Seqalu: Formosa 1867, docudrama on American expedition to Taiwan to begin screening August 14

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment history of Taiwan, Seqalu, Taiwan films and movies

A 12-part docudrama based on a novel set around real historical events involving an American punitive expedition in Taiwan in the mid-19th century will go to air on PTS August 14. The TV drama produced by Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS) took 3 years to make with 135 days of filming on location in Pingtung County, and other areas of Taiwan. PTS chose March 12 to make the announcement on screening dates as the day marked the 154th anniversary of

International

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Australia, censorship, information warfare

Three art works among an exhibition featuring images from dozens of countries were withdrawn from an art gallery on the campus of the Australian National University after Chinese students complained about “racial discrimination” and “humiliation of China.” Three works by artist Luke Cornish featuring Chinese currency bearing the altered images of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping were removed from the exhibition following the complaints. The exhibition “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” by Luke Cornish, running from March 12 to April 15

Health and Safety

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment industrial-accident, Kaohsiung City, workplace-safety

A worker fell to his death on a demolition site in Kaohsiung City after the excavator he was operating on the 14th floor, overturned, and fell to the 13th floor, where it remained suspended upside down. The 30-year-old operator, named Hsu fell out of the excavator’s cab, plummeting 13 floors to the ground. An ambulance was dispatched to the site, but paramedics found that Hsu was obviously dead, and did not send him to hospital. The Kaohsiung City Labor Bureau

Military Affairs

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment air-force, plane collision

One pilot has been declared dead after being airlifted from the sea, and one is still missing after two F-5E fighters collided while flying off the coast of Pingtung County this afternoon, March 22. According to the Ministry of National Defense (MND), four F-5E fighters of the 7th Flight Training Wing took off from Taitung Airbase at 2:30 pm on a routine training mission. At 3:06 pm two of the jets disappeared from radar screens around 2.6 kilometers from the

police investigating site of robbery and kidnapping

Crime and Criminals

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment kidnapping, Nantou County, robbery

A pleasant hike in a popular scenic area in Nantou County turned into a 12-hour ordeal when a man was confronted by two men, robbed, tied up, carjacked, and dumped a remote mountain area, Friday, March 19. According to reports, the 30-year-old man named Hsia, was resting in a pavilion on Jinlong Mountain in Yuchi Township at around 11:00 am when two men approached him, and demanded his money. Hsia was physically intimidated by the men, and forced to hand

Traffic Accidents

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Taichung City

A woman and a child died, and a man suffered burns to 50% of his body, after a car was hit by a cement truck and caught fire on the West Coast Expressway in Qingshui District, Taichung City today, March 20. Taichung City Fire Department dispatched personnel to the scene of the accident at the 153 kilometer north mark of the West Coast Expressway (Provincial Highway 61) after receiving reports of the accident at 2:20 pm. The 54-year-old driver survived

black kite nest almost engulfed in flames during wildfire, but rescued by firefighters

Animals

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment birdwatching, Pingtung County, wildfire, wildlife rescue

A brood of black kite (Milvus migrans) hatchlings was saved from being burned alive after researchers monitoring the bird family in preparation for a live broadcast to YouTube saw the nest about to be engulfed in flames, Tuesday, March 16. The National Pingtung University of Science and Technology Bird Ecology Lab, with the support of the Forestry Bureau set up camera equipment to monitor the nest on March 12 in preparation for a constant live broadcast for the general public

Environment

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment pollution, weather

Dust from China’s worst sandstorm in decades will begin to affect air-quality in Taiwan starting Sunday evening, March 21, according to the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA). The EPA says that according to the latest observational data from the Central Weather Bureau, strengthening of the northeast monsoon and a continental high-pressure system will not cause a temperature drop starting Sunday night, and will also bring dust from the sandstorms. According to the report, on Monday, March 22, central and northern parts

Fire

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Alishan, Chiayi County, wildfire

The Chiayi Forest Management Office has advised the public to avoid highway 18 and use the alternative route 21 due to a wildfire and rockfalls that have blocked the road between the 68 and 69 kilometer mark. Firefighters have been fighting a difficult battle with a blaze in steep terrain below the road since yesterday afternoon, March 18. Fire fighting crews were dispatched from several local fire stations at around 2:00 pm yesterday. A National Airborne Service helicopter was also

flag ceremony for Austronesian athletes prior to National Indigenous Games, Taiwan, 2021

Culture Sport

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Austronesian, indigenous people

Twenty-one people from nine Austronesian nations will compete in traditional sports events with local indigenous athletes at this year’s biennial National Indigenous Games, which kick off tomorrow, March 19, in Yilan County. It is the first time international athletes have participated in traditional Austronesian sports events that will run alongside the official national athletic competitions. Austronesian Youth United will hold three traditional sports competitions, including traditional archery, wood-sawing, and weight carrying. Countries represented in the games include the Marshall Islands,

AstraZeneca vaccine vial and NHA data card

Health and Safety

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Welfare, vaccine

Preliminary results from a survey of medical personnel working in hospitals that treat COVID-19 patients in Taiwan has revealed that less than 33% are willing to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said today, March 16. With results received from 90% of those asked to take the survey, 32.7% responded that they were willing to receive what many media agencies euphemistically refer to as “the jab.” “About 90 percent of medical personnel at those hospitals,

Author: Phillip Charlier

Seqalu: Formosa 1867, docudrama on American expedition to Taiwan to begin screening August 14

Art works featuring Batman and Winnie the Pooh censored from Australian university art gallery upon Chinese complaints

Man falls 13 floors to his death from overturned excavator on demolition site

One fighter pilot dead, one missing after mid-air collision over ocean

Lone hiker robbed, kidnapped, and dumped in remote area in Nantou County

Two dead, one person critical after car hit by cement truck catches fire on West Coast Expressway

Raptor family saved from wildfire thanks to live Internet broadcast

Dust from China sandstorm to affect Taiwan from late Sunday

Wildfire, rockfalls block highway 18 in Chiayi County

Austronesian youth from 9 nations will join Taiwanese indigenous people at this years National Indigenous Games

Less than one-third of Taiwan’s medical professionals willing to take Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine