Politics

KMT’s Defense Bill ‘Highly Unfeasible’ Says Ex-Lawmaker

Taipei: A NT$380 billion (US$11.89 billion) Kuomintang (KMT)-proposed spending cap on weapons systems approved by Washington for sale to Taiwan is “highly unfeasible” and should be raised to at least NT$800 billion, former KMT lawmaker Jason Hsu said …

Taiwanese in Denmark Hope New Cabinet Resolves Designation Issue

Copenhagen: Taiwanese citizens based in Denmark are hoping that the new Cabinet emerging from Tuesday’s parliamentary elections will deal with their objection to having Taiwan called “China” on their residence permits. One of them, Wang Yu-hsin told C…

Inspired by Taiwan, Thai Lawmaker Champions Breastfeeding Rights

Bangkok: In Taiwan, mothers can easily find quiet and clean spaces to breastfeed-a convenience that sometimes impresses visiting tourists. For Thai lawmaker Sasinan Thamnithinan, that small but striking detail during a visit years ago planted the seed…