Democratic Progressive Party News

Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Nantou County commissioner Lee Wen-chung, front, holds up a traditional invitation to incumbent commissioner Lee Chao-ching of the Chinese Nationalist Party in Nantou County yesterday.

The Cabinet s Referendum Review Committee has turned down a referendum proposal relating to the economic cooperation framework agreement that the government wants to sign with China, citing various preposterous reasons.

Executive Yuan Spokesman Su Jun-pin yesterday rebutted a Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker s claims that the government would use a foundation set up to prepare national centennial celebrations to solicit political donations for President Ma Ying-jeou s re-election bid.

TO COURT: The Cabinet spokesman said Lee Wen-chung should prove his claims about the premier having criminal links or Wu Den-yih would file a lawsuit today By Flora Wang, Jenny W. hsu and Shih Hsiu-chuan STAFF REPORTERS Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009, Page 3 Executive Yuan Spokesman Su Jun-pin yesterday said Premier Wu Den-yih would sue the Democratic ...

A round-the-island march that was organized by former Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Lin I-hsiung to promote the concept that the "The People Are the Boss" kicked off yesterday, with the aim of pushing the government to seek the public's approval for its policies toward China.

'TOXIC SHOWER' : A Taipei City official apologized and said that the parks office would immediately stop using banned chemicals when spraying roadside trees By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Friday, Nov 06, 2009, Page 2 The Taipei City Government is putting local residents' health at risk by spraying roadside trees with agricultural chemicals banned by ...

The sight of a bunch of legislators accusing another legislator or public official of impropriety immediately brings to mind glass houses and stones, especially in the context of Taiwan s transition from one-party state to adolescent democracy.

Taiwanese Premier Wu Den-yih is attempting to play down his ties with a convicted gang boss as a scandal threatens to undermine the government and the chances of the ruling party in next month's local elections.

Democratic Progressive Party Taipei City Councilors Huang Hsiang-chun yesterday accused the Taipei City Government of forcing Taipei Yenping Elementary School to cancel classes so that hundreds of students could help promote the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo.

OPPORTUNITY: Tsai Ing-wen said the December polls are a chance for the party to regain control and prove its capacity to lead and care for the public By Jenny W. Hsu STAFF REPORTER Thursday, Nov 05, 2009, Page 3 Democratic Progressive Party Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen, second left, and former premiers Frank Hsieh, left, Su Tseng-chang, second right, ...

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications came under fire at the legislature s Transportation Committee yesterday for the lackluster performance of the nation s seaports.

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PARALYSIS: With 40 bills on the agenda for the plenary session, DPP lawmakers occupied the speaker s podium, which makes it impossible for the chamber to proceed By Flora Wang STAFF REPORTER Saturday, Oct 31, 2009, Page 3 Democratic Progressive Party legislators hold up placards in protest at a government decision to relax regulations on the ...

Taiwan's democracy resulted from the combination of decades of sacrifice and brave resistance to the authoritarian rule of the Chinese Nationalist Party by a bottom-up grassroots movement, international pressure from the global human rights community and the acceptance of the necessity of liberalization by KMT autocrat Chiang Ching-kuo in the late ...

Democratic Progressive Party s Department of International Affairs Director Hsiao Bi-khim yesterday alleged that China was behind Cairo barring former vice president Annette Lu from entering Egypt even though she had a visa.

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Huang Sue-ying yesterday questioned the legality of silicone gel implants in Taiwan and advised women wanting breast augmentation surgery to stay away from such implants in the absence of clear regulations.

By Ko Shuling, Jenny W. Hsu, Mo Yan-chih and Flora Wang STAFF REPORTERS Thursday, Oct 29, 2009, Page 1 Chinese Nationalist Party legislators hold up signs at the KMT caucus office in Taipei yesterday in protest against the importation of ground beef and other cow parts from the US and demanding the rigorous inspection of other US beef products.

Tainan City Councilor Wang Ding-yu , of the Democratic Progressive Party , said on Wednesday that he would appeal a sentence of four months in prison after he was convicted for harassing a visiting Chinese official in an incident that was widely televised last year.

TAIWAN'S opposition lawmakers on Friday urged the government to ban a Chinese military singer from performing on the island, citing security concerns.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu, right, poses with a person dressed as Taoist deity Prince Nazha at a campaign event for Yilan County commissioner candidate Lin Tsong-shyan, left, in Yilan County yesterday.