【精英翻譯】的部落格

Lin Yi-hsiung answers Ma’s card with lesson on constitutional authority (2014/04/24)

When President Ma Ying-jeou left a card for Lin Yi-hsiung on Wednesday, he hoped to extend an olive branch to the former DPP chairman by pledging a referendum on the nuclear power issue. Instead, Lin responded on Thursday with an open letter that said Ma did not have the power to make such a promise on constitutional grounds.

Ma-Su Meeting? (2014/04/24)

President Ma Ying-jeou and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang will meet Friday morning at 10 to see if they can find a solution to the stalemate over Taiwan’s nearly complete Fourth Nuclear Power Plant. The meeting will have no pre-conditions. 

DPP Legislators push officials on lowering threshold for referendums to be valid (2014/04/24)

Senior government officials held an emergency meeting Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of lowering the threshold needed for a referendum in Taiwan to be valid. They decided to maintain their support for the existing law, but DPP lawmakers on Thursday continued to press officials to relent. One of them asked the government to do it to save the hunger-striking Lin Yi-hsiung.

DPP politicians speak out in support of former chairman, Lin Yi-hsiung (2014/04/24)

The DPP continued on Thursday to merge its political appeals with the hunger strike being staged by Lin Yi-hsiung. The party’s 2012 presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen and ex-premier Yu Shyi-kun urged the government to stop work on the fourth nuclear power plant and make referendums easier to pass.

Legislators visit National Taiwan University Hospital to learn medical response to nuclear disaster (2014/04/24)

Debate over the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant continues. Today legislators raised questions about emergency medical care in case of a nuclear accident as they toured National Taiwan University Hospital to learn about protocols and preparedness. They were surprised to find the hospital only had one room dedicated to those requiring treatment after serious radiation exposure.

Scholars say higher tax rate for non-primary residences may be too low to be effective (2014/04/24)

Raising the tax for apartments that are not occupied by the owner from 1.2 to 3.6 percent may not be a big enough increase for some experts. They say that for some luxury apartments this increase wouldn’t be more than a month of maintenance fees. 

Taipei City Councilors criticize municipal government for slow moving traffic (2014/04/24)

Taipei City councilors drew attention to Taipei’s traffic, which can be categorized by bottlenecks and long delays during rush hour. City councilors even measured average auto speeds during rush hour, identifying the top 10 areas with traffic congestion as they called upon municipal authorities to address the problem. 

Missing both legs below the knees, Taiwanese climber still fights way up Yushan (2014/04/24)

Climbing Yushan, Taiwan’s tallest mountain, is a challenge for even those who are fully fit. But when 20-year-old Kuo Wei-chi scaled the peak on Wednesday, it was a truly remarkable feat because she’s missing parts of all four of her limbs. 

Former DPP Chairman Lin Yi-hsiung enters second day of hunger strike (2014/04/23)

Former DPP chairman Lin Yi-hsiung is in the second day of a hunger strike to oppose work on the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant. Lin has vowed not to receive visitors but several stopped by to express sympathy, including the president. 

Government passes bill that would raise taxes on housing speculators (2014/04/23)

A legislative committee has passed a bill that would raise taxes on property that does not serve as the primary residence for the owner. Such a change would increase costs for speculators who purchase multiple homes.