Five suspects who lured people with promises of lucrative jobs and then held them against their will to get access to their bank accounts to use for criminal purposes have been indicted, prosecutors said Saturday.In a statement, the Ciaotou District Pr…
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No Taiwanese affected by Malaysia landslide so far: MOFA
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed condolences on Saturday to the families of the victims of a landslide in Malaysia that has claimed at least 21 lives, and said no Taiwanese nationals were known as of yet to have been affected by th…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/Government to pay out NT$20,000 in COVID-19 vaccine case
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$20,000 (US$649.65) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to a Taichung teenager who developed myocarditis and pericarditis after receiving the Pfizer-BNT vaccine.The decision came i…
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