Seventy percent of people unhappy with Ma: survey

Dissatisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has risen to 70.2 percent, and only 25 percent of interviewees are satisfied with his performance, according to a poll released by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday. The poll, conducted by the DPP amid the opposition’s plans to holdFULL STORY

List of dignitaries to be at inauguration released

A total of 230 foreign dignitaries will attend President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) inauguration for his second term on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. In 2008, 530 foreign guests attended Ma’s swearing-in ceremony. The scaled down size of delegations conformed with the Presidential Office’s planFULL STORY

Taipei traffic restrictions to be in place through Sunday

To accommodate the 13th presidential and vice presidential inaugural ceremony on Sunday, traffic restrictions will be in place in Taipei starting today. A rehearsal for the inaugural ceremony will be held today at 11:30am at which a salute battery, located on the southern plaza in frontFULL STORY

Lu calls on Ma to apologize to nation

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) should apologize to the nation for his failure to deliver on his 6-3-3 policies, former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday. The “6-3-3” policy refers to Ma’s promise to attain an economic growth rate of 6 percent, lower unemployment to lessFULL STORY

Aborigines criticize Ma for broken election promises

Ahead of the inauguration of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) for a second term on Sunday, Aborigines yesterday accused Ma of making their lives more miserable and of breaking promises he made to them during his first presidential campaign. “No to poverty! No to unemployment! Ma Ying-jeou,FULL STORY

Olympics, oil raise travel prices

People who plan to travel to Europe or the US this summer must be prepared to spend more than usual because rising oil prices and the London Olympic Games have boosted the cost of package group tours, travel agents said yesterday. The estimates were givenFULL STORY

COA touts benefits of rice noodles

The Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday said a new type of rice noodle could support local agriculture and increase the food sufficiency rate in Taiwan. An increasing acreage of rice paddies has been allowed to lie fallow because of an increased demand for diversified food sources,FULL STORY

One-of-a-kind boat returns to Taiwan

A historic sailing boat that left Taiwan 57 years ago to embark on a voyage across the Pacific Ocean was brought back yesterday to cheers from an excited crowd that included the boat captain’s brother. Teddy Chow (周傳鈞), the brother of the boat’s captain at theFULL STORY

Most Taiwanese don’t eat enough fruit, veg: study

About 80 percent of people in the nation do not get the recommended daily dose of fruit and vegetables, the Department of Health’s Bureau of Health Promotion said yesterday. The department recommends at least two servings of fruit — each serving being about the size ofFULL STORY

Eight alleged drug gangs involving minors broken up

Authorities apprehended suspects involved in eight drug rings in Greater Taichung on Wednesday. The suspects were allegedly using drugs to manipulate young people, one as young as 14, an officer said. Nearly 60 people were arrested in raids at more than 100 locations carried out byFULL STORY

Councilors accuse Taipei of nepotism

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) councilors yesterday accused the Taipei City Government of nepotism, saying it favored KMT members and arranged for their appointment to a city-affiliated company’s board. Taipei Fishery Marketing Corp appointed former director of the KMT’s Taipei City branch Pan Chia-sen (潘家森) as itsFULL STORY

NCC nominee reviews put off following spat

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday decided to postpone the review of the qualifications of four National Communications Commission (NCC) nominees until the end of the month after one of the nominees failed to provide detailed background information for review. TheFULL STORY

Labor council warns employers about maternity leave

Employers can be fined heavily for denying pregnant workers leave, the Council of Labor Affairs warned yesterday, after it was reported this week that a bank employee had suffered a miscarriage as a result of not being allowed to take time off. The fines for suchFULL STORY

Taiwan News Quick Take

WEATHER Heavy rain forecast A stationary front brought heavy rain to the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) in Pingtung County early yesterday, resulting in flooding to a depth of 20cm in Heng-chun Township (恆春) within three hours, which blocked the northbound lane of Highway 26. The Central Weather BureauFULL STORY

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