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Relationships can be tricky. Some get the best out of it, while some are left broken-hearted. But what happens when one is in a relationship for quite some time, and it doesn’t work out even after 8 years? Yes, that’s right. Eight years! A Zambian woman has taken her boyfriend to the civil court for wasting her time and not marrying her after being together for eight years. The story has been doing the rounds on social media. Frustrated lady Gertrude Ngoma said she was tired of waiting. Her partner Herbert Salaliki, 28, had promised to marry her but did...

By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER Wednesday, Mar 30, 2005 The Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) legislative caucus yesterday called on the government to amend the tax law to eliminate the so-called "marriage penalty" by increasing the standard deduction granted to married couples. "The provisions discourage people from getting married," KMT legislator Alex Fei said yesterday. "They indirectly hinder the government's efforts to boost the nation's birth rate." Fei said the KMT caucus hopes the government can amend the tax law before next month. According to Article 17 of the income tax law in Taiwan, the standard deduction is NT$44,000 for a...