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Dolphins might be smarter than Wu

Taipei Times Editorial

On Wednesday, several groups of environmental activists and oyster farmers from Changhua County jointly applied to the government to set up a trust fund to purchase coastal wetlands near the estuary of the Jhuoshuei River.

The trust fund for public land — the first of its kind in this country if it is approved — is aimed at protecting the endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and preserving the area’s unique ecosystem, which hosts a diversity of wildlife off Taiwan’s west coast.

Yilan Children's Festival tests Ma's credibility

Taiwan News Editorial

President Ma Ying-jeou and his rightist Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) have brought further doubt on the reliability of their political commitments by reneging on a public promise to support the revival of the popular and successful Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival (YICF).

The YICF was designed with children as the stars with performances of local and foreign children dance, musical and other performing arts troupes, water games and other amusements and all kinds of cultural and artistic exhibitions for the enjoyment of children of all ages.

Ma spokesman denies interfering with CNA content

Taipei Times

Presidential Office Spokesman Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) yesterday said he would pen a protest letter to Freedom House over its latest report alleging he meddled with news content while at the state-owned Central News Agency (CNA).

The Washington-based political and human rights watchdog this week released a full version of Freedom in the World 2010 that included individual country reports.

Freedom House cites sovereignty woes

Taipei Times

A report released by US rights watchdog Freedom House on Monday said that although many Taiwanese are in favor of improving economic and trade ties with China, critics believe the government has made concessions on sovereignty, that cross-strait policies have developed too quickly and that the process lacks transparency.

On Jan. 12, the Washington-based Freedom House released the political rights and civil liberties scores for its Freedom in the World 2010 survey. Taiwan’s political rights rating improved from 2 to 1, but its civil liberties rating dropped from 1 to 2.

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