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The opposition Democratic Progressive Party yesterday condemned the government handling of applications for mergers and upgraded status from 11 counties and cities during a 15-hour marathon session. Just before midnight Tuesday, Interior Minister Liao Liou-yi announced that the review panel had unanimously agreed to upgrade the status of Taipei County and to allow the mergers of Taichung City with Taichung County and of Kaohsiung City with Kaohsiung County to form new special municipalities. The three approvals had been widely predicted, leading to DPP accusations that the reviewers were following a previously agreed secret government agenda. The 25-member review commission failed to reach a consensus on the merger of Tainan City with Tainan County, handing the case over to the Executive Yuan. The Tainan case provoked the... [read full story]
Two hovercrafts were bought in the wake of the 2007 floods Two Italian hovercraft pilots who came to Gloucestershire's aid during the 2007 floods will return to train the county's hovercraft rescue team. The instructors are...
Published Date: 21 November 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has arrived in Cumbria to see flood damage and meet people affected by the record breaking rainfall in the area. He joined Environment Hilary Benn and met members of...
TWO teachers had a real flavour of Asia when they visited pupils thousands of miles away. Priory Community School's Rhys Phillips and Ian Shopland visited India as part of international programme the Global Teacher Project....
IPSWICH: A heroin addict who was the face of Ipswich's street sex trade during the horrific murders of five women has been sent to prison. Louise Heath, 31, was arrested earlier this year after selling heroin to undercover...
