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Tao protest against nuclear waste

An activist from the Taiwan Green Party holds a photo of a five-year-old girl diagnosed with a brain tumor, wearing a mask in preparation for a brain scan, at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. Conservationist groups say they suspect the girl, a resident of Lanyu (Orchid Island), has been affected by the nuclear waste stored on the island.
Photo: Mandy Cheng, AFP

Displaying pictures of decaying nuclear waste barrels and a girl with a brain tumor, Tao Aborigines from Lanyu (蘭嶼, also known as Orchid Island) yesterday accused the government and Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) of trying to annihilate the tribe by storing nuclear waste on the island for three decades.

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Academics condemn Hau comments on 228 Incident

A number of academics yesterday rebutted recent comments by former premier Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who questioned the number of people killed in the 228 Incident in 1947 tragedy.

In a forum hosted by the Taiwan Association of University Professors, association president Chang Yen-hsien (張炎憲) said Hau’s suggestion that only about 500 people were killed was not based on historical facts.

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Democratic Progressive Party vice presidential candidate Chen Chien-jen, left, walks through a crowd of reporters on his way to give an interview at a radio station in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

The government is not working hard enough to explore “green” energy options, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice presidential candidate Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said yesterday, adding that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was looking for excuses in comments about a potential energy crisis in the nation.