Rapid COVID-19 testing stations should be established at Taiwan’s airports and harbors to protect Kinmen and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties from an outbreak, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus said yesterday.
The caucus made the call at an online news conference at the Legislative Yuan a day after the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) overturned an order by the Kinmen County Government requiring arriving passengers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result issued within three days of their flight, or undergo a rapid test at Kinmen Airport.
The CECC said the order contravened the third item of Article 37 of the
Transportation minister apologizes again for train crash tragedy
04/07/2021 10:46 PM
Lin Chia-lung (center). CNA photo April 7, 2021
Taipei, April 7 (CNA) Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Wednesday once again publicly apologized for the casualties resulting from Taiwan s deadliest train accident in seven decades and said he submitted his written resignation to take responsibility for the incident.
Lin and deputy transport minister Chi Wen-jong (祁文中), who concurrently serves as acting head of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA), faced questions from lawmakers at a legislative Transportation Committee hearing on the April 2 Taroko Express train crash.
Before the hearing started, all the committee members and officials present observed a one-minute silence for those who were killed and injured when the No. 408 Taroko express train slammed into a crane truck that fell onto the track near the entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Hualien
KMT calls on Tsai to apologize, Su to resign over deadly train crash
04/05/2021 05:27 PM
The KMT press conference. CNA photo April 5, 2021
Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Taiwan s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Monday called on President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to apologize to the public and for Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) to step down, to take responsibility for a deadly train crash last Friday in which at least 50 people died and 202 were injured.
At a press conference, KMT secretary-general Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said negligence on the part of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government is to blame for the latest express train accident as the DPP government learned nothing from the last train incident involving state-owned Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) in 2018.
Protection of children act needs update: foundation
‘NOT ENOUGH’: A missing-child alert system, launched four years ago, has never been used, while thousands of children were reported missing this year, the group said
By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Child Welfare League Foundation yesterday called for amendments to child protection laws, including creating a basis for the Missing Children Data Resource Center to receive more funding and resources.
At a news conference, the foundation proposed amendments to the Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法), such as providing a legal basis for the center to handle reports of missing children, as well as follow-ups and counseling in cases of missing children.
CTi News online subscriptions soar
Reuters
The CTi News has received a boost to its online presence, a senior executive of the channel said yesterday, as it prepares to shift its focus to the Internet after the expiration of its broadcasting licence.
The National Communications Commission (NCC) last month said that it would not renew CTi’s license, citing evidence of interference from a tycoon with major business interests in China, amid fears of Beijing’s efforts to win support among Taiwanese.
CTi’s major shareholder, Tsai Eng-meng (蔡衍明), also runs one of China’s largest food firms, Want Want China Holdings.