Earth Times Taipei – Taiwan’s coast guard arrested a British man accused of smuggling 4.4 kilograms of marijuana worth more than 10 million Taiwan dollars (3 million US dollars), a spokesman said Tuesday. Officials were alerted by a sniffer dog after the 36-year-old, identified only by his last name, Jones, landed early Tuesday at...
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AFP December 30, 2009 TAIPEI — Taiwan is to protect the right of nursing mothers to breastfeed in public with hefty fines for those who try to stop them, as part of a campaign to promote the practice, officials said Wednesday. The government’s Bureau of Health Promotion is drafting a bill that would impose...
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channelnewsasia.com Posted: 24 December 2009 1821 hrs TAIPEI : The legal plight of Taiwan’s ex-leader Chen Shui-bian worsened Thursday when prosecutors said they had decided to indict him and 21 others for alleged wrongdoing in two high-profile bank mergers. Chen and the 21, who included several well-known and influential bankers, were charged with graft,...
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The Associated Press December 24, 2009 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted former President Chen Shui-bian on new bribery and money-laundering charges. Chen is currently serving a life sentence after a court convicted him of wide-ranging corruption offenses in September. He is appealing that conviction. Thursday’s indictment says Chen received bribes worth 610...
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MONEY LAUNDERING: Some of the more than 20 people listed as defendants by prosecutors won’t face charges because there is not enough evidence against them Taipei Times Dec 24, 2009, Page 4 By Shelley Huang STAFF REPORTER Prosecutors investigating more counts of money laundering against former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) said yesterday they were...
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