Indonesian immigration authorities have detained 103 Taiwanese after a raid at a villa on Bali, officials said yesterday.They were accused of misusing their visas and residence permits, and are suspected of possible cybercrimes, Safar Muhammad Godam, director of immigration supervision and enforceme
TRICKS OF THE TRADE: Aside from phone, ATM and SMS scams, people preparing to study abroad should beware of fake leasing schemes, the ministry said
The Ministry of Education (MOE) yesterday cautioned those preparing to study overseas during the summer vacation to be alert to scamming schemes.The most common are telephone, ATM, e-mail, text or SMS, leasing and Internet scams, said Lin Hsia-ying (林曉瑩), director-general of the ministry’s Internati
Popular conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro (壽司郎) on Thursday said that it would sue a patron who allegedly put a pet gecko on a soy dish, damaging the restaurant’s reputation.An image uploaded by the customer to her Instagram account showed the pet riding the sushi conveyor belt amid morsels of food,
Taiwanese mountaineer Chang Yuan-chih (張元植) has died after falling while hiking on the north face of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and in western Europe, his family confirmed yesterday.The accident happened at about 7am on Thursday when Chang, 36, was hiking the Plan de l’Aiguille are
A man indicted for faking a marriage with a high-school student who died under suspicious circumstances was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail.The verdict can be appealed.The man, surnamed Hsia (夏), was found guilty by the Taichung District Court of forging documents that caused a “civil serva
CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS: The non-mandatory ‘orange’ travel alert advises Taiwanese against taking nonessential trips to China, Hong Kong and Macau
The length of the government’s “orange” travel warning to China would depend on Beijing’s actions, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday, while opposition parties criticized the “downward spiral” in cross-strait relations.The Mainland Affairs Council on Thursday announced that the travel advisor
The Ministry of Education yesterday said it has reached a preliminary conclusion that Tamkang University Department of Business Administration head Chang Yong-sheng (張雍昇) contravened regulations by calling China “the motherland."A video on the YouTube channel “Taiwan.cn” showed Chang, while leading
DISTORTION: The issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty and UN representation is beyond the purview of the resolution, which addressed only China’s UN representation
Taiwan has the right to join international bodies and establish diplomatic relations with other countries as UN Resolution No. 2758 does not involve Taiwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said on Thursday.Lin made the statements regarding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ efforts to
It has been three years since Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper and one of the largest Chinese-language media outlets in Hong Kong, was forced to close. Following police raids on its newsroom and the freezing of its assets, the paper published 1 million copies of its final print edition on June
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court for a ruling on government oversight amendments passed by the legislature, which would require him to address the Legislative Yuan and field questions from the floor.Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) in a stateme
HEALTH: Lawmakers were unable to come to an agreement regarding the bills so further deliberation would be needed, KMT Legislator Alicia Wang said
Lawmakers on Thursday sent draft legal revisions seeking to waive a Barthel Index evaluation for people aged 80 and older as a prerequisite for hiring migrant domestic caregivers to a full session of the legislature for further deliberation.The bills, sponsored by lawmakers from the Chinese National
From left, YouTube creator One Wheel, Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Industrial Technology Director-General Chiou Chyou-huey, actor Emmie Ries and television chef Max Yang yesterday straddle bicycles at a promotional event for hiking and cycling in the Hualien-Taitung valley at the Easte
A woman is pictured at a prelaunch event marking this year’s Bologna World Illustration Awards Exhibition at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei yesterday. The works of 79 artists illustrating classic stories from around the world are on display from today until Sept. 22.
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che, left, and Representative to Singapore Tung Chen-yuan promote Tainan mangoes during an event held at a supermarket in Singapore yesterday.
The Presidential Office today submitted its own petition for a constitutional interpretation and preliminary injunction on a package of laws that expand the legislature’s powers of investigation.President William Lai (賴清德) authorized attorney Hong Wei-sheng (洪偉勝) to submit the petition to the Judici
Health insurance coverage for healthy lifestyle consultations is to be finalized next month ahead of a planned rollout in August, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) said yesterday.The agency is planning a comprehensive program starting in August to promote healthy living from the co
To combat agricultural labor shortages, Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) yesterday announced plans to hire an additional 8,000 foreign agricultural workers, raising the quota to 20,000.The Legislative Yuan’s Economics Committee invited Chen to report on proposed measures to improve the f
‘GRAVE’ CONCERNS: The Constitutional Court is highly likely to issue an injunction as soon as possible, probably at the beginning of next month, a legal expert said
The Cabinet yesterday formally filed for a constitutional interpretation and temporary injunction with the Constitutional Court on newly enacted legislative reform laws, and said that the premier would be cautious when appearing before the legislature today.Executive Yuan Legal Affairs Committee Cha
Lacking a legislative majority, President William Lai (賴清德) is facing a tough fight to nominate the next Taiwan Foundation for Democracy chief executive, stymieing the leadership succession at the main organization handling the nation’s unofficial global outreach programs.Then-president Chen Shui-bi
TIMES ARE CHANGING: President William Lai urged military cadets to forever believe in democracy and to defend the people at a graduation ceremony
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday supported sweeping changes introduced by Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) at a joint graduation ceremony for all military institutes and academies across the armed forces.Times are changing, and with them the challenges faced by the armed forces