Brunch Restaurant Fined for Not Hiring Men

Yummy Brunch restaurant Banciao District New Taipei City

February 20, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment employment, gender equality

A brunch restaurant in Banciao District was fined NT$150,000 today after being found guilty of discriminatory hiring practices that violated gender equality provisions under Article 7 of the Employment Act. Yummy Brunch was accused of refusing to interview a male job seeker when he applied for an advertised position for a server at the well-known restaurant. Management told the man that they do not accept males for interviews, and that the servers were required to wear a dress as a

Dongpu Bridge Nantou County is the longest and highest suspension bridge in Taiwan

Culture Health and Safety

February 19, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bungee jumping, Nantou County

Local police and representatives of Nantou County Government showed up at a suspension bridge in Xinyi Township this morning to stop a bungee jumping event slated for today February 19. The authorities were informed by members of the public that bungee jumps from the bridge were planned for February 19 and March 5. However, the organizers had not obtained permission from the county government or relevant authorities. The Dongpu Suspension Bridge is the longest and highest in Taiwan, with a

Steam engine being restored at Taipei Railway Workshop

Culture

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment museum, Taiwan Railway

The Culture Bureau and Ministry of Transport signed a memorandum of agreement yesterday to jointly develop a railway heritage museum in the old Taipei Railway Workshop complex. The Taipei Railway Workshop is a large facility built in 1935 during Taiwan’s Japanese colonial era. It has remained unused since it closed down in 2012. Buildings and yards occupy a 16.82 hectare site on Civic Boulevard in Xinyi District. The workshop was declared a national historic site in 2015. Buildings on the

Fire

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment US Military, Yangming Mountain

[Picture: Liberty Times Network.] A building in the historic Yangmingshan US Military Housing complex was destroyed by fire yesterday. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Firefighters received a report of a fire in the complex shortly after 8:00pm. The building was well-ablaze by the time firefighters arrived. Although the firefighters were unable to save the bungalow, they managed to extinguish the fire before it could spread to other buildings. The buildings at the site served as housing for

Traffic Accidents

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bus-accident

[Picture: United Daily News] Firefighters worked through the night to extricate dead and injured passengers after a tour coach overturned on a highway near Taipei at around 9:00pm February 13. The accident marks the worst road accident in Taiwan in 30 years with 33 Dead and 11 injured. The tour group had spent the day visiting Wuling Farm in Ilan County to view cherry blossoms. The bus overturned while negotiating a bend at the Mucha Interchange on Highway 5. Preliminary

rescue personell are seen at the scene of a coach crash near Taipei City, February 13, 2017

Traffic Accidents

February 13, 2017February 14, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment coach crash

Picture: UDN. A tour bus carrying 44 passengers lost control on National Highway 5, and crashed over a safety barrier near the Mucha Interchange this evening, February 13, 2017. The death toll so far stands at 28, according to Taiwan media reports. A further 16 injured passengers have been rushed to various hospitals in the area.

man sentenced to death for murder of relatives

Violent Crimes

February 13, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment arson, death penalty, murder

A Taoyuan man was sentenced to death today, February 13, for a multiple murder by arson committed Chinese New Year’s eve 2016. February 7, 2016, Weng Ren-xian (翁仁賢), 51, purchased 20 liters of gasoline and distributed it into various containers on the second floor of the house. He then waited for his older siblings to gather with their families in the first floor dining room before pouring gasoline around the house in Longtan, Taoyuan City. A total of 16 people

dead finless porpoise in Wanli District Taiwan

Marine and Fisheries

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, New Taipei City, Wanli District

The carcass of an Indo-Pacific finless porpoise was found washed up on the coast of New Taipei City’s Wanli District, at around 5:00pm on the evening of February 3. It is the second member of the vulnerable species to be found dead in just four days. Eight Indo-Pacific finless porpoises were recorded washed up on the coast of Taiwan in the eighteen years between 1998 and 2016. A juvenile female was found on a beach in Shimen District of New

Marine and Fisheries

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cetaceans, Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, New Taipei City, Shimen District

The remains of a rarely-seen Indo-Pacific finless porpoise was found washed up on a beach in New Taipei City’s Shimen District yesterday, January 31. Members of Taiwan Cetacean Society, along with officials from New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office, identified the animal as a one year old juvenile female. They estimated it had been dead about 2 days. The body showed signs of injury, but it is unknown if it was injured before it died, or damaged

deomonstration in front of Presidential Palace, Taipei

Society

February 1, 2017February 19, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freedom report

[Picture: CNA] The 2017 Freedom Report compiled by NGO Freedom House saw Taiwan’s rating rise from level 2 to level 1 due to improvements in freedom of the press and academia. With an overall score of 91 out of 100, Taiwan surpassed the United States which finished 2016 with a score of 89. Freedom House reported that “Taiwan’s civil liberties rating improved from 2 to 1 due to demonstrations of media independence and academic freedom in recent years, including in

Travel and Tourism

February 1, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hiking, mountain rescue

A family of five may have to wait 5 to 6 days before a rescue team can reach them in a remote mountain location, after a helicopter was unable to take off due to bad weather. The Lin family were hiking across Taiwan’s central mountains from Hualien when Mr Lin, 58, began to suffer gastrointestinal bleeding, leading to bloody diarrhea and physical weakness. Mr Lin is accompanied by his wife and three children, aged 17, 15, and 13. Nantou County

Brunch Restaurant Fined for Not Hiring Men

Bungee Jumpers Banned

Taipei Railway Workshop to be Redeveloped as Railway Museum

Historic American Military Quarters Destroyed by Fire

Worst Road Accident in 30 Years: 33 Dead, 11 Injured

Tour Bus Crash: 28 Dead at the Scene

Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of Relatives

Another Rare Porpoise Found Dead: Two in Four Days

Rare Porpoise Washed Up On New Taipei City Beach

Taiwan Freedom Level Rises: Surpasses USA

Family Trapped in Central Mountains: Rescue Helicopter Grounded