LONG-AWAITED: The amendments, originally previewed in 2019, outline a series of protections for doctors including compensation for occupational accidents
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday detailed amendments to the Medical Care Act (醫療法) governing doctors and hospital workers, as well as plans for new regulations to protect physicians employed as visiting staff.Despite being first previewed in 2019, the proposed changes to the act went thr
‘ABSURD’: In addition to high monthly costs, families are forced to face the consequences of workers who do not honor their contracts or who are deported, the alliance said
A group of employers took to the streets on Workers’ Day yesterday to demand the abolition of the replacement wait period for caregivers and the introduction of mandatory security deposits, criticizing the government for insufficient long-term care capacity.The alliance, formed of families employing
Hoarding might be a symptom of insecurity, depression or mild dementia, New Taipei City Counseling Psychologists Association president Lo Hui-chun (羅惠群) said, advising that failing to resolve such behavior might worsen the situation.Those aged 65 or older might hoard for two reasons, the first of wh
US tangerine imports would not affect the domestic citrus industry given their low volume, staggered selling seasons and marked price difference, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday.The ministry was responding to fears that domestic production of citrus fruits would be affected by cheap, i
An 84-year-old woman in Tainan has been detained by prosecutors for allegedly killing her 92-year-old bedridden sister, in what police described as a tragic case involving assisted euthanasia.The younger sister is suspected of using a kitchen knife and a fruit knife to slash her elder sister’s neck,
COGNITIVE WARFARE: Instead of trying to take down every bit of misinformation, governments should focus on increasing the public’s psychological resilience
China and Russia have shifted to using bots to spread disinformation by blending together truths and falsehoods to dominate online discourse, a Japanese analyst said earlier this week, calling for greater psychological resilience rather than trying to take down every bit of misinformation.Beijing an
Instead of focusing solely on the threat of a full-scale military invasion, the US and its allies must prepare for a potential Chinese “quarantine” of Taiwan enforced through customs inspections, Stanford University Hoover fellow Eyck Freymann said in a Foreign Affairs article published on Wednesday
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday said that its proposed special defense budget bill of “NT$380 billion {US$12 billion] + N” is “politically binding” on its lawmakers, while the smaller Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) deliberates what stance to take on the issue.The KMT issued a statement in
RIGHTSCON: China had voiced its displeasure to Zambia about inviting Taiwanese to the event that is to be held in a venue donated by Beijing, the rights group said
China likely coerced Zambia into canceling RightsCon — the world’s largest human rights and technology conference — to stop Taiwanese representatives from attending, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.The 14th edition of RightsCon was to be held in Zambia’s capital of Lusaka from Tuesday to Fri
When US President Donald Trump travels to Beijing this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has made clear that Taiwan is to sit at the top of his agenda, a stark departure from their South Korea meeting last year, when he deliberately set the issue aside.Taipei will be watching for any sign th
The Ministry of Culture on Thursday outlined plans for this year’s Taiwan Culture in Europe initiative, with arts events in more than 10 European countries highlighting Taiwan’s commitment to human rights.This year’s program builds on the momentum of last year and aims to showcase Taiwan’s diverse c
Protesters burn a banner symbolizing the “one China” constitutional framework at Liberty Square in Taipei yesterday. The “Bury the Fake Constitution Movement” event was held to reject the validity of a constitutional amendment passed in 1991, with protesters saying that the lawmakers who ratified it
Worshipers bear an icon of the City God in a palanquin to mark the opening of the Wudao City God Parade near Pei Chen Temple in Jincheng Township, Kinmen County, yesterday. The festival is ongoing through May 30.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Yilan County at 8:39pm tonight, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The epicenter was 38.7km east-northeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 98.3km, the CWA’s Seismological Center sa
Haitian ambassador to Taiwan Roudy Stanley Penn and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday reaffirmed bilateral ties as the two diplomatic allies marked the 70th anniversary of relations at a reception in Taipei."This bilateral relationship is one of Haiti's oldest and most consis
The Highway Bureau today announced further details of new regulations for mandatory driver's license renewals that would take effect this month, including the addition of a physician’s assessment and a self-declaration, with the latter likely applicable to those aged 75 or older.The bureau said it i
The US “must deter a crisis over Taiwan, not just a war,” an article published on Wednesday by US magazine and forum Foreign Affairs said, as it detailed how China could enact a quasi-blockade and quarantine of Taiwan, a contingency for which the US has “no integrated strategy.” The article was auth
The High Court yesterday upheld negligent homicide convictions for four contractors over the 2019 collapse of Yilan County's Nanfangao Bridge (南方澳橋), which killed six people and injured 12.The court rejected appeals from the prosecutors and defendants, maintaining prison sentences of between 18 mont
The Hualien County Government yesterday held evacuation drills with three local townships to prepare for a potential disaster involving a barrier lake on Mataian Creek (馬太鞍溪) following an earthquake.The drills came after a barrier lake burst on Sept. 23 last year, sending mud-laden floodwaters into
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