33 injured after tour bus overturns on freeway

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Changhua County, National Freeway

More than 30 people were injured after a tour bus lost control and flipped onto its side on National Freeway 3 in Changhua County this afternoon, March 9. The accident occurred at 4:43pm in the southbound lanes at the 192 kilometer mark near the Hemei Interchange in rainy conditions after the bus collided with a car. United Daily News reports that there were 32 people on the bus at the time of the accident. The group were returning to Kaohsiung

suspect dressed as female to enter university dorm

Odd News

March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Danshui, pervert, Tamkang University

Police arrested a man at Tamkang University this morning after he was found in the bathroom of a female dormitory with a spy camera. The 24-year-old man, named Chen, was dressed in a skirt and a wig, and is suspected of having sneaked into the dorm by following a resident into the access-card-secured building. Shortly after midnight, residents noticed Chen on the fourth floor of the building. Despite 180-centimeter-tall Chen’s disguise, the residents thought his appearance and movements were suspicious,

police officer shoots at truck after driver tried to run him over

Society

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk-driver, Taichung City, truck-accident

The driver of a semi-trailer is facing a range of charges, including attempted murder, after he reversed into an officer on a police scooter in Taichung City yesterday, March 5. At around 2:00pm, an officer named Liu attempted to pull the driver over after he was observed going through a red light in Tanzi District, but the driver failed to stop, and led the officer on a chase, speeding along narrow country lanes narrowly missing cars, scooters and cyclists. At

Crime and Criminals

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bank robbery, Banqiao District, E.Sun Bank

Police arrested a man at around 7:00pm this evening after a New Taipei City bank was robbed shortly after 3:00pm this afternoon. At around 3:20pm, as shortly before closing time, a man wearing a surgical mask and a motorcycle helmet walked into a branch of the E. Sun Bank on Yuan-dong Road in Banqiao District, pointed a pistol at staff, and without saying word, went behind the counter to search for cash. The suspect then fled with NT$500,000 cash. The

Couple suspected of dumping baby in trash in Taipei City

Breaking News

March 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments abandoned baby, infanticide

Taipei police investigators are seeking a Singaporean couple after the body of a newborn baby, complete with placenta and umbilical cord attached, was found dumped in a bucket of food waste in Taipei City, February 26. Workers at a recycling plant in Xindian District alerted police after finding the remains of a female infant wrapped in a plastic bag early Tuesday morning. Police investigators worked around the clock, accessing footage from hundreds of street cameras along the route of the

Stupid Stuff

February 26, 2019March 15, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chang An-lo, Coffin incident, CUPP, white-wolf

The leader of the extremist minority party – the China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) – became a laughingstock when a protest stunt backfired and he fell into a coffin today, Tuesday, February 26. Chang An-lo, also known as “the White Wolf,” took umbrage at comments made by Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) the other day, after Su said that he would fight against China with just a broom, if that was all that was left. “You would pay a price if

badge of Amphibious Reconnaissance unit pinned into flesh of chest

Military Affairs

February 25, 2019October 14, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Amphibious Reconnaissance, ROC Marines

The latest recruits of the Army 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion had badges pinned to their chests after successfully completing a grueling training regimen dubbed “the iron-man road,” Saturday, February 23. The Ministry of Defense Youth Daily reported that seven trainees endured the 15-week course to finally have the Sea Dragon badge pinned through the flesh of their chests by their commander in Kinmen County. The specialist unit of the ROC Army was founded in 1949 with training and equipment provided

suspect arrested after random knife attack in Tainan City

Violent Crimes

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment knife-attack, random attack, Tainan City

A woman in Tainan City was attacked by another woman with a knife in Tainan City in what is suspected to be a random attack yesterday, February 22. At around 6:15pm, a 68-year-old woman named Lin was sitting on a bench taking a rest with her 92-year-old mother after going out to buy dinner when she was approached by a woman and viciously attacked with a knife. As a passerby approached the women, the attacker fled the scene, leaving Ms

Aviation

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment china-airlines, pilot

Video footage of a senior pilot sleeping in his seat while flying a China Airlines 747 has surfaced in Taiwan, and the aviation company says that the pilot has already been punished for breaching flight safety regulations. EBC News broke the story yesterday and published the 13 second footage of the flight captain snoozing on the job, noting that sleeping in the cockpit is a breach of Taiwan’s aviation regulations. The pilot is said to be a chief officer with

Traffic Accidents

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bridge fall, Kaohsiung City

A man in Kaohsiung City suffered multiple injuries after crashing through a barrier and plummeting 10 meters onto a dry riverbed this morning. Mr Lee, 34, is suspected of having tried to dodge a cat when he lost control of his car on Shuangyuan Bridge shortly before 8:00am. Lee’s car skidded into the slow lane and hit a 20 centimeter high traffic separator, launching into the air and crashing through the bridge rails before landing on a sandbar below. Firefighters

taxi in which family of four were found dead

Society

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment murder-suicide, Taichung City

A man is suspected of having forcefully tied his wife up with adhesive tape and drugging his children before lighting charcoal, leading to the deaths of the family of four in Taichung City, yesterday, February 18. Mr Wu, 32, his 34-year-old wife, nine-year-old son, and six-year-old daughter were found dead in a taxi parked in a mountainous area of Taiping District Monday morning. Ms Wu had taken her two children to meet with her estranged husband to discuss her request

33 injured after tour bus overturns on freeway

Man dressed as woman caught taking pictures in university’s female dormitory bathroom

Drunk truck driver rams cop during police chase

Bank robber nabbed within four hours of heist

Singaporean couple identified as suspects after dead newborn found dumped as garbage

Pro China-unification leader falls into his own coffin in protest cock-up

Army Sea Dragons receive badges of honor pinned to their chests

Suspect arrested after woman almost killed in random knife attack in Tainan City

China Airlines pilot caught sleeping at controls of 747

Driver survives 10 meter fall after car plunges from bridge

Family of four dead in murder-suicide