Taipei: The owner of a pet snake found loose on a Taipei Metro train is expected to face fines totaling NT$4,500 (US$143) after the reptile escaped from a bag during a ride on the Bannan Line, Taipei authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred Fr…
Taipei: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Friday expressed regret over a lower-than-it-had-hoped-for NT$780 billion (US$24.8 billion) budget passed earlier in the day by the opposition-controlled Legislature, warning that it could creat…
Taipei: A Taipei coffee shop owner was indicted Friday for allegedly using hidden cameras to secretly film women at his caf©, his apartment, and accommodations he stayed at in Taiwan and overseas. The Shilin District Prosecutors Office revealed that t…
Penghu: Former Penghu County Councilor Chen Hui-ling and her husband were found guilty Friday of fraudulently claiming government-funded subsidies for their aides, but all four defendants in the case received only suspended sentences.
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Taipei: The Legislature on Friday mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in law, responding to long-standing calls to ease nurses’ workloads, and stipulated that hospitals violating the regulation could be made to suspend operations for up to one year.
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Taipei: Civil group representatives on Friday called for an increase in paid annual leave days and for it to be decoupled from seniority, saying the change would help ease the family care burden that often falls disproportionately on women. The govern…
