Major Traffic Accident in Tainan Resulting in 3 Deaths
Major Traffic Accident in Tainan Resulting in 3 Deaths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOOeg2QWjSc&t=7s A car collided with the bridge guardrail for unknown reasons on the southbound lane of Provincial Highway 17 in Tainan’s Beimen section. Four of the five people on board were thrown out of the car, resulting in three deaths and two minor injuries. A major …
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More young people suspected of fraud
More young people suspected of fraud EDUCATION KEY: In the first 10 months of this year, there were 8,207 suspects and 7,442 victims of fraud aged 18 to 23, a legislator said, calling for the issue to be tackled More than 8,000 people aged 18 to 23 were implicated in fraud cases in the first 10 …
Taiwan urged to enact safety rules for mass crowd events after Seoul incident
Taiwan urged to enact safety rules for mass crowd events after Seoul incident. TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan has been asked to revisit its national safety management rules in the wake of the Halloween crowd surge in South Korea that took more than 150 lives. Independent Legislator Huang Kuo-shu (黃國書) said at a press conference …
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Fighting Fraudulent Activities: Prevention and Response
Fighting Fraudulent Activities: Prevention and Response Online transactions are a frequent part of everyday life. Fraud rings and criminal groups frequently make phone calls at night or during holidays, falsely claiming that there’s something wrong with an online shopping order record, and that they’re calling to help modify the order information so the call victim …
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Prosecutors Complete Probe Into Fraud Ring
Prosecutors Complete Probe Into Fraud Ring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srP6S8BrQ8c&t=1s In November, the police busted a fraud ring in New Taipei City that lured victims with offers of jobs and then imprisoned them and fed them drugs. There were 61 victims, and three of them ended up dead. Prosecutors found the fraud ring was able to scam 246 …
Penalty Increase Proposal for Not Giving Way to Pedestrians
Penalty Increase Proposal for Not Giving Way to Pedestrians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajPVXMnSwXk&t=1s CNN Travel recently reported on Taiwan’s traffic in a special article, pointing out that dangerous roads are well-known. The article also quoted the warning from the U.S. State Department, “be alert for the many scooters and motorcycles that weave in and out of traffic…Exercise caution …
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Drugs Found and Victims Rescued During Random Inspections
Drugs Found and Victims Rescued During Random Inspections https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lKYsNLFwc&t=1s Hualien police busted a scam group while doing random inspection at a hotel. The police found drugs at the scene and also rescued 3 victims who were being detained in the room. There was another case of abuse and illegal detaining of people using fake job …
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Accident Fine for Uninsured Moped Drivers Raised
Accident Fine for Uninsured Moped Drivers Raised https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1MGm_uRvxM To force moped drivers to get insured, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications is increasing the accident fine for uninsured moped drivers from NT$10,000 to NT$16,000. Although drivers are required by law to have vehicle insurance, only 82 percent of moped drivers are insured. To ensure victims …
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DUI Driver Leads Police on Chase
DUI Driver Leads Police on Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAiuddQhJQ A driver surnamed Lee refused to stop when asked to by police in Wanhua. He fled and at one point put his car in reverse to try to run over the police. Another officer fired 12 shots at this tires. Lee was eventually arrested in Sanchong and was …