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TAIPEI a ' President Ma Ying-jeou would pay the NT$500,000 he was fined for mentioning opinion poll results during the election campaign out of his own pocket, the ruling Kuomintang said Tuesday.

As soon as the last ballots were cast in Saturday's elections for county chiefs, county councils and city and town mayors, pundits took to the airwaves declaring the polls a major mid-term defeat for the ruling Kuomintang.

Yilan, Dec. 7 President Ma Ying-jeou may be fined NT$500,000 after the examination committee of the Yilan County Election Commission resolved Monday that Ma had violated the Public Officials Election and Recall Act while addressing a campaign rally in Yilan on Nov.

The electoral setback of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang in Saturday's local elections may pose a new challenge to its Chinese mainland-friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou as well as cross-Straits relations, experts warned Sunday.

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Taipei, Dec. 7 President Ma Ying-jeou has asked for an election review report as soon as possible in the wake of the ruling Kuomintang's lackluster performance in Saturday's local elections, party officials reported Monday.

The opposition Democratic Progressive Party's strong performance in Saturday's "three-in-one" local elections sent a ringing message to President Ma Ying-jeou's right - wing Chinese Nationalist Party government, to the rulers of the People's Republic of China and to United States President Barack Obama.

TAIWAN'S ruling party suffered a setback at the local county polls on Saturday, in what analysts say is a warning from voters displeased with the performance of President Ma Ying-jeou and the Kuomintang .

The Democratic Progressive Party yesterday described the ruling Kuomintang's setback in the 3-in-1 polls as a vote of no-confidence for President Ma Ying-jeou and a show of growing trust for the main opposition.

JAPAN has designated a new de facto envoy to Taiwan to replace Masaki Saito, who quit after he caused anger by saying the island's status was 'unresolved, a senior lawmaker said on Saturday.

Taipei, Dec. 4 Seventeen of 25 counties and cities around Taiwan will hold elections Saturday for county and city chiefs and councilors, as well as township heads, with voting to take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. A total of 54 candidates are running in the county magistrate and city mayor elections, 18 of whom have been nominated by the ruling ...

Taiwan shares ended flat yesterday amid investor uncertainty ahead of local elections at the weekend, dealers said.

TAIPEI: Taiwan should be a shining example of democracy in East Asia but it is tainted by vote-buying, and Saturday's local elections are no exception, observers say.

President Ma Ying-jeou faced criticism for forcing motorists in front of his motorcade to veer out of his way, according to the top story in the Chinese-language Liberty Times yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: The MCA crisis is not only making headlines in Malaysia, it has also become a hot news item in Taiwan.

" The opposition Democratic Progressive Party accused President Ma Ying-jeou Monday of wasting money and of abusing his position in the campaign for the December 5 county elections.

Taipei, Nov. 30 Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah said Monday that while President Ma Ying-jeou's motorcades have priority on the road, authorities should watch their attitudes when diverting traffic in such cases and try to minimize public inconvenience.

Kinmen, Nov. 29 President Ma Ying-jeou assured residents of the outlying island county of Kinmen Sunday that a much-discussed bridge to connect Big Kinmen and the neighboring islet of Small Kinmen will indeed be built.

Taiwan is planning to set up trade offices in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, which may signal a breakthrough in the country's bid to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , a ruling Kuomintang legislator said yesterday.

A clash between supporters of the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party during the hotly contested mayoral campaign in Hsinchu County has sparked fears of the possible renewal of repressive political control of Taiwan's military and security agencies that characterized the four decades of decades of KMT ...