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High Court keeps Chen behind bars
The Taiwan High Court yesterday ruled to keep former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) behind bars for another three months, on the grounds that he might flee the country if released.…
Chen charged over diplomatic funds
Prosecutors yesterday issued another wave of indictments against former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), charging him and four others with embezzlement in a case involving classified diplomatic projects. The Supreme Prosecutors’…
Sixty villages marked for relocation after typhoon
The government is pressing for unprecedented mass relocation of residents in high-risk areas to head off any future problems with flooding and mudslides after coming under fire for its slow…
Keating ‘cautiously optimistic’ on US-China relations
The top US military commander for Asia said on Tuesday he was “cautiously optimistic” on forging a conflict-free path ahead with China, despite US concerns about Beijing’s rapid military buildup.…
Coast guard sent to disputed waters
Taiwan sent coast guard vessels to disputed waters in the East China Sea where Japan arrested a Taiwanese skipper, accusing him of illegal fishing, officials on both sides said yesterday.…
MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Ma apologizes for slow relief efforts
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday apologized for the government’s slow pace of rescue efforts, adding he would make the evacuation of residents in dangerous villages a priority in future rescue…
MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: More people rescued, but complaints rise
With the clock ticking and many more people trapped in mountainous villages, rescuers continued their effort to find survivors. Amid the stories of death and losses came the news of…
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