* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH : Key tourism centers hurt by damaged roadways Aug 19, 2009
The Tourism Bureau said yesterday that Alishan (s) in Chiayi County and Maolin Township (ZL) in Kaohsiung County suffered the worst damage from Typhoon Morakot of all the national scenic areas under its administration. The Maolin National Scenic Area, which is known for its wide variety of butterflies, lost its Tourist Center to a mudslide. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH : President will not quit over storm Aug 19, 2009
People attempt to push a truck up a steep, boulder-strewn road in Chiayi County yesterday in the wake of Typhoon Morakot. PHOTO: TSAI TSUNG-HSUN, TAIPEI TIMES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Victims blame reservoir project Aug 18, 2009
Workers unload relief goods from a navy helicopter in Alishan, Chiayi County, yesterday. PHOTO: AFP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: MOTC asks drivers to stay away from typhoon-hit zones Aug 17, 2009
The ministry established yesterday several restricted entry zones, including Hsinyi Township (Hq) in Nantou County, Liukuei (t) and Jiaxian (P) townships in Kaohsiung County, Taimali () and Dawu (jZ) townships in Taitung County, Sandimen (Ta), Wutai (x) and Linbien (L) townships in Pintung County and Alishan Township (s) in Chiayi County. Traffic restrictions are in place from 7am to 7pm every day, with priority access in these restricted zones going to rescue... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Emergency aid pours in from abroad Aug 17, 2009
Rescue workers walk along what remains of the road to the Shanmei community in Chiayi County yesterday. PHOTO: CNA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Friends, families hold rituals for Morakot victims Aug 16, 2009
About 3,200 remained stranded in Kaohsiung County and an additional 3,700 people remained cut off in Taitung county, while 9,000 were trapped in Chiayi county, local government officials said yesterday. The National Police Agency asked those who had lost contact with loved ones since the typhoon to provide DNA samples at local police stations to help identify the dead. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Ma apologizes for slow relief efforts Aug 16, 2009
He made the remarks while inspecting the disaster areas in -Chiayi County. Liu said the government did not delay the rescue and that the slow rescue work was mainly the result of weather conditions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Taiwan's president apologises for slow response as death toll rises to 123 Aug 15, 2009
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* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Morakot toll may surpass 500: officials Aug 15, 2009
Rescuers climb rocks beside a river at Meishan Village in Chiayi County yesterday ... About 80 volunteers mobilized by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan took generators, gasoline, food and other necessities into three villages in Chiayi Countys Alishan Township (s), where more than 6,000 are trapped ... Because Highway 18 was severely damaged by landslides, the Army yesterday dispatched a special task force to deliver food supplies and other resources to residents of Fanlu Township (f)... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Taiwan mourners hold memorials for typhoon dead Aug 15, 2009
Meanwhile, the emergency operation centre in central Chiayi county said that it believed nearly 9,000 people remained stranded there. And in Kaohsiung, the hardest-hit county where most of the rescue missions are concentrated, troops were evacuating 2,000 more people, officials said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Hopes fade for Taiwan survivors Aug 15, 2009
Officials in the island's south-eastern Taitung county estimated that nearly 3,700 people remained cut off as of Friday morning, the AFP news agency reported, while in central Chiayi county some 9,000 were thought to be stranded. Reconstruction work. (BBC News)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: DPP expects NT$200bn reconstruction budget request Aug 15, 2009
Two people are pictured near a collapsed bridge in the village of Meishan in Chiayi County yesterday. PHOTO: PATRICK LIN, AFP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Taiwan rescuers battle to reach 15,000 typhoon victims Aug 14, 2009
" The island's southeastern Taitung County government estimated that nearly 3,700 people in its townships were still cut off by Friday morning. Meanwhile, the emergency operation centre in central Chiayi county told AFP that it believed nearly 9,000 people remained stranded there. And in Kaohsiung, the hardest-hit county where most of the rescue missions are concentrated, troops were working to evacuate another 2,000 people, county magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing told AFP. But Yang said some 300... (Channelnewsasia.com)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: School to open as scheduled at months end Aug 14, 2009
A car remains trapped on the road between Ruili and Taihe in Meishan Township, Chiayi County, yesterday ... Five primary schools X Chiayi Countys Shanmei Primary School and Taihe Elementary School, Kaohsiung Countys Xiaolin Elementary School and Minzu Elementary School and Nantous Lunghua Elementary School X were wiped out by landslides, and it would be impossible to complete reconstruction at the original sites before the new semester begins, Yang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
'Taiwan is cursed' Aug 14, 2009
Meanwhile, the emergency operation centre in central Chiayi county told AFP that it believed nearly 9000 people remained stranded there. And in Kaohsiung, the hardest-hit county where most of the rescue missions are concentrated, troops were working to evacuate another 2000 people, county magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing told AFP.. (iAfrica.com)
Taiwan mudslide death toll rises Aug 14, 2009
Officials in the island's south-eastern Taitung county estimated that nearly 3,700 people remained cut off as of Friday morning, the AFP news agency reports, while in central Chiayi county some 9,000 were thought to be stranded. Some 2,000 people are still to be evacuated in Kaohsiung county, the area worst hit and where the rescue operations in Hsaiolin and other villages have been focused, AFP quotes a county magistrate as saying. (BBC News)
Taiwan appeals for foreign help Aug 14, 2009
This footage shows the extent of damage caused by the typhoon in Chiayi county and victims being rescued by helicopter. SEE ALSO. (BBC News)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Patience running out in clean-up effort Aug 14, 2009
A police officer at an Aboriginal community shows his gratitude as a military helicopter arrives to bring supplies and to remove victims after the village was damaged by Typhoon Morakot in Laiji Village, Chiayi County, yesterday. PHOTO: AP. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Scramble to rescue 1000 from landslide villages Aug 13, 2009
In central Chiayi county, some 500 people remained without water and electricity in several villages around Mount Ali, a popular tourist attraction. The death toll included three rescuers who died when their helicopter crashed into a river in heavy fog in the southern county of Pingtung on Tuesday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Taiwan's rescue operation Aug 13, 2009
And in Chuchi township in Chiayi county, villagers struggled to carry supplies through rough terrain as rocks began to fall. SEE ALSO. (BBC News)
Pressure mounts on Taiwan govt over mudslide rescues Aug 13, 2009
People help to carry supplies from a military helicopter in the flooded village in Chiayi county, southern Taiwan August 12, 2009. (REUTERS/Taiwan Military News Agency/Handout). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Survivors tell of narrow escapes from landslides Aug 12, 2009
Rescuers who reached mountainous areas in Chiayi County on Monday brought back traumatic stories of close escapes and casualties. Deng Chung-jung (Ha), a 63-year-old man who had been reported as missing, survived the mudslides that wiped out his house. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Volunteers flock to join relief efforts Aug 12, 2009
A group of villagers who needed medical attention wait in a field to board a helicopter yesterday after it brought emergency supplies for the community in Taiho, Meishan Township, Chiayi County, where roads have been cut off by landslides ... City and county donation centers: Pingtung County (08) 736-5600 Kaohsiung City and County (07) 337-3366 Tainan County (06) 511-5692 Chiayi County (05) 362-2119. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Typhoon Morakot Kills 29 in China, Taiwan; Storm in Japan Leaves 13 Dead Aug 11, 2009
A total of 2,986 millimeters (118 inches) of rain fell on Alishan in southern Chiayi County between Aug. 6 and 8 p.m. today, the fire administration said. A single-day record of 1,415 millimeters fell during the typhoon, it said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
* KMT postpones election and bans campaign meetings Aug 11, 2009
Wu encouraged the public to donate money, goods and materials to their local party chapter in the hardest hit areas, including Kaohsiung County, Kaohsiung City, Tainan County, Tainan City, Pingtung County, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Yunlin County, Nantou County and Taitung County. The party also urged the legislature to support any possible additional budget the government may request for disaster relief, Wu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Downpour continues to pummel south Aug 10, 2009
The weather bureau estimated that mountainous areas in Chiayi County would receive an accumulated 2,900mm of rain, while mountains in Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties would see 2,700mm of rain and Nantou and Tainan counties 2,200mm ... The city government also sent a rescue team and rescue equipment to Chiayi County after it contacted the city government and offered assistance, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Typhoon Morakot wallops Taiwan Aug 8, 2009
It was followed by Taian (w) in Miaoli County and Dahu (j) in Chiayi County, each with accumulated rainfall of 703mm. While Typhoon Morakot battered Taiwan and caused isolated damage, its heavy rains have also replenished the countrys reservoirs, easing mounting fears of a looming drought and water rationing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Typhoon Morakot Approaches Taiwan, Forcing Stock Market, Schools to Close Aug 7, 2009
7 inches) falling in Chiayi county, Lin Hsiu-wen, deputy director of the weather bureau, said today. Morakot, with a radius of 250 kilometers, has brought 271 millimeters of rain to the Taipei area. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* Health official calls for caution on dengue fever Aug 7, 2009
Lai Chung-chang (), a physician at Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital in Chiayi County, said the hot and humid summer weather was favorable to mosquito infestation, which can result in the transmission of diseases such as dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis. People who come down with fever or experience drowsiness after being bitten by mosquitoes should seek medical treatment immediately, as these could be signs of serious illness, Lai said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP tells Ma to rein in racist, sexist propaganda Aug 1, 2009
Acting DPP Spokesman Chao Tian-ling () said at a press conference that the KMTs Chiayi County branch has been running a questionable, negative advertisement insinuating that the DPP nominee in the county commissioners race, Chang Hwa-kuan (ia), was involved in adulterous relations with the current commissioner, Chen Ming-wen (). The ad, which appeared in major Chinese-language newspapers on Thursday, compared the DPPs decision to nominate Chang, a legislator, to a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Wu Den-yi sued over allegations of election deal Jul 30, 2009
Su Jia-chuan (), head of the partys Campaign Strategy Unit, said that in six opinion polls conducted in Chiayi County since June last year, Chang had at least a 10 percent lead over her Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) opponent, Wong Chung-chun (v). Lee trailed his KMT rival by a 10 percent margin, Su said, adding the party was optimistic as Lee had yet to begin campaigning. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* ANALYSIS: Japanese envoys remarks still reverberate Jul 28, 2009
Saito made the comments while attending an annual meeting of the Republic of China (ROC) International Relations Association at National Chung Cheng University in Chiayi County. The remarks came days after Ma declared that the 1952 Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (also known as the Treaty of Taipei) affirmed the transfer of Taiwans sovereignty from Japan to the ROC. Mas statement deviated from his previous claim that it was the 1943 Cairo Declaration that gave the ROC claim to Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung: A glance at Taiwans best prospects at World Games Jul 16, 2009
Liu Hau-min, pictured at her school in Chiayi County on Nov. 20, shows off her fin and the gold medal she won in last years Asia Fin Swimming Championships held in Yantai, China. PHOTO: WANG SHAN-YEN, TAIPEI TIMES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* DPP members face censure for going to forum Jul 13, 2009
Although Fan and Hsu are senior members of the DPP, they will be penalized according to party regulations for disrespecting the partys position, Tsai said in Chiayi County yesterday during a rally in support of former president Chen Shui-bian (). Chinas Taiwan Affairs Office representative He Zhi-jun (Px) said that Fan and Hsu were invited by the Chinese Communist Party through friends, adding: We have made a lot of friends over the years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jul 9, 2009
Six fifth-graders from Chiayi County departed for Japan to take part in a two-week global youth camp as Taiwanese junior ambassadors, the countys Education Department said on Tuesday. Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () met the children to give them encouragement during a flag handover ceremony on Tuesday, a day before the 21st Asia-Pacific Childrens Convention (APCC) began in Fukuoka, Japan ... Prior to the trip, the three boys and three girls selected from Siang He Elementary... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* DPP to announce its candidates for year-end elections Jul 5, 2009
Su said yesterday the party was mulling asking DPP Legislator Chang Hwa-kuan (ia) to enter the Chiayi county commissioner race. Citing five recent polls conducted by the party, Su said Chang Hwa-kuan led the KMT's candidate X Legislator Wong Chung-chun (v) X by 10 percent, suggesting a good chance of defeating Wong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* DOH tests fast-food cooking oil Jul 1, 2009
While the DOH continued to ask inspectors from local Bureaus of Health to carry out tests at fast food restaurants, inspectors yesterday finished testing 16 restaurants in Keelung, 10 in Yunlin County, two in Chiayi County, 23 in Kaohsiung County and 11 in Penghu ... Chiayi Countys Bureau of Health Food Safety Division head Wu Mei-ying (d^) said there were few fast food restaurants in the area, but that it would be a major task for them to complete tests on booths for fried seafood in... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Executive Yuan approves merger Jun 30, 2009
The Executive Yuan yesterday approved the merger of Tainan County and Tainan City as a single municipality with the Cabinet saying this would drive the development of Chiayi County and Yunlin County ... Aside from the Tainan proposal, Liu also endorsed the initial review last Tuesday X approving the upgrade of Taipei County to a municipal city and the mergers of Taichung County and Taichung City as well as Kaohsiung City and Kaohsiung County into municipalities, while rejecting proposals by... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* The poet behind the music Jun 29, 2009
In a phone interview earlier this month, Zhong, who currently serves as the head of Cultural Affairs Department in Chiayi County, conversed more like a social scientist or grassroots activist. This wasnt surprising given his masters degree in sociology from the University of Florida. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Ma hasnt shut out Saito: official Jun 28, 2009
Saito made the comments at an annual meeting of the Republic of China (ROC) International Relations Association at National Chung Cheng University in Chiayi County. Saitos remarks were made days after Ma declared that the 1952 Treaty of Taipei affirmed the transfer of Taiwans sovereignty from Japan to the ROC.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* DPP pans prosecutors for probe Jun 28, 2009
Tsai said this reminded her of the way prosecutors treated DPP Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen (v) and DPP Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen (). Both were arrested and detained on corruption allegations without being summoned for questioning in advance. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Government vows to explain county upgrade decisions Jun 26, 2009
However, it rejected proposals by Taoyuan County and Changhua County to be upgraded to municipalities and the merger and upgrade application filed by Yunlin County and Chiayi County. Members of the committee were divided on the merger and upgrade plan for Tainan County and Tainan City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* City upgrades draw mixed reaction Jun 25, 2009
The committee, however, unanimously rejected the applications submitted by Taoyuan County and Changhua County to be upgraded to municipal cities, as well as a merger application by Yunlin County and Chiayi County ... Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () said the results were unfair to Yunlin and Chiayi counties. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Animal abusers face jail, NT$1 million fines: COA Jun 20, 2009
In the latest alleged animal abuse case, a pet dog raised by a 78-year-old woman in Chiayi County was shot dead by the military last weekend after the animal strayed onto a runway at Chiayi air base ... The Chiayi County Animal Disease Quarantine Bureau said it had launched an investigation into the case and added that if it were found that air base staff randomly shot the animal, they would be fined. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Cross-strait tax relief proposal triggers stalemate Jun 17, 2009
Meanwhile, DPP Legislator Chang Hwa-kuan (ia) accused the government of preparing to allow Chinese capital to be invested in Budai Harbor (U), Chiayi County. Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait Deputy Chairman Zheng Lizhong (G) visited the harbor with KMT Legislator Wong Chung-chun (v), who represents Chiayi County. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Man drinks 10 liters of urine to survive wasp stings klvr Jun 6, 2009
More than 10 years ago, 61-year-old farmer Chung Hsu-chun from the Taihe mountain area in Meishan Township, Chiayi County was attacked by a swarm of paper wasps after accidentally disturbing their nest while he was repairing water pipes. Despite being stung more than 300 times all over his body, he miraculously survived and was hospitalized for only five days, which surprised and baffled his doctor. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Alishan rail repairs to be done by October Jun 6, 2009
A project to repair the Alishan railway in Chiayi County will be completed by the end of October, the Forestry Bureaus Chiayi office said on Thursday. The office made the remarks after reports said Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (B) had expressed anger at the lengthy delay in repairing the narrow gauge railway to one of Taiwans most popular tourist attractions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Felines and flamenco Jun 5, 2009
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: Monday at 7:30pm at Pingtung County Art Center (FN]), 427, Heping Rd, Pingtung City (FM427), tickets NT$200 to NT$800; Tuesday at 7:30pm at Chiayi Performing Arts Center (qtNtU), 265, Jianguo Rd Sec 2, Minsyung Township, Chiayi County (qmGq265), tickets NT$400 to NT$1,500. WHAT: Sun-Shier Dance Company (TQR@), The Reflection. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch: Post in shouting headline shocker May 30, 2009
Betel-nut juice spitting: For the distance event, this years contestants will be hard-pressed to match reigning champion A-gu Lin, 57, of Chiayi County, who managed to hock a betel nut loogie clear across the Choshui River last year. For the obstacle course, contestants must spit out of a half-open car window without the spray touching the rim or the glass and land all of the vermilion ejaculate in a standard white plastic cup. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* DPP candidates in Tainan show support for merger May 28, 2009
Meanwhile, Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () and Yunlin County Deputy Commissioner Lee Ying-yuan (), both DPP members, yesterday submitted their merger and upgrade application to the ministry. Chen said he hoped that the special municipal status would help the region develop. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* ANALYSIS: Experts take aim at politics in redistribution May 23, 2009
Apart from these, Changhua County is reportedly planning an upgrade, while Tainan County and Tainan City, as well as Yunlin County and Chiayi County, are preparing bids to merge into special municipalities. Although the procedures for reviewing the applications are stipulated in the Act, speculation suggests that the review process is little more than a formality as it has already been decided that the existing two municipalities and 23 counties and cities will be remapped into three... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] May 8, 2009
Pingtung County Art Center (FN]), 427, Heping Rd, Pingtung City (FM427); Chiayi Performing Arts Center (qtNtU), 265, Jiankuo Rd Sec 2, Minhsiung Township, Chiayi County (qmGq265). Tonight (Pingtung) and tomorrow (Chiayi) at 7:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Ou chides Japan envoy over comment May 7, 2009
Saito has been the subject of scorn of Beijing and the Taiwanese government since he told an academic forum in Chiayi County on Friday that Taiwan's status had not been determined. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* No plans to seek Saito recall: deputy minister May 6, 2009
Another deputy minister of foreign affairs, Andrew Hsia (L), on Friday summoned Saito, the representative of the Japanese de facto embassy, to lodge a protest against comments he made at an academic forum in Chiayi County on Friday when he said Taiwans status remains unresolved. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Group rallies in support of Saito May 5, 2009
On Friday, Masaki Saito told an annual meeting of the Republic of China (ROC) International Relations Association at National Chung Cheng University in Chiayi County that Taiwans status was still unresolved. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* MND announces Wanan drill schedule May 4, 2009
They will be held on July 22 from 3:30pm to 4pm in Miaoli County, Taichung city and county, Nantou County, Changhua County, Yunlin County and Chiayi County, on July 24 from 9:30am to 10am in Hualien and Taitung counties, on July 28 from 2pm to 2:30pm in Penghu County and on Aug. 14 from 1:30pm to 2pm in Tainan city and county, Kaohsiung city and county and Pingtung County. This story has been viewed 475 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Japanese representative scolded over remark on Taiwans unresolved status May 3, 2009
Saito made the comments at an annual meeting of the Republic of China (ROC) -International Relations Association at National Chung Cheng University in Chiayi County. The Japanese representative later apologized for his remarks after Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Andrew Hsia (L) lodged a protest and demanded an explanation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Eighteen pigs culled in Changhua County after displaying foot-and-mouth symptoms Apr 16, 2009
Mondays report was the fourth of its kind since February, following the first case reported in Yunlin County on Feb. 4, a second reported in -Changhua County on Feb. 9 and a third in -Chiayi County on March 27, COA officials said. They urged the public not to panic over the development, describing the appearance of sporadic cases as normal in the process of gradually reducing inoculations to eradicate the disease. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Control Yuan censures Council of Indigenous Peoples Apr 10, 2009
The Control Yuan made -another correction request to the CIP in February for a build--operate-transfer project for a luxury hotel in the Alishan (s) area X the traditional domain of the Tsou tribe X in Chiayi County without getting consent from the Tsou. The CIP is required by law to make improvements and report to the Control Yuan within two months after receiving the correction. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Kaohsiung officials meet Liu to seek city-county merger Apr 9, 2009
Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen (v) and Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () have also recently expressed interest in merging their two counties into one special municipality. This story has been viewed 386 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* EDITORIAL: The DPP is its own worst enemy Apr 3, 2009
Meanwhile, the questionable legal proceedings against Chiayi County Commissioner Chen Ming-wen () and Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen (v) will test the pairs ability to win re-election. Add to that the trial involving the former first family and the damage this has done to the partys reputation X ammunition already used by KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung (dB) ahead of the Da-an by-election X and the DPP may struggle to keep pan-green counties and cities, let alone woo... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Parties announce election nominees Apr 2, 2009
for Hsinchu City, KMT Legislator Wong Chung-chun (v) for -Chiayi County and KMT Legislator Chung Shao-ho (M) for Kao-hsiung County. Wu said the party would finalize its candidate for Tainan County no later than June 14. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Postal workers go the extra mile to help check elderly Mar 23, 2009
Among the award winners was Huang Fu-chun (Ig) of Chiayi County who helped save the life an 87-year-old woman during a visit last June while he was working at the countys Luchao Post Office ... His actions were not made public until after the womans son-in-law sent a gold plaque to the Chiayi County Post Office for Huang. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Liu backtracks on floral museum Mar 21, 2009
said the focus of the Chiayi County branch had been changed and that it would now concentrate on flower-themed artworks, books and documents covering both cultural and natural history perspectives ... The dream of the people of Chiayi County is to have a National Palace Museum branch, not a floral museum ... Threatening to file a lawsuit against the government if it changed the plan for Chiayi, Wong said that people in Chiayi County were ready to stage a protest against President Ma Ying-jeou... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Matsu in motion Mar 20, 2009
One of Taiwans largest annual religious festivals, the pilgrimage of Tachia Matsu (j) sees devotees carry Jenn Lann Temples Matsu statue on a palanquin for more than 300km from its home to the Tienfeng Temple (^c) in Hsinkang (s), Chiayi County, and back again. FOR YOUR INFORMATION. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
