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Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) yesterday demanded that Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) be replaced as head of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), saying that the epidemic prevention team could no longer lead the public out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chiang made the remarks in a video a day after President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said in an online speech that the government would make constant adjustments to its “anti-pandemic battle formations to ensure Taiwan is not beaten by the virus.” The KMT has repeatedly urged Ts...

The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday gave Broadcasting Corp of China (BCC) a passing grade for its performance from 2016 to 2019, but ordered it to submit within three months a plan that would make a clear distinction between programs and commercials. The nation’s largest radio station was penalized five times during the three-year period for promoting specific products in its programs, accumulating NT$600,000 (US$21,608) in fines, NCC senior specialist Chen Shu-ming (陳書銘) said. The company must also reinforce educational training for workers and ensure that it has a ...

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KMT’s Chiang seeks referendum clarity OUTBREAK FACTOR: Johnny Chiang said that election officials have a responsibility to tell voters what plans they have for a possible delay of the referendums on Aug. 28 By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter The Central Election Commission should not wait until “a week or two before” Aug. 28 to tell voters whether referendums scheduled to take place that day would be delayed, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said yesterday. While the commission on Thursday formally announced t...

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday held events across the nation to “celebrate Mother’s Day” and promote its US pork import and referendum voting initiatives. The Central Election Commission on Friday said that the two referendum proposals the KMT initiated have received enough signatures for the petitions to pass, although a final decision on whether the proposals would be put to a vote on Aug. 28 is expected on Friday next week, after a commission review. One proposal, initiated by KMT Legislator Lin Wei-chou (林為洲), asks: “Do you agree to a total ban on the importati...