Murky water avoidable: official
The debate over murky tap water seen in Taipei and New Taipei City following Typhoon Soudelor continued yesterday as Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Yang Wei-fu (楊偉甫) accused the Taipei City...
View ArticleKo says not interested in presidential race in 2020
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said he has no interest in running for president in 2020. Amid speculation that his recent appearances with legislative candidates have been aimed at building...
View ArticleTaipei authorities boosting fines for cigarette butt litter
After a local resident allegedly attempted to shower Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) with cigarette butts, the Taipei City Government announced over the weekend that littering fines for cigarette butts...
View ArticleTaipei mayor contenders hold debate
The two main rivals for Taipei mayor faced off in a televised debate last night, crossing swords on issues ranging from labor, gender equality and national identity to ethics, nuclear energy and the...
View ArticleDebate over Taipei fund
The Taipei City Council’s Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus could make concessions over its plan to cut a substantial portion of the large second reserve fund proposed by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je...
View ArticlePrice hikes planned before lead pipe concerns: Taipei
The Taipei Water Department yesterday said that an upcoming water price hike by the city had been planned before the media began reporting on health concerns over lead pipes over the past week. While...
View ArticleTaipei decided to supply turbid tap water: Cabinet
Executive Yuan spokesperson Sun Lih-chyun (孫立群) yesterday said that it was the Taipei City Government’s decision to supply turbid water to parts of Taipei following Typhoon Soudelor. The murky tap...
View ArticleWater supply disrupted in Taipei
Water supplies to parts of Taipei and New Taipei City were suspended last night as a result of soaring raw water turbidity caused by Typhoon Dujuan, the Taipei Water Department said. Department Deputy...
View ArticleKo makes NT$1m donation to Pearl S. Buck Foundation
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday attended a fundraising event for the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, making a donation of NT$1 million (US$32,090) using campaign...
View ArticleTyphoon Soudelor: Ko Wen-je vows action on Taipei’s 6,000 fallen trees
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday attributed the multitude of trees felled by Typhoon Soudelor to the tiny planting pits used to plant road trees, which he said was due to the design of the city’s...
View ArticleTaipei mayor heads delegation to the US to explore high-tech businesses
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Tuesday next week is scheduled to lead a delegation of business leaders, officials and Taipei City councilors to the US, with Ko’s aides saying that the focus of the...
View ArticleTaiwan: Powerful typhoon kills 2, injuring 66, disrupts power, transport
As fast-moving Typhoon Nepartak makes its way across the Philippines Sea, large waves crash against the breakwaters in Ilan County, eastern coast of Taiwan, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Nepartak is expected...
View ArticleKo’s transportation commissioner quits
Taipei Department of Transportation Commissioner Chung Hui-yu (鍾慧諭) has become the latest official to exit Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) administration. Chung told a news conference yesterday she had...
View ArticleTaipei vice mayor questions reliability of transport reports
Taipei Deputy Mayor Chen Ching-jun (陳景峻) yesterday questioned the realiability of the Taipei Police Department’s statistics on traffic violations and faulted the Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) for...
View ArticleWater stations set up across Taipei
The Taipei Water Department yesterday said that it had deployed 120 water stations at public schools across the city that can be used by residents if water supplies are cut off during Typhoon Nepartak....
View ArticleTaipei rail plan panned by adviser
The Taipei City Government’s plan to build a light-rail system from Xinyi District (信義) to Neihu District (內湖) would not solve Neihu’s traffic problems and is wholly unnecessary, Taipei City Government...
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