CRIME
Poachers nabbed with deer
Two Aboriginal men from Taitung were detained yesterday in Hualien for hunting and killing more than 12 Reeves’ muntjac, also known as Formosan barking deer, a protected species. The two men, residents of Taitung County’s Yanping Township (延平), were stopped by police in the mountainous region of Yongfeng (永豐) on the border between the two counties. Authorities searched their vehicle and found the carcasses of 14 deer, including two pregnant females — the largest single illegal poaching haul ever discovered in the nation, police said. The men, identified by their Chinese surnames Yu and Wang, said they were hunting the animals for food. They have been referred to prosecutors for further investigation. The barking deer is a solitary, small deer known for its distinctive cry. It is a protected species in Taiwan. According to law, Aborigines are allowed to hunt for food, although some restrictions apply.
ART
‘Thank-you’ show to open
Japanese master calligrapher Fuyoh Kobayashi is to hold her first exhibition in Taipei this weekend as a show of gratitude to Taiwan and Taiwanese for their assistance after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. The two-day exhibition opens on Saturday at Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Japan’s Interchange Association said yesterday. Kobayashi is to arrive in Taipei tomorrow for a four-day visit, the association said. In the wake of the March 11 disaster, which killed nearly 20,000 people, Taiwan donated about US$260 million in relief and reconstruction aid to Japan, the highest amount donated by any country in the world.
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Monday called for greater cooperation between Taiwan, Lithuania and the EU to counter threats to information security, including attacks on undersea cables and other critical infrastructure. In a speech at Vilnius University in the Lithuanian capital, Tsai highlighted recent incidents in which vital undersea cables — essential for cross-border data transmission — were severed in the Taiwan Strait and the Baltic Sea over the past year. Taiwanese authorities suspect Chinese sabotage in the incidents near Taiwan’s waters, while EU leaders have said Russia is the likely culprit behind similar breaches in the Baltic. “Taiwan and our European
The Taipei District Court sentenced babysitters Liu Tsai-hsuan (劉彩萱) and Liu Jou-lin (劉若琳) to life and 18 years in prison respectively today for causing the death of a one-year-old boy in December 2023. The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office said that Liu Tsai-hsuan was entrusted with the care of a one-year-old boy, nicknamed Kai Kai (剴剴), in August 2023 by the Child Welfare League Foundation. From Sept. 1 to Dec. 23 that year, she and her sister Liu Jou-lin allegedly committed acts of abuse against the boy, who was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries on Dec. 24, 2023, but did not
LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES: Despite the threats from outside, Taiwan and Lithuania thrived and developed their economies, former president Tsai Ing-wen said Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Saturday thanked Lithuania for its support of Taiwan, saying that both countries are united as partners in defending democracy. Speaking at a reception organized by the Lithuania-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group welcoming her on her first visit to the Baltic state, Tsai said that while she was president from 2016 to last year, many Lithuanian “friends” visited Taiwan. “And I told myself I have to be here. I am very happy that I am here, a wonderful country and wonderful people,” Tsai said. Taiwan and Lithuania are in similar situations as both are neighbors to authoritarian countries, she
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is to visit the UK during her ongoing European trip, which originally included only Lithuania and Denmark, her office said today. Tsai departed Taiwan for Europe on Friday night, with planned stops in Lithuania and Denmark, marking her second visit to the continent since her two-term presidency ended in May last year. Her office issued a statement today saying that Tsai would also visit the UK "for a few days," during which she is to meet with UK politicians and Taiwanese professionals, and visit academic and research institutions. Following Tsai's stop in Denmark, she is to visit the
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