Politics
Compared to U.S., Taiwan police are teddy bears
I can now say from personal experience how much I prefer and appreciate lovely Taiwan po-lice officers! I’ve always thought they are…
Society
Legal Issues
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Society
Dear Cai Ying-wen 親愛的蔡英文總統: Much Love and Power to You 豐沛的愛與力量予妳
Power, power, power… 🙂 What is it, where does it come from, and what do we do with it? 力量、力量、力量…它究竟是甚麼，它從哪裡來，我們可以用力量做甚麼？ When you…
Expat Life
Taiwan citizenship: Give it away now!
The Wild East / Editorial The Taiwan media is notorious for being lame and vacuous, heavily relying on lightweight ‘coverage’ of food stories…
Society
Getting a DUI in Taiwan: Steep fines and some useful lessons
The Wild East staff A heads-up for all foreigners who love driving recklessly – Taiwan cops are finally getting savvy After a…
Culture
Conclusion: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center
CONCLUSION of The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts one, two, three,…
Culture
The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 4
The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or Two or Three.…
Society
Taiwan’s Court Reforms a Matter for Everyone
Many of you had hoped to attend the presentation by Feng-jeng Lin, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation last week. The…
Culture
The ‘Hole’ Story: Part 3
The ‘Hole’ Story: My Two Months of Hell in the Taipei Detention Center By ‘M’ Read Parts One or two. I am…
Society
Judicial Reform to be debated @ Breakfast Club
Wild East news staff The Breakfast Club, a group founded by Professor Jerome Keating that invites scholars to speak and lead discussions…
Society
Worst-case scenario: Court rules guilty in Scotsman’s trial
Tuesday at 4 pm, the judge at Taipei District courthouse read out the verdict in less than five minutes, and the group…
Expat Life
Coffee with an immigration cop
I met my immigration police friend, Eric, at a café today for an informative chat. It’s always nice to run by him…
Society
Defense 'optimistic' in Scotsman's hit-and-run trial
February 18th hearing, 10:10am Taipei District Courthouse, Bo Ai Rd. The courtroom filled up punctually, with about 20 foreigners, observers who are…