Indigenous Paiwan residents of Pingtung’s Fangshan Creek and Fenggang Creek have called upon the government to not renew the permits of watermelon farmers who grow their crops on riverbeds in winter...
Autumn Struggle, historically one of Taiwan’s two major annual labor protests alongside May Day, took place late last month on November 30th. In recent years, however, Autumn Struggle has become known for its drift toward the KMT, as reflective of the influence of the pro-unification left within Taiwanese labor circles. This was again the case this year, with KMT chair Cheng Li-wun making an appearance at Autumn Struggle...
Earlier this year, the Lai administration announced plans to relax requirements that individuals aged 80 years or older, or who are between 70 and 79 but suffer from stage 2 cancer or above, need to pass a Barthel index examination before hiring a migrant caregiver. This was the result of legislation passed last year by the KMT-controlled legislature...
In July of this year, an exhibition in the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC) was censored at the behest of Chinese authorities. The exhibition was titled "Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the Global Machinery of Authoritarian Solidarity" and focused on authoritarian governments. The BACC is among Thailand’s leading contemporary art centers...
