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The many faces of Ma give no true reflection

James Wang 王景弘

It seems that the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Standing Committee has finally, in what is formidable hindsight, discovered that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is not worth standing up for. Ma has no idea where he is, or what he is supposed to be doing.

Ma basks in the light of the image of incorruptibility he has fashioned for himself, and relies on this to absolve himself of all sins, such as the political incompetence of which he is often accused.

Zilkar Monastery tense following arrest of five monks

Phuntsok Yangchen

DHARAMSHALA, September 4: In growing cases of arbitrary detention of Tibetans by Chinese authorities, five more monks in eastern Tibet have been detained on unknown charges.

In reports received by Phayul, five monks of the Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Tridu region of eastern Tibet were detained on September 1 from the monastery in a surprise raid by a large number of Chinese security personnel.

KMT moving to legalize its ‘assets’

Liberty Times Editorial

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has said that with absolute power comes absolute responsibility. The evidence points more to him abusing the power he has and taking absolutely no responsibility for it.

The Cabinet’s draft political party act would bar political parties from investing in property or making money, setting a two-year time limit as of its enactment for parties to transfer ownership or sell off their assets. If they fail to do so within this period, they would have six months to hand these assets to a trust. Parties that do not comply with this legislation face a fine.

Taipei prosecutors find no secret agenda in ‘Dreamers’

Taipei Times

Former Council for Cultural Affairs minister Emile Sheng talks to reporters yesterday after the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said it had found no evidence of corruption in relation to the musical “Dreamers” performed in October last year. Photo: Liu Hsin-de, Taipei Times

The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday closed its investigation into the bidding process of the centennial musical Dreamers (夢想家), and said that no irregularities were involved.

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) filed lawsuits in November last year against President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), then-premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) and former Council for Cultural Affairs minister Emile Sheng (盛治仁), accusing them of allowing certain performance companies and individuals to profit from staging the musical to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China.

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