By Chen Cheng-yu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Legislative Yuan yesterday passed the third reading of an amendment to the Act Governing the Use of Police Weapons （警械使用條例）, to provide police officers with more flexibility and guidance in their use of firearms.
Property owners in Taiwan have sidestepped quake safety over the decades despite numerous warnings and disasters. But after a deadly quake Feb. 6, the government said it would require reviews of more than 34,000 existing structures and, for the first time, make their owners ensure safety.
Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) The Republic of China (Taiwan) and Tuvalu have signed a joint communique to reiterate their strong ties and accords on cooperation on policing and the Coast Guard during the visit of the Pacific island nation's prime minister in Taipei on Monday.
Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) More than 600 residents in disaster prone areas of New Taipei, Taoyuan and Hsinchu County have been evacuated to nearby shelters as Typhoon Hinnamnor brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country Saturday.
Strings of alarming episodes in recent times has underscored the impunity with which scam syndicates operate in South-East Asia and in similar stories played out in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.