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05/12/2021 09:23 AM EDT
THE BUZZ REALITY BITES, PART II: It’s been a rough couple of weeks since Caitlyn Jenner made the official move from reality TV star to gubernatorial candidates. And, it’s brutal out there especially for a newcomer TV star who wants to jump into the piranha pond of CA politics. Because it means constantly confronting one thing that doesn’t exist in reality TV: fact-checking.
NPP urges reform of police nationwide
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: Officers are more likely to enforce laws unfairly if it is related to how their performance would be evaluated, a Taiwan Police Union member said
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The New Power Party (NPP) yesterday called for reform of the police following a series of incidents which the party said showed a lack of discipline and proper training in police departments nationwide.
On April 16, 10 men invaded Taipei’s Zhonglun Police Station and damaged property, but none were held accountable and accusations of malpractice at the station arose after it was revealed that surveillance footage of the incident had been deleted.
NPP calls for levying vacant home tax
HOUSING JUSTICE: The government should implement a tax bracket for gains from home sales and implement a vacant home tax to increase housing supply, the NPP said
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The New Power Party (NPP) yesterday urged the Executive Yuan to implement an integrated housing and land taxation system, as well as a vacant home tax to increase the nation’s housing supply.
An amendment to the Income Tax Act (所得稅法), which was approved by the Cabinet on Thursday last week, redefines “short-term property ownership” by extending the duration from the previous limit to five years from two years.
NPP calls for action on stalking law
‘SUBJECTIVE’: A lawmaker from the NPP said behavior that constitutes stalking should be based on the fear or inability to live a normal life that a person reports
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The government should not wait for another International Women’s Day to implement legislation against stalking and harassment, which should have already been promulgated to help people living in fear, the New Power Party (NPP) said yesterday.
Aside from drafting a bill, the NPP has also proposed amendments to Article 89 of the Social Order Maintenance Act (社會秩序維護法) to stipulate heavier fines for people convicted of stalking.