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Fisherman killed in disputed waters


Photo: CNA

A Taiwanese fisherman was shot dead yesterday during a confrontation with a Philippine vessel in waters in which the exclusive economic zones claimed by Taiwan and the Philippines overlap, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

While Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General Tsay Tzu-yaw (蔡日耀) was quoted by the Central News Agency as confirming that the shots fired at the Pingtung-based fishing boat Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28 that killed 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成) came from a Philippine navy ship, the ministry said last night that the Philippine ship had not yet been identified.

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US concerned about WHO restrictions on Taiwan

The US has renewed concerns over restrictions that the WHO imposes on Taiwan’s participation in the organization and reiterated its support for Taiwan’s inclusion as an observer at the WHO’s governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA), and at WHO technical bodies.

A report by the US Department of State to Congress describes Taiwan’s participation in the WHO as “sporadic” and “intermittent.”

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Newsflash

Chen Chih-chung, second left, son of former president Chen Shui-bian, holds up a bunch of flowers and a get-well-soon card that he received from a group of Tainan residents on behalf of his father in Taoyuan County yesterday.
Photo: Li Jung-ping, Taipei Times

Former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) has requested that prison authorities explain why he was given psychiatric medication when he had not asked to see a psychiatrist, Chen’s office secretary Chiang Chih-ming (江志銘) yesterday.

Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), Chen Shui-bian’s son, said the medical team at the government-run Taoyuan General Hospital discovered a drug normally used to treat psychiatric conditions in the former president’s list of medications.