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Ministry rejects appointment of NTU president-elect

Saturday, 28 April 2018 05:00 Taipei Times

National Taiwan University (NTU) president-elect Kuan Chung-ming, sitting, signs a T-shirt sold by students supporting him as university president at the university’s campus in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Wu Po-hsuan, Taipei Times

The Ministry of Education last night announced that due to concerns over failures to avoid conflicts of interest, it has decided not to approve the appointment of National Taiwan University (NTU) president-elect Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔).

Ma remains silent during questioning

Thursday, 26 April 2018 05:00 Taipei Times

Former president Ma Ying-jeou yesterday makes a statement outside the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday exercised his right to remain silent during questioning at the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office as part of an ongoing inquiry into an alleged breach of financial regulations during the sale of three media companies formerly run by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).

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A pro-democracy protester wears plastic wrap to protect himself from pepper spray at a rally near government headquarters in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AFP

Hong Kong police fired repeated volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests yesterday and baton-charged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district after issuing official warnings against illegal demonstrations.

The territory’s Admiralty district had descended into chaos as chanting protesters converged on police barricades surrounding colleagues who had earlier launched a “new era” of civil disobedience to pressure Beijing into granting full democracy to Hong Kong.