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Driver in Taipei becomes the first to test Taiwan’s compulsory alcohol testing
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A new procedure requiring drivers to submit to a blood test if they refuse a breathalyzer test applied this morning. The driver, surnamed Hsieh, will have to pay a hefty administrative fine for refusing the breathalyzer, and he also faces criminal charges after failing the blood alcohol test.
With new procedures requiring drivers to submit to a blood test if they refuse a breathalyzer now in effect, police in eastern Taipei this morning stopped a BMW with a driver suspected of being ...(more) |
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Compulsory Alcohol Testing
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The decision to send drivers who refuse a breathalyzer to hospital for blood testing is not without controversy.
Busy emergency rooms fear their burden will increase and patients’ rights will be impacted. Others are concerned that forcing individuals to submit to blood tests could infringe on their human ...(more) |
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| | | | | Cabinet settles on income threshold for 12-year education | The Cabinet has decided on a NT$1.48 million threshold in annual household income for its 12-year education program. If the proposal passes the Legislature, families above this level would have to pay tuition to send children to high school. Families below would enjoy free tuition for 12 years of schooling.
A central figure in crafting the 12-year education plan has been Education Minister ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | World leaders vow to crack down on tax evaders | The G8 summit has concluded. Group leaders gave a warning to tax evaders but little in the way of threats to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The two-day meeting of the Group of Eight leaders ended Tuesday in Northern Ireland. The leaders released a joint declaration pledging to crack down on tax evaders.
David Cameron
UK Prime Minister
The Lough Erne Declaration that we have ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Manny Leaves CPBL | Manny Ramirez, a popular former major leaguer now with the EDA Rhinos, informed teammates about his plans to leave Taiwan this Friday.
From mid-May onwards, the EDA Rhinos and Ramirez had discussed a contract renewal for the second half of the baseball season. Originally, the team had a verbal agreement from Ramirez to stay until the end of June. While Ramirez enjoyed the baseball ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0619Briefs | Taichung BRT
Ahead of the new Taichung bus rapid transit next year, the city unveiled an articulated bus that will be used on the system. It is on display at the National Museum of Natural Science until Aug. 12. Every day between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, up to 50 people a day will have the opportunity to try the bus.
Tainan Bus Management
Kaohsiung Transportation Co. ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yilan County government prepares for annual festival | The Yilan County government is preparing for its annual International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival. On Wednesday the county commissioner and famed graphic designer Xiao Qing-yang joined a special promotional event.
Organizers chose a special theme for the 18th year of the festival.
Lin Tsung-hsien
Yilan County Comissioner
In preparing these games we have used ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Local official makes hats, flip flops out of trash | A local official in New Taipei has found a creative use for old juice cartons and rummy cards. Cihui 慈惠 Neighborhood Chief Tsai Ching-te 蔡清德 turns these items into hats and flip flops, a useful idea that landed him a recycling innovation award.
It seems like an arts and crafts class. The materials include food packaging and nylon string. Hair clips are used as needles to thread the nylon ..(more) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pumpkin delights bring joy to Miaoli | Farmers in Miaoli have created a 200-meter-long pumpkin tunnel. Visitors can walk through and admire the unusual scenery before heading to a restaurant to try a variety of pumpkin dishes.
Pumpkins of different sizes hang from the tunnel. They are growing well, despite an increase in rain that has reduced the pumpkin crop elsewhere in Miaoli by a third.
About 450 pumpkin plants grow ..(more) | | | | | | | | |
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