A Canadian man was arrested yesterday for drug-trafficking and growing marijuana in his residence in Taichung.

President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday that the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) won't be put into practice if the contents of the pact fails to clear the legislative floor.

The number of school classes suspended for new influenza A(H1N1) infection has so far increased to 1,222 affecting a new record of more than 40,000 students in 619 institutions across Taiwan.

The La New Bears baseball team expelled two of its players yesterday for their alleged involvement in a game-fixing scam. The management said it will also seek compensation from the duo in a civil lawsuit.

Over 300 indigenous residents in southern Kaohsiung County, whose houses were destroyed by floods and mudslides caused by the devastating Typhoon Morakot in early August, yesterday gathered on the square in front of the Kaohsiung County Government, calling for the county government to send them back to their villages.

You don't usually hear building management committee and construction businesses mentioned in a ghost story.

Without taekwondo or karate, a young woman successfully outsmarted an alleged sexual violator who broke into her room, local media reported yesterday.

A schoolmaster busted while browsing pornographic sites on a computer during work hours said he was set up.

For many, it is now a good time to nibble at ginger duck hot pots as it is getting chilly with a cold front passing and winter monsoon strengthening.

A human rights education center opened in the southern port city of Kaohsiung yesterday, with Mayor Chen Chu and her savior 30 years ago jointly officiating at a ceremony to mark its inauguration.