A public outcry in Taiwan broke out in late December after a sexual assault case at a McDonald’s, which resulted in the victim committing suicide. McDonald’s is accused of inaction, which has led to a consumer boycott against the fast food chain...
Several thousand demonstrated in early November in Taipei, calling for a strengthening of policies regarding stray animals in order to protect wildlife. This took place as part of the second Taiwan Walk for Wildlife, which took the form of a street fair and demonstration in the streets around the Legislative Yuan...
In public comments, Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang stated that the government has invalidated the household registration of one individual while stating that 12 others are under investigation as to whether they have acquired Chinese nationality...
A former lieutenant general, Kao An-kuo, and five other associates were indicted earlier this month for efforts to form a paramilitary organization that would act to sabotage the Taiwanese government in wartime. The six suspects are currently being held incommunicado...
With the budget cuts pushed for by the KMT, it has proven somewhat complicated to note what has actually been cut, and what government services are likely to be affected by the cuts...
With recent wide-ranging budget cuts passed by the KMT, the KMT has sought to defend the cuts as necessary for fiscal security in Taiwan. To this extent, the KMT has claimed that the cuts only amount to 3% of the budget and that such budget-cutting also occurred during the Tsai administration. By contrast, President Lai Ching-te of the DPP has framed the cuts and freezes as amounting to 30% of the available funding. There have never been cuts on this scale in the past twenty years, showing that against the claims of the KMT, such budget-cutting is not normal in the legislature...
The KMT and TPP successfully passed the third reading of legislation that would enact substantial cuts to the government budget earlier today. This took place on the heels of a marathon 20-hour session that led to the budget being passed before the Legislative Yuan adjourns for the Lunar New Year...
