2021/02/02 18:27 Department Director of MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Tseng Jui-li. (MOFA photo) Department Director of MOFA s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Tseng Jui-li. (MOFA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Tseng Jui-li (曾瑞利), head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MOFA) East Asian and Pacific Affairs Department, said Tuesday (Feb. 2) that its representative office in Myanmar has not received any calls for assistance. The Myanmar military launched a coup on Monday, announcing that it will take over the government and take control of the country under a one-year state of emergency. Currently, there are about 1,000 Taiwanese living in Myanmar and 270 Taiwanese-owned factories, Tseng stated, per CNA.
Taiwanese fishing boat. Taiwanese fishing boat. (CNA photo) A Taiwanese boat and its 10 crew members were arrested in Indonesia Friday on suspicion of fishing illegally in the country s exclusive economic zone, the Indonesian Navy said Saturday (Jan. 23). The boat, named the Hai Chien Hsing 20, was caught in the North Natuna Sea, which is within Indonesia s Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a press statement issued by the Indonesian Navy. The boat had a Taiwanese captain and was manned by two other Taiwanese and seven Indonesian seamen, the Indonesian Navy said, adding that 12 tonnes of fish were seized in the operation. The vessel was towed to Indonesia s Ranai naval base for further investigation, the Navy told CNA.