six-day visit to Singapore and Australia at the invitation of the two countries' governments. In his capacity as Taipei mayor, Ma had private meetings with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (
Commenting on KMT member and Taipei mayoral hopeful Yeh Chin-chuan's (
"The KMT's primaries are run according to the regulations and we have strict standards that our candidates must abide by. The party followed the regulations," Ma said during a press conference at CKS International Airport yesterday.
Yeh, a former Taipei deputy mayor who was seen as Ma's chosen successor, withdrew from the primary on Tuesday after a campaign ad targeting his key rival Hau Lung-bin (
According to reports in the China Times and the United Daily News, amongst other Chinese-language media, Ma was unhappy about the criticism leveled against Yeh over the ad and speculation about his taking advantage of the city government's resources, and demanded that the party dissuade Yeh from vying for the mayoral nomination.
While Ma denied the reports and said there would be opportunities for him to cooperate with his former close aid, Yeh yesterday turned a cold shoulder to the chairman.
"I don't have the status [to see him], and there isn't much to talk about ... I think [Ma] better not contact me. It's better for him to make comments after the election," Yeh said yesterday.
Yeh denied adopting a negative campaign tactic with the ad, saying that it targeted problems of Hau's that were already in the public domain, and shared his resentment over the "super high-standards" the party had held him too.
"The ad got me a written reprimand, but [nothing happened to] another candidate who attacked me. The KMT should look into that matter instead," he said.
Earlier this month, "evidence" of Yeh committing bribery was mailed to media outlets. The material had been placed in an envelope that had the legislature's stamp on it. Yeh condemned the party for failing to get to the bottom of the matter, but said he would support the party's mayoral candidate.
Ma later declined to make any comments about Yeh's response.
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday that it will revoke the dependent-based residence permit of a Chinese social media influencer who reportedly “openly advocated for [China’s] unification through military force” with Taiwan. The Chinese national, identified by her surname Liu (劉), will have her residence permit revoked in accordance with Article 14 of the “Measures for the permission of family- based residence, long-term residence and settlement of people from the Mainland Area in the Taiwan Area,” the NIA said in a news release. The agency explained it received reports that Liu made “unifying Taiwan through military force” statements on her online
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Taitung County at 1:09pm today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The hypocenter was 53km northeast of Taitung County Hall at a depth of 12.5km, CWA data showed. The intensity of the quake, which gauges the actual effect of a seismic event, measured 4 in Taitung County and Hualien County on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale, the data showed. The quake had an intensity of 3 in Nantou County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Kaohsiung and Tainan, the data showed. There were no immediate reports of damage following the quake.
Actor Darren Wang (王大陸) is to begin his one-year alternative military service tomorrow amid ongoing legal issues, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday. Wang, who last month was released on bail of NT$150,000 (US$4,561) as he faces charges of allegedly attempting to evade military service and forging documents, has been ordered to report to Taipei Railway Station at 9am tomorrow, the Alternative Military Service Training and Management Center said. The 33-year-old would join about 1,300 other conscripts in the 263rd cohort of general alternative service for training at the Chenggong Ling camp in Taichung, a center official told reporters. Wang would first
MINOR DISRUPTION: The outage affected check-in and security screening, while passport control was done manually and runway operations continued unaffected The main departure hall and other parts of Terminal 2 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport lost power on Tuesday, causing confusion among passengers before electricity was fully restored more than an hour later. The outage, the cause of which is still being investigated, began at about midday and affected parts of Terminal 2, including the check-in gates, the security screening area and some duty-free shops. Parts of the terminal immediately activated backup power sources, while others remained dark until power was restored in some of the affected areas starting at 12:23pm. Power was fully restored at 1:13pm. Taoyuan International Airport Corp said in a
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