In recent weeks, the polyrhythm of Israeli entitlement in Thailand has practically saturated the news cycle. A tall order, given a school-shooting massacre, a number of copycat incidents, and near-vertical escalations of separatist violence in the south...
A study by National Taiwan University recently showed that Indigenous households are disproportionately impacted by energy poverty. Energy poverty is a term defined by using more than 10% of one’s income on electricity fees...
An investigation launched by the Health Promotion Administration has resulted in the removal of the anime Chainsmoker Cat from streaming platform Bahamut Animation Crazy. This occurred after complaints by the John Tung Foundation, the Taiwan Anti-Smoking Alliance, and other groups that the anime promoted smoking...
After a year in which the KMT delayed the budget for 266 days beyond the deadline, with the eventual passage of the budget on August 14th, substantial cuts were still imposed by the KMT...
In a typical course of action, Vijay Prashad has hit out at a letter by a number of prominent left intellectuals in The Guardian criticizing both the Iranian government and the forces of Western imperialism, which calls instead for solidarity with Iranian political prisoners. Prashad is, of course, predictably an apologist for the Iranian regime–which killed tens of thousands earlier this year under the cover of Internet blackouts to little international reporting...
Dueling commmemorations of the 823 Artillery Bombardment took place yesterday in Kinmen. 823 refers to the Chinese attack on Kinmen that started the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. In many ways, between the commemorations held by KMT and DPP, the two commemorations were much more about life today...
In June, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy was criticized by Amnesty International Taiwan over Indigenous cultural appropriation. Specifically, at this year’s East Asia Democracy Forum, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy unveiled an AI ambassador who was depicted as Paiwan–this despite the Paiwan community not being consulted with regard to its depiction, nor was any permission sought from the community over the use of Paiwan cultural symbols...
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has stoked controversy after comments read as not only reinforcing a view of Taiwan as part of China, but also expressing support for China retaking Taiwan by force if necessary...
