News Briefs Tuesday September 26

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment news summaries

Autumn Tiger: High Temperatures Across Taiwan Hot weather continues into Autumn. What westerners sometimes call an Indian Summer is called Autumn Tiger in Chinese. Taipei recorded a maximum temperature of 37.1°C at 12:48pm, while the normally cooler Matsu Islands saw a maximum of 36.6°C. Meteorologists warn that the high temperatures will persist for another couple of days. The hot weather is the result of a Pacific high pressure system. Mountain areas may experience thunderstorms in the afternoon. Police Swoop on

Protest

September 25, 2017September 26, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment china unification party, student-protest, white-wolf

China Unification Promotion Party members scuffled with students who had protested, and shut down a concert at National Taiwan University in Taipei City yesterday, Sunday, September 24. During the altercation, one of the CUPP members used an extendable baton to hit at least two students. The students required hospital treatment, one for a 3cm head laceration. National University Downgraded to Municipal Level The students were protesting a concert held by the China New Song television series (official English name: Sing!

Crime and Criminals

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery

Police arrested a man in Taoyuan within 30 hours of his robbing a woman at knife-point. Investigators say the man’s distinctive skull and crossbones jacket made it easy to trace the thief using traffic and surveillance cameras. On the evening of September 19, the 41 year-old Mr Zhang donned his skull and bones jacket, and armed with a combat knife, set out on his mission. First, Zhang stole a motorcycle license plate and hung it on his own scooter. Then

Traffic Accidents

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Taoyuan

Five people were injured, one seriously, when a bus carrying students smashed into a clearance warning bar on the approach to a bridge in Luzhu Township, Taoyuan City, this evening, September 21. At about 8.30pm, the bus hit the clearance bar at a speed high enough to cause the impact to peel away part of the roof from the front of the vehicle. Five people were sent to hospital, including a seriously injured 17 year-old. The bus was carrying 29

Crime and Criminals

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bank robbery, Taipei City

[Cover Picture: Central News Agency] A female customer was threatened with a knife to the neck during an armed robbery at a bank in Shilin District, Taipei City this afternoon, September 20. At around 1:00pm, a man wearing a motorcycle helmet and a surgical mask walked into a branch of Taipei Star Bank on Jiantan Road, and approached a 30 year-old woman at the counter from behind. The man grabbed the woman, put a knife to her neck and threw

Violent Crimes

September 20, 2017December 1, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gang violence, heavenly-way-alliance

Breaking news: updates and changes expected. Five people were shot during temple celebrations in New Taipei City’s Tucheng District today and at least one is dead. One of the victims is a gang boss named Lin Li-chang (林立昌) who belongs to the Heavenly Way Alliance. At the time of writing Lin is in a critical condition after being shot 6 times. Lin was not breathing and had no heartbeat when brought to the hospital, but was revived and is currently

Health and Safety

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fire, ghost month

[Cover picture: United Daily News] An 88 year old man who lost his balance and fell into a fire as he was burning ghost money 2 days ago has passed away after his family agreed to remove him from life-support systems yesterday, September 19. Mr Lin was burning ghost money, also known as “joss paper” or “gold paper,” as an offering to spirits in the lead-up to the closing of the gates of the realm of the dead, which occurs

lawyer beaten unconscious after court case

Violent Crimes

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment legal, Taoyuan

A lawyer in Taoyuan was beaten up near the Taoyuan District Court yesterday, September 18, by the man he had just faced in court. The 60 year-old lawyer, Mr Ju, was rushed to hospital unconscious, and remains in a coma in the intensive care unit of a local hospital after undergoing brain surgery. Mr Ju had faced 43 year-old Mr Wu in court over a NT$150,000 debt Wu owed to Ju. Wu had offered items as security and compensation for

Society

September 19, 2017December 2, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, corpse, mummy

Graphic Image Warning! Real-estate agents inspecting a house in Chiayi County ahead of a foreclosure sale, were shocked to discover a mummified corpse in a bathroom. The corpse is believed to be the owner of the house owner, Mr Liao. Mr Liao 64 had inherited the house after his parents died a couple of years ago, but did not make the mortgage payments. The bank and its agents could not locate Mr Liao, so they contacted his younger brother to

Odd News

September 18, 2017November 10, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment human rights, public nudity

[Update: November 10, 2017. The cover image has been edited and one picture removed from this post due to a threat by Google to stop serving ads on my site. The pictures depicted this man almost, but not quite naked. Although the pictures were widely distributed in Taiwan’s liberal and democratic press, this site has been censored due to the fact I rely on Google to subsidize the costs of running my site. Facebook had previously prevented distribution of the

Traffic Accidents

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident, Kaohsiung

Mirror Media alleges that the driver of a bus that crashed in Kaohsiung last week, killing six and injuring 11 may have been looking at, or looking for his phone in the moments before the accident. In an article published today, Mirror quotes an anonymous, informed source who claims to have seen footage recorded by the vehicle’s internal video monitors that shows the bus driver looking and reaching down to his right. The driver’s head was bowed down, the source

News Briefs Tuesday September 26

Pro-China Thugs Beat up Student Protestors

Cops Arrest Man Who Robbed Woman at Knife-point

Five Injured After Bus Hits Clearance Warning Bar

Armed Bank Robbery in Taipei City

Three Injured, 1 Dead in New Taipei City Gangland Shooting

Old Man Burning Ghost Money Dies after Falling into Fire

Lawyer in Coma After Post Court Case Beating

Mummified Corpse Found in House

Man Rides Around Taiwan Naked to Promote Legalization of Nudity

Driver in Fatal Bus Crash May Have Been Looking at Phone