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Nearly 13,000 birds culled to curb avian flu outbreak

Taipei Times

Workers spray Liberty Square in Taipei yesterday as 14 more facilities around Taiwan reported the possible presence of a new bird flu strain amid an ongoing outbreak.
Photo: CNA

Local authorities have finished carrying out poultry exterminations at six farms confirmed to have been struck by avian influenza subtypes H5N2 and H5N8, with about 12,945 geese and ducks culled in total, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday, ordering farms nationwide to suspend butchering waterfowls until noon tomorrow.

Project ‘Recall HQ’ launched in Neihu

Taipei Times

Supporters of the Appendectomy Project, which is campaigning to recall Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Tsai, cheer at the opening of their campaign office in Taipei’s Neihu District yesterday.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

The Appendectomy Project’s campaign to oust Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Tsai (蔡正元) reached a new milestone yesterday, with the inauguration of the nation’s first “Recall Headquarters,” launched in Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖).

To recall Tsai in the upcoming referendum, which is to take place on Feb. 14, more than half the ballots cast must be in favor of the motion.

Wave of change sweeping the nation

Lee Min-yung 李敏勇

As we enter a new year, the arrival of a new batch of mayors and county commissioners who are not members of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) may bring new prospects for local politics. In 2008 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost the presidency, and local power has also been in the hands of its rivals since then, but now the party’s hopes have been rekindled.

The effect of purchasing influence on governance

Chang Kuo-tsai 張國財

To contend that elections in Taiwan are a money pit would meet little challenge. There is little doubt, either, that major financial groups play the role of banker in the background, funding campaigns — either willingly or under duress — through political donations.

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