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Ma’s record shows why he’s not to be trusted

Chang Kuo-tsai 張國財

There are people who are incapable of saying what they mean, or meaning what they say, and what they say cannot be trusted: Promises are blithely made and rarely kept. President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) is one of them.

Any person with an ounce of integrity would blush when caught telling a fib. Not the professional liar. Even when found out they just spout more fabrications.

Nuclear power not worth the risks

Tsai Ya-ying 蔡雅瀅

When Taiwan’s first and second nuclear power plants were constructed in the 1970s, the Shanjiao Fault (山腳斷層) of the Taipei Basin (台北盆地) was mistakenly believed to be dormant. However, it was recently confirmed that the fault has been active within the last 11,000 years and so it was reclassified as a Class II active fault. Also, it extends over a greater distance than was previously thought.

Breaking: Tibet continues to burn with another self-immolation

Phayul.com

Tamdin Dorjee's charred body lies on the ground after his self-immolation protest against China's occupation of Tibet on October 13, 2012.

DHARAMSHALA,October 13: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, yet another Tibetan has set himself on fire in protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

Tamdin Dorjee, 52, set himself on fire around 1:00 pm (local time) on October 13th Saturday in Tsoe, Kanlho region of north-eastern Tibet. Tamdin Dorjee passed away at the site of his protest.

Don’t let foxes guard hen house

Taipei Times Editorial

It’s sad to say that the best sign that you are doing something right — and well — is that the administration wants to hobble you. That appears to be the lesson learned from Premier Sean Chen’s announcement on Tuesday that the government is to review the role of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in environmental impact assessments (EIAs) of industrial development projects.

Apparently the EPA’s bureaucrats and its EIA committees are proving just too competent in protecting the environment, to the detriment of the nation’s economic development and industry.

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