President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) speech at the opening ceremony of the Chiang Ching-kuo Presidential Library and the Ching-kuo Chi-hai Cultural Park on Saturday defeated the purpose of the government’s transitional justice policy and contradicted her past remarks on the issue, the New Power Party (NPP) caucus said yesterday.
In her speech, Tsai recognized former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) as a steadfast defender of Taiwan.
“While some remember the economic development and the sense of security that he helped foster and facilitate, others regard him as part of the authoritarian regime,” Tsai said.
NPP caucus whip Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) said Tsai should not have
The Council of Grand Justices on Monday heard a legal debate on whether it is unconstitutional to place limitations on recognizing the offspring of a marriage between a Han and an indigenous person as an indigenous person.
Wu Hsin-yang (吳欣陽), a lawyer, and his spouse, Cheng Chuan-ju (鄭川如), a Truku associate professor of law at Fu Jen Catholic University, said that certain provisions in the Status Act for Indigenous Peoples (原住民身分法) contravened the Constitution.
Wu and Cheng were campaigning on behalf of their seven-year-old daughter, Wu Juo-shao (吳若韶), whom they hope to register as an indigenous person.
Lawyer Ma Jun-ming (馬潤明),
Widely used arts and crafts tools at kindergartens could cause pollution with airborne volatile organic compounds that exceeds safety standards up to 100-fold, the Taiwan Society for Indoor Environment Air Quality said in a study publicized on Friday.
Fu Jen Catholic University public health department deputy dean Lin Yu-wen (林瑜雯), who headed the study, said that markers and wood glue are a source of volatile organic compounds.
Children’s metabolic systems are not fully developed, which makes them particularly susceptible to the potentially carcinogenic compounds, she said.
The researchers measured the air quality at three New Taipei City kindergartens before and after children used
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The Austin College community celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2020 as well as the Class of 2021 during commencement exercises Saturday, on Clyde L. Hall Graduation Court. The Class of 2021 includes nearly 250 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 MAT degree candidates. The Class of 2020 includes 280 Bachelor of Arts graduates and 20 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates.
As members of the Class of 2021 celebrate the completion of their undergraduate education, many members of the Class of 2020 will join them as their commencement ceremony was postponed last May due to Covid restrictions. Though many 2020 graduates are unable to attend the exercises, having left the region for graduate study or careers, all 2020 diplomas were mailed last May. The Class of 2021 will be well-represented as members have just completed the spring term and finals and will receive their diplomas as they cross the stage.