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2012 ELECTIONS: DPP overwhelmed by clinking piggies

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was overwhelmed by support yesterday as its piggy bank fundraising event came to an end.

The “three little pigs” fundraising event began in the middle of October after the Control Yuan said the donation of a piggy bank to the DPP by three-year-old triplets in Greater Tainan was in violation of the Act Governing Political Donations (政治獻金管理條例).

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Japanese leaders pledge to stand up for Tibet

Seishu Makino, Japanese Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and
Industry signing a petition demanding the immediate withdraw of Chinese
security forces from Ngaba and Tibet in Tokyo on December 6, 2011.
Seishu Makino, Japanese Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry signing a petition demanding the immediate withdraw of Chinese security forces from Ngaba and Tibet in Tokyo on December 6, 2011.

DHARAMSHALA, December 7: Following the recent spate of self-immolations in Tibet, senior Japanese leaders, including two vice ministers and two members of parliament, pledged their support for the Tibetan cause and signed a petition urging immediate global intervention in Tibet.

The Japanese leaders were the latest to join an impressive list of world leaders and Nobel Laureates, calling for a coordinated international response to condemn China’s repressive measures in Tibet and demanding an immediate withdraw of China’s security forces from Ngaba and across Tibet.

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Newsflash

A day after his election as a Greater Kaohsiung City councilor, former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) son spoke about his jailed father and an alliance of municipal council members who insist that Taiwan and China are separate countries.

Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), 31, won 32,947 votes, more than any other candidate running in the Greater Kaohsiung City Council election on Saturday.