The Keelung District Prosecutors’ Office today requested that a court detain three individuals, including Keelung Department of Civil Affairs Director Chang Yuan-hsiang (張淵翔), in connection with an investigation into forged signatures used in recall campaigns.Chang is suspected of accessing a househ
A 79-year-old woman died today after being struck by a train at a level crossing in Taoyuan, police said.The woman, identified by her surname Wang (王), crossed the tracks even though the barriers were down in Jhongli District’s (中壢) Neili (內壢) area, the Taoyuan Branch of the Railway Police Bureau sa
Taiwan’s power generation is expected to be adequate until 2032, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said today, seeking to ease public concerns that the closure of Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant’s No. 2 reactor unit on May 17 would affect energy prices.Cho spoke to media before attending a meeting at the Leg
Mackay Memorial Hospital on Monday said it sent a team of volunteer medical professionals on the hospital’s fifth humanitarian mission to Ukraine, where it provided free medical services to residents in several cities.The mission, carried out from April 13 to Sunday last week, featured an 11-member
Partly cloudy to sunny skies are expected to prevail across Taiwan today and tomorrow, with scattered showers likely in some parts of the nation, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) has forecast.Today sporadic showers are expected in eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) in the south
‘NETWORK’: The joint drills strengthened teamwork and resource-sharing, helping participants prepare to act together instead of ‘going it alone,’ one participant said
The Formosa Republican Association (FRA), a non-governmental organization, held a series of large civil defense exercises in Nantou County over the weekend, bringing together about 100 participants to practice essential skills aimed at building grassroots resilience against war and natural disasters
Three staff members of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) New Taipei City chapter were brought in for questioning by prosecutors yesterday in connection with allegedly falsified signatures in a recall campaign.Searches were carried out on the office and the residences of the three people yesterda
Pro-independence political parties yesterday delivered a petition to the Ministry of Education, calling for school curricula to reflect that the Treaty of San Francisco did not transfer sovereignty over Taiwan to any government after Japan relinquished control over it following World War II.Taiwan b
A former Japanese minister who nearly won last year’s race to lead Japan’s ruling party yesterday called on Japan, Taiwan and other regional democratic partners to form a “quasi-security alliance” given the unpredictability of the US.Speaking at a seminar in Taipei, Sanae Takaichi, a senior Japanese
ESPIONAGE: The proposals would raise penalties, expand confidentiality rules and regulate cybersecurity products to strengthen defenses against infiltration
The Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee is to review a proposed amendment to the National Security Act (國家安全法) on Thursday, a source said on Sunday. Key points of the amendment include increasing penalties for working with hostile foreign organizations, expanding the scope of protec
CATCHING UP: While the government mandates energy-efficiency standards for new buildings, a scheme is needed to improve conditions for older buildings, an expert said
The Ministry of Environment is to establish an alliance to propose heat response plans by the end of next month amid global climate change.High temperatures are the most tangible signs of climate change for the public, and to help people adapt to a warmer environment, the ministry is setting up the
BRINGING IT TOGETHER: With air quality forecasting and response under one unit, the government can more readily respond to issues, an official said
An air quality detection and forecast center is to open in the middle of next month, accompanied by the release of an air quality white paper, the Ministry of Environment said yesterday.The ministry is undergoing restructuring to establish the center, with the goal of improving air quality forecasti
Thailand is to bring back arrival and departure forms for international travelers in a digital format starting on Thursday.The Thai government announced the move earlier this month, saying that the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) system would help it better track inbound travelers to restore co
A 40-year-old man who collapsed while running in the 2023 Taipei Marathon finished last year’s edition after receiving emergency treatment from National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), the hospital said yesterday.The man, surnamed Soong (宋), had completed several triathlons and more than a dozen
The Taipei Department of Health yesterday said a random inspection uncovered six types of tea with excessive levels of pesticide residues.The department conducted the inspection of tea-leaf and floral tea products sold at supermarkets, retailers, tea shops and beverage shops in the city, testing the
Athletes and people who engage in regular physical activity and also have nearsightedness should consider laser surgery, medical experts said.A Cheng Ching Eye Center survey released on March 27 showed that more people in Taiwan, which has a high prevalence of myopia and other vision conditions, are
Exports of rice from Taiwan to Japan have been increasing in the past few years, and this year it would supply the Japan Self-Defense Forces for the first time, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) said on Friday.Japan has been promoting the consumption of rice in the past few years, incre
Officials introduce the oldest athletes who are to compete in next month’s World Masters Games, including 104-year-old badminton player Lin Yu-mao, third right, during an event in Taipei yesterday. Of the 15 people aged 90 or older who have signed up, eight are Taiwanese.
Advocates call for Taiwan’s participation in the WHO during the Vancouver Sun Run in Canada on Sunday.
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