NO QUESTIONS: Under the change, which would affect about 363,000 workers, people taking mental health leave would not be required to provide a doctor’s note
Civil servants would soon be allowed to have three physical and mental health leave days each year, under a proposed amendment to Civil Servant Leave Regulations (公務人員請假規則).The Ministry of Civil Service proposed the amendment after President William Lai (賴清德) in November last year highlighted the im
PLATE FATE: Motor vehicles of repeat offenders with forged license plates or that were involved in an incident involving death or injury would be auctioned off or destroyed
Starting from July 15, people using forged, altered or fraudulently obtained motor vehicle license plates would be fined NT$72,000 following the passage of an amendment to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例) in May, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterda
People who sell protected wild birds such as peregrine falcons would be fined up to NT$1.5 million (US$51,396), Tainan Agriculture Bureau official Chu Chien-ming (朱健明) said, amid reports of people selling peregrine chicks online.Under the Wildlife Conservation Act (野生動物保育法), people trading, displayi
The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) on Monday said that it is investigating China Airlines after one of its flights to Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday last week was reported to have narrowly avoided hitting a hill, the site of a 2002 Air China crash that killed more than 100 people.Former pilot
Nearly one in four employers in Taiwan failed to comply with labor regulations for student and part-time workers during inspections, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.The ministry last year conducted 1,800 labor inspections focusing on the rights of student and part-time workers, uncovering contr
Foreign exchange losses caused by a stronger Taiwan dollar led funds managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds to lose NT$92.9 billion (US$3.18 billion) in May, bureau data showed yesterday.Accumulated losses, which reflect decreases in the value of assets in the funds’ portfolios and/or declines in
A man surnamed Pan (潘) has been detained for allegedly hacking into emergency response systems and selling dispatch information to funeral businesses, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors Office said yesterday.Prosecutors said funeral business operators connected to the case were released on bails
Temperatures in parts of northern Taiwan, including Taipei, are expected to reach 37°C today, with much of the island also experiencing intense heat, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).Highs of around 36°C are likely elsewhere across Taiwan, including in central and southern r
UP-TEMPO: More than 22,000 reservists would be mobilized during this year’s Han Kuang military drills, focusing on decentralization tasks and joint warfare
The armed forces are to practice decentralized command, dispersion, joint warfare and civil-military cooperation in this year’s annual Han Kuang military exercise, set to take place next week, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday.The 41st Han Kuang drills, scheduled from Wednesday n
The government yesterday outlined upcoming urban resilience drills to be conducted during the Han Kuang exercises, which would combine air raid, evacuation and traffic control measures across public transportion, shopping centers and government sites.The urban resilience drills would combine the Wan
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday confirmed that a Chinese Type 072A landing ship, a large tank carrier used for amphibious warfare, was spotted off northern Taiwan.Local media reported that a plane passenger spotted the Chinese amphibious warship shortly before landing at Taipei Inte
Amendments to the Pay Act of the Armed Forces (軍人待遇條例) will cost an estimated NT$30 billion (US $1.03 billion) in additional annual personnel expenditure, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday.The changes, which passed a third reading in the Legislative Yuan on June 10 and were for
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) announced yesterday that Taiwan is preparing to open its market to fresh blueberries from Poland, as he hosted a visiting group of Polish lawmakers.The government has given the green light to the import policy, which is now pending the completion o
Decisions by Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei to grant Taiwanese visa-free entry over the past year are the result of years of ongoing consultations, a diplomat responsible for East Asian affairs said yesterday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director Pe
President William Lai’s (賴清德) bank deposits increased by about NT$9.09 million (US$311,461) over the past year, according to an asset declaration report released by the Control Yuan yesterday.The report said that on Nov. 1 last year, Lai declared total bank deposits of NT$11.25 million, a significan
Prosecutors yesterday searched Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) offices in Taoyuan, Hualien, Taitung and Nantou as part of an investigation into alleged electoral fraud related to the failed recall campaign targeting Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wu Li-hua (伍麗華).A total of 15 people w
IN COURT: Pong Cheng-sheng was indicted last year along with former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je in connection with the Core Pacific corruption case
Former Taipei Deputy Mayor Pong Cheng-sheng (彭振聲) asserted his innocence in the Core Pacific City corruption case yesterday, hours after the death of his wife in Kaohsiung, despite having confessed to his involvement during an interrogation last year.Upon hearing the news of his wife’s passing while
The New Taipei Kings basketball team yesterday ride on a Taipei sightseeing bus around New Taipei City to celebrate their victory in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League championship on Sunday, and to thank their fans and supporters. Player Jeremy Lin, front, center, was named the final’s Most
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che, center, poses with a new mascot for Tainan’s night markets, right, at an event unveiling the character at the Tainan City Government yesterday. The city government is launching a line of merchandise featuring the mascot, as well as that of the mascot for Tainan’s traditio
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