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An editorial in the Chinese-language <i>Liberty Times</i> (“Bilingualism needs broad effort,” March 12, page 8) outlined the importance of using English, together with the difficulties the nation has in promoting English-language learning. How can Taiwan proactively and effectively make English study more common?
The most effective way would be to encourage people throughout the nation to join a Toastmasters club.
As a young man I spent eight years at the club, and I learned much from the experience. I am now in my 70s, and I am able to speak English fluently, and this is largely attributable to Toastmasters
Singapore working to solve water problem
By Paul
Liu 劉振乾
Due to a lack of rain, Zengwen Reservoir (曾文水庫) is currently less than 15 percent full. On Monday last week, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) published a photograph on its front page showing a big hole at the bottom of the dry reservoir.
The nation last year experienced its most severe dry spell in 56 years due to a short plum rain season and no typhoons. As a result, the first phase of irrigation for rice paddies in Chiayi and Tainan for this year has been suspended, while the government has urged the public to save water.
Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) yesterday continued to urge the Taichung City Government to approve new liquefied natural gas (LNG) generators to further the utility’s emissions-cutting plan of phasing out its coal-fired generators.
Taipower’s remarks came as the city government demanded that Taipower decommission four coal-fired plants before constructing the LNG generators, a timetable that the utility has rejected.
Taipower’s plan to build an LNG terminal and two generators in Taichung has been rejected seven times by the city government, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times), reported yesterday, citing an unnamed Taipower executive.
Taipower manager Chang Ting-shu (張廷抒) confirmed
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporterTaiwan Power Co （Taipower, 台電） yesterday continued to urge the Taichung City Government to approve new liquefied natural gas （LNG） generators to further the utility’s emissions-cutting plan of phasing out its coal-fired generators.