Less than one week after Saturday’s three-in-one election, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members are lining up to stand in next year’s special municipality elections, with DPP Legislator William Lai (賴清德) the first to announce his intention to run yesterday.
Accompanied by 11 of his DPP legislative caucus peers, Lai, a doctor and native of Tainan, said he was prepared to run for Tainan City mayor.
Speaking at a press conference, Lai said he has received overwhelming support from people in Tainan and he promised, if elected, to lead the city with integrity.
DPP Lawmaker Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) touted Lai as a “clear and quick thinker” who is able to stay calm and collected under pressure.
“He is one of the rising stars in Taiwanese politics,” Ker said.
DPP Lawmaker Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津), who has also expressed a desire to join the race, said she believed that most of the 11 lawmakers who stood next to Lai yesterday would also root for her.
“The most important thing is how the voters feel about a candidate. Don’t underestimate the intelligence of voters,” said Yeh, who declined to say if she would make a formal announcement of her candidacy.
DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yi (李俊毅), who is also aiming for the same seat, said he would not follow the “Lai way.”
“I will not put the caucus in a difficult position by making them stump for me. I have made it clear that I respect the nomination process, which is a major part of a healthy democracy,” he said.
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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