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DPP urges president to grant Chen Shui-bian medical parole

Thursday, 31 January 2013 08:05 Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang, center, and a group of DPP legislators yesterday prepare for a press conference calling on the government to grant former president Chen Shui-bian medical.
Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday called on President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to grant former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) medical parole after a magazine reported on the deterioration of Chen’s health.

The DPP Central Standing Committee yesterday reached a resolution to demand that Ma grant medical parole for Chen, who is serving an 18-and-a-half-year sentence for corruption, but has been hospitalized for treatment of various complications.

Top Indian leaders pledge solidarity, support for Tibet

Thursday, 31 January 2013 08:00 Phayul.com

A flood of Tibetan national flags are raised in the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi as former deputy PM LK Advani and Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay takes part in the in the first day of the Tibetan People's Solidarity Campaign on January 30, 2013. (Phayul photo)

NEW DELHI, January 30: The four-day Tibet solidarity campaign began on a high political note in the Indian capital today with top Indian leaders from both sides of the Indian Parliament expressing their support and solidarity with Tibet.

Former deputy prime minister and stalwart Indian leader LK Advani shared the stage with official representatives of the ruling Indian National Congress and members of parliament, Priya Dutt and Dr EM Sudarsan Natchiappan.

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Lithuania is expecting more cooperation with Taiwan on defense, security and the economy after fruitful discussions during a visit to the nation, a visiting Lithuanian delegation told a news conference yesterday.

The nine-member parliamentary delegation from the National Security and Defense Committee arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a six-day visit.

Sending a cross-party delegation to Taiwan shows “quite a strong consensus in Lithuania on our relations with Taiwan,” committee head Laurynas Kasciunas told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei.