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Pension revision temporary: Chen

Contrary to the general perception that the year-end pension benefits for government retirees had been permanently revised to cover only the disadvantaged, Premier Sean Chen yesterday said the revision will only be applied this year.

“The policy regarding pension distribution will be reviewed on an annual basis,” Chen said when fielding questions from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chiu Chih-wei (邱志偉) and several others at a question-and-answer session in the legislature yesterday.

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Locke breaks silence on Tibet after Ngaba visit, Urges China to re-examine policies

US ambassador to China Gary Locke in a file photo. (Photo/Reuters)
US ambassador to China Gary Locke in a file photo. (Photo/Reuters)

DHARAMSHALA, October 30: The US ambassador to China has broken his silence on the ongoing wave of self-immolations in Tibet and urged China to re-examine policies which have led to the current situation.

Gary Locke’s comments come after the deadliest week of self-immolations, which saw seven Tibetans burn themselves demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile and freedom in Tibet.

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Newsflash

The High Court yesterday convicted eight current and retired military officers for developing a spy network for China, including a failed plot to fly a CH-47 Chinook attack helicopter to a Chinese aircraft carrier in the Taiwan Strait.

The defendants received sentences ranging from 18 months to 13 years for contravening the National Security Act (國家安全法), the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces (陸海空軍刑法) and taking bribes.

The defendants were with key military sites, including the 601st Brigade of Aviation and Special Forces Command and the Huadong Defense Command.