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Canadian Man Charged for Sexual Harrassment

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A Canadian citizen visiting Taiwan as a tourist, is facing charges of sexual harassment, and has been restricted from leaving the country, after two women filed complaints to police in Taipei City. Bouazza Mounib, 27, allegedly approached a female reporter at Zhongxiao-Xinsheng MRT Station in the afternoon of April 12, and attempted to start a conversation with her. The reporter told police that Mounib touched her hair, and she yelled, “Don’t touch Me!” Mounib then allegedly stamped on her foot,

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Family Offers NT$500, 000 Reward to Find Missing Hiker Alive

Missing hiker Lee Chaoyuan
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Relatives and friends of a man missing in the Central Mountain Range have offered NT$500, 000 to anyone who finds the man alive, and NT$200, 000 if his body is located. Lee Chaoyuan, 61, set off on a solo hike from Kaohsiung on March 23. Lee’s challenge was to traverse the length of the Central Mountain Range. Lee successfully completed the southern section on April 1, which was the last contact Lee made with his family. The experienced hiker was

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Monthly Transport Pass to Hit the Road: The Next Step is to Reduce Scooter Use

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Taipei City Mayor Ko Wenje attended a World Health Day walking event at Da’an Forest Park today, and expressed his hope that people would walk more and use their scooters less. Mayor Ko said that the “All Pass Ticket” will be available from April 16. The NT$1,280 pass will allow ticket holders unlimited rides on Taipei Metro and public buses throughout Taipei and New Taipei Cities for one month. The pass also includes free use of YouBike for up to

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Taiwanese Student Arrested in US for Threatening School Shooting

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A Taiwanese exchange student studying in Pennsylvania told fellow students not to come to school May 1 because he was going to “shoot-up” the school. Then he said that he was “just kidding.” Associated Press reported that 18 year-old An Tso Sun was arrested Wednesday for making terroristic threats. A search of his accommodation revealed a high-powered crossbow, live ammunition, ammunition clip pouches, and a bullet-proof vest. Investigators also found evidence on Sun’s school-issued tablet that showed Sun had researched

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Three Men Climb New Taipei Bridge

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Police are on the hunt for three daredevils who climbed to the top of a 135.75 meter high tower on New Taipei Bridge in Sanchong District of New Taipei City recently. Photographs of the stunt were uploaded to an Instagram account belonging to a 21 year old student named Lee Hansheng, who attends National Taiwan College of Performing Arts. Lee is known as a street performer and has taken similar high-altitude photographs in Japan, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. Many

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Ed Royce Receives Medal of Honor for Supporting the Taiwan Travel Act

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US Congressman Ed Royce who sponsored and championed the Taiwan Travel Act, which was signed into law by the US President March 16, was awarded the Congressional Honorary Medal of the Legislative Yuan today, March 27. Legislative Yuan Speaker Su Jia-chyuan conferred the award at a ceremony where he thanked Royce for his hard work and support of Taiwan. Su said that he was very honored to invite Royce, Chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, to

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Firefighters Busy as Tomb Sweeping Day Approaches

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Tomb Sweeping Day (Ching Ming Festival) falls on April 5 this year, and as usual in the weeks preceding the festival, many families are getting in early to clean up family plots in cemeteries around Taiwan. In Ilan County alone, firefighters were called to 32 wildfires on the weekend of March 24-25, with 20 of the fires breaking out on Sunday. Ilan County Fire Bureau said that firefighters were exhausted. The bureau blamed carelessness, dry conditions, and wind, for the

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2 Vietnamese Illegal Immigrants Die Attempting to Land in Taitung

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Two Vietnamese nationals died when an inflatable raft overturned while attempting to land on a beach in Taitung County this morning. Another 3 illegal immigrants, and two Taiwanese people-smugglers were arrested after a search of the area. Coast Guard officers from Kaohsiung intercepted a fishing boat carrying 16 Vietnamese at around 2:30am, 12.5 nautical miles off the east coast of Pingtung County. Meanwhile, at around 2:17am, officers of the coast guard’s 10th squadron in Taitung County detected by radar a

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62 Year-old Gives Birth to Baby Boy

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A 62 year-old woman gave birth at Taipei Chang Gong Memorial Hospital late last month it was announced today. Although reproduction technologies were involved in the conception, Ms Wu gave birth naturally, it was reported by various media outlets after a press conference today, March 7. Doctors said that another 62 year-old had given birth by cesarean section 5 years ago, but this may be the oldest natural birth on record in Taiwan. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health

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11 Year-old Dead in Suspected Suicide

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A fifth-grade boy is suspected to have jumped from a fourth-floor window of an elementary school in Taipei City this morning. The 11 year-old was rushed to hospital unconscious, but declared dead around 2 hours later. According to Apple Daily, the boy with the family name Shen had quarreled with his parents over the use of a cellphone last night. His mother took him to school at 11:00am, but he didn’t go to his classroom, and at around 11:45 fell

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Coast Guard to the Rescue of Orchid Island Test Candidates

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The coast guard dispatched a patrol boat to Orchid Island yesterday to pick up two students who feared they would miss out on the College Entrance Examination after ferry services and flights to the island were cancelled due to bad weather. More than 136, 000 test candidates will sit for the exams today, Friday, January 26, and tomorrow, January 27. The tests are taken by students in their last year of high school, and are an important part of the

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