NT$18,000 Forensics Tests to solve theft of NT$59 Bottle of Yogurt

December 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment forensics, Taipei City, theft

A university student in Taipei City forced police to run DNA tests to identify which one of her roommates consumed a bottle of drinking yogurt valued at NT$59 dollars. The tests are estimated to have cost the public NT$18,000, according to an Apple Daily report. The woman who is unnamed in the report, left the bottle of yogurt in the refrigerator in the house she shares with 5 other roommates of the private Chinese Culture University. After finding the empty

Business and Economy

November 29, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Danhai Light Rail, Taipei Metro, Tamsui Light Rail

[Picture: Taipei Metro.] The Danhai Light Rail, the newest extension of New Taipei City’s Metro system, will begin operating to the public in December this year, after New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu and a delegation of officials and local government representatives took a test ride this morning, November 29. Mayor Chu expressed satisfaction with the system, saying that the levels of comfort and stability are very high. “In addition to art installations inside the stations, passengers can enjoy the

Traffic Accidents

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, highway police, National Freeway

Two Highway Police officers were injured, and one is in a life-threatening condition, after a car plowed into their vehicle at high speed on National Freeway one in Taoyuan City in the early hours of this morning, November 23. Three officers from the Yangmei Highway Police station were called out to a breakdown in the southbound lanes on the Hukou Road section of the freeway at around 1:00am. The officers stopped their patrol car behind the broken down vehicle with

Animals

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment campus safety, hornet, Taipei City, vespa affinis

A group of schoolboys were taken to hospital for treatment today, after being stung by hornets at Guting Elementary School in Taipei City. According to an Apple Daily report, the boys were in the playground during their lunch break when a 5th grade boy began throwing a water bottle at a basketball-sized hornets’ nest perched around 5 meters up in a palm tree. The common banded hornets (Vespa affinis) responded by attacking and stinging 5 boys. The 5th grade boy

Animals

November 9, 2018February 5, 2024 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment dog attack, Nantou County

A woman is recovering in hospital after a vicious attack by a pack of dogs in Caotun Township, Nantou County, yesterday, November 8. The 67 year-old woman, named Lee, was riding a scooter on a road in an industrial area when a pack of dogs attacked her, dragging her off the scooter and mauling her head and limbs. Most media reports say that 6 dogs were involved in the attack, but video evidence has since emerged showing that only 3

President Tsai Ing-wen, MOD officials and navy troops and officers at Zuoying Naval Base

Military Affairs

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 Phillip Charlier defense, ROC Navy, Taiwan President

[Picture: Military News Agency] President Tsai Ing-wen attended a ceremony at the Zuoying naval base in Kaohsiung City this morning to commission two frigates designed to improve Taiwan’s anti-submarine warfare capability. The Mingchuan and Fengjia are Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates formerly known as the USS Taylor (FFG-50), and USS Gary (FFG-51). The ships were purchased from the United States Navy under an agreement signed in 2014, and underwent a 2-year refit before sailing to Taiwan earlier this year. According to

weapons used by gangsters in Tainan City

Crime and Criminals

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, gang violence, organized crime, Tainan City

Police in Annan District, Tainan City, arrested 7 men known for violence and intimidation, while police in Yongkang District arrested members of the Bamboo Union Gang, as a pre-election sweep against organized crime continues ahead of this month’s nation-wide municipal elections. Police described the Annan District group as a “headless dragon” after the gang’s leader, named Chen, was shot down and killed by a debtor being threatened by him in May this year. According to a Liberty Times report, the

labor activist Lee Ming-yan after his arrest

Violent Crimes

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment labor-law, Taipei City Labor Department

Taipei City Labor Commissioner Lai Hsiang-lin (賴香伶) was released from hospital this morning after a man barged into her office Wednesday afternoon, and hit her in the face with a concrete reinforcement bar. Lai spent two nights in hospital and received 11 stitches to her left eyebrow after the attack. Doctors said that Lai fortunately did not suffer concussion or intracranial hemorrhage and that the wound should heal in around one week. Lai’s attacker, Lee Ming-yen, described as a labor

Violent Crimes

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, NCKU, Tainan City

Police arrested a suspect this morning, after the body of a woman was found at National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City last night, October 28. Schoolmates of Ms Chen, 24, had gone to a room on the 4th floor of the School of Social Sciences to discuss research papers at around 1:00pm. They found that Chen, second-year post-graduate student, had arrived before them and put her things in the room. However, Chen did not show up for the meeting.

suspect arrested after shooting at police officers

Crime and Criminals

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drugs, guns, heroin, Kaohsiung City, shooting

A man in Kaohsiung City led police on a chase in the early hours of the morning, firing two shots at the officers before being arrested. Police on patrol in Fengshan District at around 1:00am grew suspicious when the driver of a silver sedan attempted to speed away on seeing the patrol car. However, the hapless suspect ducked into an alley only to find it was a dead end. Lin, 41, with previous criminal records for drugs and burglary, abandoned

Business and Economy

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment taiwan-australia-relations, trade and diplomacy

Australia has abandoned plans for a free trade agreement with Taiwan after China warned the deal would harm relations with Beijing, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop that China opposed any boosting of ties between Australia and the independence-leaning government of Tsai Ing-wen at a series of meetings in 2017 and 2018, according to the October 24 report. “The Chinese government made it clear to

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