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A MUCH-loved former teacher at Monmouth School for Boys has died, aged 78.

A MUCH-loved former teacher at Monmouth School for Boys has died, aged 78.

IN the 1940s, Shimla’s Bishop Cotton School had a fair mix of boys of British, Eurasian and Indian descent. At the time of Partition, there were 42 Muslim boys. This school, like similar ones, w

Taiwan in Time: Burning for freedom Democracy and labor activist Chan Yi-hua self-immolated during Deng Nan-jung’s funeral in front of the Presidential Office on May 19, 1989, but his story is often forgotten By Han Cheung / Staff reporter May 17 to May 23 “Who still remembers Chan Yi-hua (詹益樺)?” This question has been asked repeatedly over the decades, usually on the anniversary of Chan’s self-immolation on May 19, 1989 at fellow political activist Deng Nan-jung’s (鄭南榕) funeral in front of the Presidential Office. People gather at Chan Yi-hua’s memorial on th...

Series of events to mark Freedom of Speech Day By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter A series of lectures, film screenings and discussions are to be held in Taipei through April 25 to mark Freedom of Speech Day, which was yesterday. The events, which began yesterday, are being organized by the Ministry of the Interior, the Memorial Foundation of 228 and the Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation. The series, with the theme of “On the Road to Freedom of Speech,” comprises the “Human Library” lecture series, as well as the Human Rights and Freedom Film Festival and post-screening discussions, the ...