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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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Supporters of the Youth Alliance Against Media Monsters clash with riot police outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday as they demand to meet Premier Sean Chen over the planned Next Media Group takeover.
Photo: Wang Min-wei, Taipei Times

Students, academics, civic group representatives and opponents of the planned sale of Next Media Group’s (壹傳媒集團) four Taiwanese outlets to a consortium yesterday vowed to keep fighting for the nation’s freedom of speech and media diversity as the controversial deal was set to be inked in Macau.

About 100 university students from the Youth Alliance Against Media Monsters ended their overnight protest in front of the Executive Yuan in Taipei shortly after noon after clashing with police twice as the students tried to enter the building.