5 invoice lottery millionaires yet to claim prizes

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Five invoice lottery winners who are eligible to claim NT$10 million and three winners who won NT$2 million for the January-February period have not come forward for their prizes yet, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said ...

DPP says no to member voting for primaries

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- During its party congress yesterday, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rejected a proposal for party-member voting in its primaries, maintaining instead the current system which determines party nominations solely on public opinion ...

Reformers to urge Ma to relinquish control of KMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou is likely to be re-elected to the Kuomintang's (KMT) top post this summer, but internal calls are mounting for him to relinquish the KMT leadership if the ruling party loses seats in next year's local elections, sources ...

President responds to wind power operators complaints

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday promised to consider revising the renewable energy law after a wind power company complained about restrictions on selling electricity directly to ...

Teachers civil servants rally against pension reform schemes

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Over 10,000 public schoolteachers and civil servants yesterday gathered on Ketagalan Blvd. in front of the Presidential Office in protest of the government's retirement pension reforms, which they claim run counter to social ...