Society
Yoga teacher training to be held in Kaohsiung
The Wild East A certified intensive 2-week ASHTANGA VINYASA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING COURSE (TTC) will be held in Tzoying, Kaohsiung, December 1st-…
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Yoga Teacher Training course to be held in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Yogi to host a certified 2-week, 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Course instructed by world renowned yoga guru, Dr. Rajesh Mishra from…
Society
Lessons for Taiwan: The HIV/AIDS pandemic
The largest and most important meeting on AIDS in Asia, the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP),…
Society
Taiwan EPA’s ‘smoking gun’: bogus air standards
The Wild East / editorial Real-time Taiwan air-quality readings here Who controls the past controls the future, and who controls the present…
Society
Think Pink fundraiser raises NT$15,000 for Erica’s medicine
Congratulations! Over 15,000nt was raised by this event for Erica and her mum’s meds! Thank you everybody!!! See the web page Helpinghelplesschildren.org…
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Ayurvedic medicine workshop *cancelled*
update Aug. 9: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY…. But check out Kaohsiung Yogi’s Facebook page! KAOHSIUNG YOGI is…
Society
When Helen Caldicott Came to Town
Helen Caldicott, the world-famous pediatrician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for her work founding Physicians for Social Responsibility, lectured…
Society
Pierre’s organic experiment: Can vegetables cure cancer?
In 2008 I wrote a story for The China Post , “Revolution in the Taipei countryside” about Pierre Loisel, a French-Canadian whose…
Culture
More on what ‘rehab’ is like in Taiwan: Alcatraz!
The Wild East / Society What is ‘rehab’ like in Taiwan? From the following account, it’s pretty much like Alcatraz, except for…
Expat Life
Is there such a thing as ‘rehab’ in Taiwan? Short answer: No.
The Wild East / Society In Taiwan, the authorities don’t really grasp the concept of a ‘rehabilitation centre’ or what ‘rehab’ is…
Society
Taiwan firefighters overworked, pressured not to speak up
The Wild East / Society Taiwan firefighters would like to change the system – by putting firestations, like the police, under local…
Comedy
I scored some Prozac at the Tokyo Drugstore
Comedy / The Wild East magazine My friend and I wanted to get high, but didn’t know any dealers. So we walked…