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EDITORIAL: The DPP’s self-defeating shenanigans

After nearly four years of rebuilding a party that in 2008 had been reduced to a pale shadow of itself, former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has good reason to worry about the direction the party seems to be taking since sheFULL STORY

The Liberty Times Editorial: More hardship from Ma’s leadership

All governments need to win the support of the public and to take actions that benefit both the public and the nation. They cannot just sit around chanting slogans. This is especially true for a government that has just been re-elected. It needs to takeFULL STORY

Punishing the wealth creators not helpful

By Huang Tien-lin 黃天麟

The proposed capital gains tax on securities transactions has caused all kinds of trouble for the government. Everyone, including investors, the Cabinet, the Presidential Office, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and opposition parties, have their own opinions on the issue. The main arguments for levying suchFULL STORY

[ LETTER ]

Taiwan ill-served by Ma Repeatedly before the January election, I wrote letters to the editor, warning people not to vote for President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九). My letters were never published. Now the common working Taiwanese will pay the price. The rich get richer and poverty for manyFULL STORY

French architect could be pivotal figure
in China’s Bo Xilai scandal

By Alice Cannet and Lucy Hornby

An elusive French architect is emerging as a key figure in China’s biggest political scandal in two decades, with evidence suggesting he shared both an affectionate and close business relationship with the Chinese woman at the heart of the scandal. Patrick Henri Devillers, 52, is oneFULL STORY

Oil discovery an opportunity for Kenya to develop Turkana

By Juliet Torome

In Kenya, there is a running gag that sums up how far away the Turkana people live from the rest of us. When a Turkana man leaves for the capital, Nairobi, the joke goes, he tells his family: “I’m going to Kenya.” In recent weeks, everFULL STORY

EDITORIAL: Is Ma deaf to normal people’s pleas?2012-05-17

It’s interesting to observe how an individual’s mentality is unconsciously reflected through their comments and actions. As an example, let’s revisit dialogues that recently took place between President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and a student, as well as between former Democratic Progressive Party chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)FULL STORY

Tired sector needs new energy2012-05-17

By Lu Hsin-chang 盧信昌

Over the last decade, loose monetary policy has come to be seen as an effective measure for resolving financial crises, but now we are seeing the downside in the form of rising consumer prices. Even if the economy is growing, this wave of inflationary priceFULL STORY

US, China play risky power game2012-05-17

By Sushil Seth

The recent visit to China by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner was overshadowed by the furore caused by the escape of the blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (陳光誠) to the US embassy inFULL STORY

Don’t allow Ma to drag us all down with him2012-05-17

By Sherry Huang 黃淑純

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was re-elected with both overt and covert help from Beijing and Washington. Now he is rushing to implement several unpopular and controversial polices before his inauguration on Sunday. He is pushing an easing of the ban on imports of beef containingFULL STORY

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