The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chose former premier Simon Chang (張善政) as its candidate for Taoyuan mayor at a closed-door meeting yesterday.
Speaking after the party’s Central Standing Committee meeting, KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said the decision was made based on “who can bring change to the city” rather than “who was interested in running.”
Chu was likely referring to former Taipei city councilor Lo Chih-chiang of the KMT (羅智強), who last week resigned his post to seek the party’s nomination for Taoyuan mayor. KMT Secretary-General Justin Huang (黃健庭) at the time called Lo’s decision “regrettable.”
Lo yesterday in a social media
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) announced on Thursday that he will resign from his position next week to seek his party's nomination to run for mayor of one of Taiwan biggest cities, Taoyuan, showing his determination to win the election scheduled for November.
The High Court yesterday reduced by NT$663 million (US$22.7 million) the compensation to former Radio Corporation of America (RCA) employees who had sued the company over illnesses they say they developed due to exposure to toxic chemicals.
The court ruled that their claims lacked definitive cause-and-effect relationships between their work environment and their illnesses.
The ruling reduced the compensation for 1,112 former employees to NT$1.667 billion, down from the NT$2.33 billion that the Taipei District Court ordered RCA to pay in December 2019.
Separate class-action lawsuits were filed against RCA, which operated in Taiwan from 1970 to 1990, on behalf of factory workers
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Thursday ruled in favor of 1,112 former Radio Corp. of America (RCA) factory workers exposed to cancer-causing chemicals but reduced their compensation from NT$2.3 billion (US$78.9 million) previously awarded by a lower court to NT$1.66 billion.
Ambitious Lo Chih-chiang wants to win KMT mayoral primary and won't let party or Eric Chu stand in his way.The highly ambitious Lo Chih-chiang wants to win the KMT Taoyuan mayoral primary, and he won't let the party or Eric Chu stand in his way | 2022-04-11 16:01:00