Legislators pass bill to protect seafarers from acts of piracy
By Hsieh Chun-lin, Chien Hui-jui and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to the Seafarers Act (船員法) that would require the owner of a vessel to obtain the crew’s written consent before a ship not protected by armed contractors sets sail in waters threatened by piracy or other unlawful forces.
Article 87 of the act stated that the owner of a vessel must obtain the written consent of the crew to operate the ship in a war zone. The amendment expands that requirement to waters threatened by piracy and illegal armed forces.
Chiang has fewer risks to manage than Wu
By Niu
Tse-hsun 鈕則勳
Two charismatic politicians from the pan-blue and pan-green camps, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) and Enoch Wu (吳怡農), deputy chief executive of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) New Frontier Foundation, recently tried to gain some media exposure. Chiang focused on the Transitional Justice Commission and related legislation, while Wu announced his bid for the position of director of the DPP’s Taipei Chapter and talked about his plans on a radio talk show.
The two gained the attention of the media when they competed for the same electoral district in Taipei in last year’s legislative election. The focus is now on whether they will compete again in next year’s Taipei mayoral election.
2021/01/13 09:56 KMT Legislator Chiang Wan-an. KMT Legislator Chiang Wan-an. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Cabinet’s Transitional Justice Commission (TJC) on Tuesday (Jan. 12) responded to Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) amendment proposal, saying that it is happy to see the ill-gotten gains issue supported by different parties. The TJC also said that the premise of the Act Governing the Recovery of Damage of Individual Rights during the Period of Martial Law was to determine that the ruling KMT party had acted unlawfully during Taiwan’s martial law period. The commission stated that it hoped the KMT would have more such discussions regarding related issues.
Protection of children act needs update: foundation
‘NOT ENOUGH’: A missing-child alert system, launched four years ago, has never been used, while thousands of children were reported missing this year, the group said
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Child Welfare League Foundation yesterday called for amendments to child protection laws, including creating a basis for the Missing Children Data Resource Center to receive more funding and resources.
At a news conference, the foundation proposed amendments to the Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法), such as providing a legal basis for the center to handle reports of missing children, as well as follow-ups and counseling in cases of missing children.