ANTARA News
Date: 6 April 2015

Denpasar (ANTARA News) – Some 39 suspects from China and Taiwan had been arrested from

a luxurious villa in Indonesias resort island Bali on April 4, 2015, for allegedly involving in cyber crimes, an Indonesian police office said.

“We are going to hand them over to the Peoples Republic of Chinas police today, as soon as we finish all administrative procedures,” Chief of the Bali Provincial Police Inspector General Ronny Sompie stated here Monday.

The Indonesian police, he noted, are not handling the case because the suspects carried out their criminal activities outside the archipelago.

“We just helped the Chinese police by capturing the criminals,” he added.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/06
By: Chiu Kuo-chiang and Ted Chen

Taipei, April 6 (CNA) A paraxylene plant in Fujian owned by Chen Yu-hao (陳由豪), one of

Taiwan’s top ten most-wanted fugitives, broke out in flames following a severe explosion Monday.

Reports in China said that the explosion occurred at about 7 p.m., with local residents located 50 km away from the site saying that they could feel the shock from the blast.

The blast has caused roof collapses of nearby residences, and plumes of flames continued to rise from the factory Monday evening.

Local authorities have yet to verify casualties and property damage from the incident.     [FULL  STORY]

‘HIGHLY CONCERNED’:The president said that recent events involving a breach of regulations by military officials had a negative impact on the armed forces’ image

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 07, 2015
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday demanded that the Ministry of National Defense

review discipline within the military in the wake of a security lapse at a military base in Taoyuan where Apache helicopters are stationed.

Presidential Office spokesman Charles Chen (陳以信) said Ma has always emphasized the importance of maintaining military discipline and is “highly concerned” about the recent incident, which has negatively affected the military’s image.

Chen said Ma has asked the defense ministry to launch an immediate review of certain procedures within the military.

Minister of National Defense Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻) yesterday expressed anger at the “dereliction of duties and brazen flaunting of regulations” by military officials over the Apache tour incident and ordered all armed forces units to conduct disciplinary review meetings today.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-04-06
By: Staff Reporter

Taiwan’s military base tour scandal has become even more embarrassing following revelations

that authorities failed to mention that there were an additional six people — all foreign nationals — in the group that made an unauthorized visit to the ROC Army’s 601st Aviation Brigade in Taoyuan on March 29.

Last Friday, the Army announced that a total of 20 visitors, including TV celebrity Janet Lee and her husband, had been invited to the base to see the ROC Army’s attack helicopter squadron by Lt Col Lao Nai-cheng, who did not have approval from his superiors. During the tour, the pilot gave his guests access to a hangar that houses AH-64E Apaches, Taiwan’s most advanced chopper, even allowing them to board one of the helicopters and take photos. Lee subsequently uploaded pics to Facebook.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/06
By: Chang Ming-kun and Y.F. Low

Taipei, April 6 (CNA) A magnitude 4.3 earthquake shook eastern Taiwan at 4:50 a.m. Monday,

according to the Central Weather Bureau.

The earthquake was centered 12.9 kilometers northwest of the Hualien County Hall and struck at a depth of 22.2 km, the bureau’s Seismology Center said.

The strongest tremor, which registered a 3 on Taiwan’s 1-7 intensity scale, was felt in Hualien County’s Tongmen and Yilan County’s Nanshan, the center said.

There were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake.

Central News Agency
Date: 2015-04-06
By Jocylin Fan Chiang

Local TV presenter and socialite Janet Lee expressed her apology over a military security case

late Sunday after being questioned and released by Taoyuan district prosecutors. On Sunday, the prosecutors summoned 12 people, including Lao, his wife Chiu Ya-ching, the Lee couple, Chiu’s brothers and sister, and the Lao couple’s friends who made the March 29 visit, for questioning.

The prosecutors released 11 civilians, including Lee, involved in a military security lapse on an Apache-stationed Army base in Taoyuan, but continued to keep an Apache attack helicopter pilot for further questioning.

Lt. Col. Lao Nai-cheng (勞乃成), the Apache pilot, was exposed to have taken a group of 26 relatives and friends, including Janet Lee and 6 foreigners, to his base in Longtan District of Taoyuan for a tour on March 29.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-04-05
By: Xinhua and Staff Reporter

This Tomb Sweeping Day, Liu Shouben, a 92-year-old former Kuomintang soldier, can finally

tell people about the bloody battles he fought against the Japanese.

The holiday is a time to honor the deceased, and is also an occasion for war veterans to recount their experiences to volunteer historians, interviewers, students, and the public.

Last November, the civil affairs department in the eastern city of Nanjing officially recognized Liu as an Anti-Japanese War veteran. “The day has come at last. The recognition is a huge comfort to my comrades who were killed in the war,” Liu said.     [FULL  STORY]

REST IN PEACE:More than 16,000 people since 2001 have adopted alternative burial methods, such as tree or flower burials, a top Department of Civil Affairs official said

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 05, 2015
By: Lee Hsin-fang  /  Staff reporter

More people are seeking eco-friendly burials, with 7 percent of people still using traditional

burials, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday, releasing its latest statistics on funereal preferences to coincide with Tomb Sweeping Day today.

The statistics show that 92.83 percent of people are cremated after they die.

Department of Civil Affairs division head Tang Keng-shen (唐根深) said an elderly woman in Tainan filed a request with the Tainan Danei Tree Burial Special Zone several months before she died to be buried there.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/05
By: Lee Hsin-Yin and Maubo Chang

Taipei, April 4 (CNA) Blood moon, an exciting celestial event when the moon turn copper-red during a total lunar eclipse captivated many local astronomy buffs Saturday evening.

Events were held across the country Saturday to observe the lunar eclipse which was visible in most parts of the island, thanks to the clear weather.

The National Museum of Natural Science in central Taiwan’s Taichung city carried out events both at the museum itself and the Taichung Metropolitan Park. More than 500 skywatchers were attracted to a series of lectures and observations between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-04-05
By: Lee Ming-hsien and Staff Reporter

Discipline in Taiwan’s armed forces is degrading and people can expect to see even more

scandals in the future with more officers sacked if nothing is done to address the situation, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper China Times.

The most recent major scandal involved TV celebrity Janet Lee publishing photos of herself and family members on her Facebook page on board an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter following a visit to the military barrack of the ROC Army’s 601st Aviation Brigade in Taoyuan, where the attack helicopter squadron is based. The Apache is currently Taiwan’s most advanced military helicopter.  [FULL  STORY]