American involved in fatal rc glider accident released on bail: exit restricted

American arrested for negligent homicide

November 3, 2019November 5, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fatal accident, Pingtung County, remote control glider

An American man who lost control of his remote-controlled glider during an international competition in Kenting National Park, resulting in the death of a woman yesterday, was released on bail while being investigated on charges of negligent homicide. [Correction: November 5, 2019. Previous report said “Charged with negligent homicide]. See previous story: Woman killed by remote controlled glider: American taken in for questioning David Cortina, 57, was held in custody overnight after refusing to make a formal statement without consulting

scene of tragic accidental death in Kenting National Park

Health and Safety

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kenting National Park, Pingtung County

A woman carrying her two-year-old child was killed instantly after a remote controlled glider struck her in the head as she strolled along a boardwalk in Kenting National Park, Saturday, November 2. Ms Lin, 36, from Tainan City, was enjoying a day trip in Longpan Park with her family when the approximately 5 kilogram model glider being flown by a competitor in the Taiwan leg of an international slope soaring competition slammed into her and the child at around 4:50pm.

police chase man who attempted to stowaway on China Airlines flight

Aviation

November 2, 2019November 8, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment china-airlines, stowaway, Taoyuan International Airport

A China Airlines flight was aborted on the runway after a man ran out of long grass and jumped onto the landing gear as the plane was about to take off this afternoon, November 2. At 1:35pm, flight CI028 from Taipei Taoyuan International Airport to Palau was preparing to take off when the pilot of an Asiana Airlines plane spotted a man running out of the grass and mounting the landing gear of the plane. The Asiana Airlines pilot immediately

Entertainment

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment IKEA, Max Lee, New Taipei City, youtube

Police arrested a man today, after he uploaded a video that showed him hiding out in a store room of an IKEA store, then spending the night in the showroom. Max Lee, 25, son of Taiwanese actor Lee Hsing-wen, allegedly sneaked into the IKEA store in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, in the evening of October 28. The video Lee produced shows him hiding in a storeroom before sneaking up to the fourth floor showroom in the early hours of

students apply cold water to burns after gas canister explosion

Health and Safety

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gas explosion, Tainan City

Eleven girls aged 13-15 were sent to hospital yesterday after a gas canister exploded during a camp dinner in Tainan City. The students from Stella Matutina Girl’s High School in Taichung City were enjoying the first evening meal during a two-night, three-day camp-out at the Zengwen Youth Activity Center, when the gas canister on a portable stove exploded, causing burn injuries to the students’ faces and hands. Six ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the accident, and the students

truck crashed on elevated freeway in Kaohsiung City October 27

Traffic Accidents

October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Kaohsiung, little-blue-truck

A driver was found dead after flying out of his crashed vehicle, and falling from an elevated section of National Freeway 3, today, October 27. Emergency services received reports of a single-vehicle traffic accident at the 387.5 kilometer mark on Freeway 3 near Kaohsiung City at around 7:30am this morning. Officers from the Highway Police Bureau who arrived at the scene found an unoccupied small blue truck crashed against the outer guardrail. The officers spotted the driver in scrub-land around

Aviation

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bomb threat, Taoyuan International Airport

A flight from Taipei Taoyuan International Airport was delayed for four hours today after a passenger shouted that there was a bomb on the plane shortly before take off. The Hong Kong Airlines plane had taxied to the runway, and was scheduled to take off at 12:25pm when a woman suddenly stood up and shouted in Cantonese, “there’s a bomb on the plane…it’s not safe.” Cabin crew contacted the flight captain, who immediately informed the control tower that he was

Mr Wu's shed, where he attempted to cut open a military rocket

Military Affairs

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment unexploded ordnance, Yilan County

An elderly man in Yilan County was killed after mistaking a military rocket for a metal pipe, and attempting to cut it with a saw, yesterday, October 20. Mr Wu, 72, picked up the 150-centimeter-long cylindrical object after it was discarded by fishermen at the Gengfang fishing port in Toucheng Township. Investigators believe that it was most likely caught in a trawl net, and discarded as ordinary garbage. Mr Wu, a retired fisherman, collected recyclable materials around the port to

Protest

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment democracy, doxxing, Hong Kong, protests

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) today, “severely condemned” the leaking of personal information of at least eight Taiwanese citizens on a website set up to expose the identities of Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters. The website “Hong Kong Leaks” was set up in mid September, listing the names, dates of birth, social media accounts, phone numbers, and even residential addresses of people accused of “messing up Hong Kong”, along with profile pictures for easy identification. After the original site, hosted using

Business and Economy

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment health, hospitals, medical

The Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health has ordered the recall of more than 70,000 bone plates and screws illegally sold to hospitals by a Kaohsiung-based company. The recall affects 81 hospitals and potentially thousands of patients who received the surgical implants between January and July this year. The titanium alloy plates and screws were manufactured and sold by Shicheng Precision Technology Co., Ltd. before the company had received the necessary GMP certification. Deputy head of the

Violent Crimes

October 10, 2019April 22, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment acid attack, homicide, Kaohsiung City, murder

A student of Kaohsiung Medical University faced the first day of trial proceedings, yesterday, October 9, for the murder of an 80-year-old man who died in a park last year after being shocked with a stun gun, and doused with hydrofluoric acid. On the morning of July 7, 2018, the 18-year-old student named Lin, on summer vacation between graduating from high school and starting medical studies, went to a pavilion in a park at the Kaohsiung Cultural Center, to practice

Author: Phillip Charlier

American involved in fatal rc glider accident released on bail: exit restricted

Woman killed by remote controlled glider: American taken in for questioning

Flight at Taoyuan Airport aborted after man spotted clinging to landing gear

Youtuber arrested after spending night in IKEA to make video

11 students injured after gas canister explodes at school camp

Driver who plunged to his death from elevated freeway suspected of not wearing a seat belt

Taipei to Hong Kong flight delayed after passenger shouts “bomb”

Yilan man killed by unexploded military rocket

Personal information of Taiwanese Hong Kong democracy supporters included on pro-China doxxing website

Health Ministry recalls illegal bone plates and screws from 81 hospitals

19-year-old medical student on trial for acid-murder of 80-year-old man