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Lai urges justice ministry to investigate Wu Den-yih

Friday, 13 November 2009 07:45 Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator William Lai (賴清德) yesterday asked Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) to launch a probe into whether Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) has tried to influence next month’s Nantou County commissioner election through illegal means.

Obama leaves on debut Asia trip, first stop Japan

Friday, 13 November 2009 07:43 Taipei Times

US President Barack Obama left on his debut presidential tour of Asia yesterday, seeking to revive the US' prestige as a regional power, on a trip much heavier on symbolism than diplomatic substance.

Obama will take a precious week out of his bid to enact an ambitious domestic agenda to show the region and a rising China that Washington is no longer distracted by crises elsewhere.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming, third left in front row, and other DPP lawmakers hold a press conference in the legislature yesterday in which they called on President Ma Ying-jeou to let former president Chen Shui-bian out of prison for psychiatric treatment.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

Saying that jailed former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has severe depression, Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) yesterday recommended that Chen be transferred to a hospital with a specialized psychiatric department for further treatment.

Chou Yuan-hua (周元華), a psychiatrist at the hospital, told a press conference held jointly with Taipei Prison to explain Chen’s medical situation that Chen has severe depression and anxiety, and that many depression sufferers can also have physical symptoms such as headaches and chest tightness.