The News Lens
Date: 2018/07/12
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
Speculation about a pending Cabinet reshuffle is intensifying, with reports
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saying Premier William Lai will make an announcement next Monday.
The heads of at least four ministries are expected to be replaced. A new education minister will also be named, as that post has been vacant since Wu Mao-kun stepped down in late May after only 41 days in office.
Although government officials are remaining tight-lipped about the reshuffle, reports are claiming the heads of the Ministry of the Interior, the Transport Ministry, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, and the Council of Agriculture will be replaced.
There is speculation that Cabinet spokesman Xu Guo-yong will be appointed interior minister, while aboriginal lawmaker-at-large Kolas Yotaka will become the new Cabinet spokesperson. [FULL STORY]