Reports say that the entire ceiling structure fell, burying the management desk in debris and exposing air conditioning lines. A night-shift security guard narrowly avoided being crushed, escaping with minor abrasions.

The site, spanning 45 hectares at the intersection of Sanmin (三民) and Renwu (仁武) districts, underwent a NT$200 million conversion process beginning in 2016. The Liberty Times reports that this project involved the relocation of approximately 70,000 graves. While the park officially opened in 2018, initial public engagement remained low due to lingering cultural stigmas and an entrance route that required passing the city’s primary funeral parlor.

The critical battleground for scam prevention is money flow. Singapore has adopted robotic process automation (RPA) to drive the “Automation of Scam-fighting Tactics & Reaching Out” initiative, building real-time coordination between police and banks and replacing the previously passive sequence of “report first, freeze later.”

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — Two cars were damaged Tuesday morning after pieces of metal reinforcing bar fell from the Fubon Hanshin…

Officers at the scene said Lai appeared disoriented and lethargic. During their search, police said they found amphetamine inside a cigarette pack in the driver’s seat area. A saliva drug test later returned a positive result, according to police.

The expansion added roughly 270 ping of immigration and customs processing space and 215 ping for baggage claim, along with new passenger corridors and covered walkways connecting the two buildings. The facility now includes 14 manual inspection counters and four automated clearance systems to improve passenger flow.

City officials said the road upgrades will make it easier and safer for both residents and tourists to reach the lake’s cycling paths and lakeside walking trails, further strengthening the area’s role as a recreation and eco-tourism destination.

Kaohsiung’s Red Line already includes two stations widely praised for their design — Formosa Boulevard Station, famous for its Dome of Light installation, and Central Park Station, known for its distinctive modern architecture. Some civic leaders argue that the Yellow Line should strive for a similar international standard in station design and public art.

Pier-2 first overtook other attractions in 2024 with 8.89 million visitors and expanded its lead last year, recording 9.74 million visits — a 9.5 percent increase year-on-year. In 2023, the top spot had been held by Cishan Old Street with about 8.17 million visitors.

The seminar concluded with a renewed appeal from participants to treat the proposed defense spending budget as a non-partisan security imperative before the mid-March deadline.