- WATCH: Taiwan Insider, Nov 23, 2020
- Taiwan cancels tourism event after COVID-19 case
- Taiwan’s ‘Evil Landlady’ sentenced to over 9 years in prison
- Taiwanese woman remains missing since visit to Hualien 1 year ago
- EVA Air fires pilot for contravening COVID-19 rules
WATCH: Taiwan Insider, Nov 23, 2020 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:38 PM PST Radio Taiwan Internatinal  [Internet trends and viral memes that dominated 2020]  |
Taiwan cancels tourism event after COVID-19 case Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:22 PM PST Reuters  FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding the metro in Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang The event, to watch the sun rise on the first day of the year, was due to take place in the coastal town of Fulong. Other New Year’s Eve celebrations, including fireworks in Taipei, are still taking place, though with masks mandated for attendees. Taiwan has so far reported a total of 777 cases – mostly imported – and seven deaths. Around 130 people remain in hospital for treatment. [FULL STORY]  |
Taiwan’s ‘Evil Landlady’ sentenced to over 9 years in prison Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:04 PM PST 'Evil Landlady' receives even heavier sentence after appealing lower court's ruling Taiwan News  Chang Shu-ching. (PTT image) Chang, who was notorious for using leases to trap and blackmail tenants, was accused of repeatedly falsely accusing tenants or joint guarantors of fraud or embezzlement in 2014. After being exposed and sued by 78 victims, she was sentenced by a lower court to eight years in prison for 18 counts of false accusations, three counts of fraud, and one count of extortion. She pleaded not guilty and appealed the case in a high court. However, on Wednesday morning, the court handed her the even heavier sentence of nine years and eight months, of which one year and two months can be commuted to fines, while the rest can be appealed, reported CNA. Chang (51), was prosecuted in 2014 for renting five houses for low prices in New Taipei City's Zhonghe and Banqiao districts, using inferior materials to break the apartment into suites, and leasing them out for around NT$9,500 each. [FULL STORY]  |
Taiwanese woman remains missing since visit to Hualien 1 year ago Posted: 23 Dec 2020 07:37 PM PST Focus Taiwan  Taroko National Park (for illustrative purposes only) When Alice Ku (古雅芳), 38, was reported missing in late 2019, an investigation was immediately launched, but one year later, she still has not been located, the police said. The county police said the Criminal Investigation Bureau informed them in early February that Ku had not been seen since she went on a tour of Hualien with her 61-year-old Canadian husband in November last year. Suspecting that Ku may have been killed, her family reported the matter to American and Taiwanese authorities and also posted a missing person's notice on social media, police said. [FULL STORY]  |
EVA Air fires pilot for contravening COVID-19 rules Posted: 23 Dec 2020 07:30 PM PST MATTER OF TRUST: An airline official said it might be understandable that people sometimes forget to wear a mask, but the pilot kept lying about his compliance Taipei Times  Photo courtesy of EVA Airways Corp EVA Air said that yesterday, its discipline committee teleconferenced with the man, who is in his 60s and hospitalized for treatment. On Friday last week, the airline asked the pilot whether he had complied with its anti-virus measures, such as wearing a mask during a Dec. 12 flight to the US, after a Taiwanese in her 30s, a copilot on the flight, said that she had contracted COVID-19 and that the pilot had not worn a mask. The man at the time refuted the accusation, EVA Air said. [FULL STORY]  |
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