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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.

On March 14th, the Kaohsiung City Government held its annual spring memorial ceremony at the Labor Women Memorial Park (勞動女性紀念公園) in Cijin (旗津), honoring both female workers and the victims of the Kaohsiung No. 6 ferry tragedy (高中六號事件).

The initiative is part of a broader effort to turn the area around Kaohsiung Station into more than just a transportation hub, encouraging young people to gather, perform, and interact in public space.

According to a 2024 human resources survey conducted by the county government, unemployment in the island group stood at just 0.1 percent, far below the national rate of 3.38 percent. The extremely tight labor market is creating hiring challenges across sectors, including hospitality, retail, construction, and childcare.

One current exhibition, running through May 10, 2026, explores how East Asia was represented in historical maps and images from the 14th to the 19th centuries, offering visitors a fascinating look at how the region understood the wider world.

The first section that has reopened is a marked improvement on what was there before. The city is asking residents to bear with the inconveniences of construction from now through about June, when hopefully the entire sections on both sides of the river will reopen.

The company also said Kaohsiung leads southern Taiwan in delivery demand for salty fried chicken (鹹酥雞) and that black tea-based drinks are ordered at more than twice the rate seen in Taipei.

On Friday, the husband of the victim, surnamed Li, and their three children returned to the crash site to perform a traditional seventh-day spirit-calling ritual, which in Taiwanese mourning customs marks the first week after a death. Witnesses said the children called out for their mother to come home while kneeling beside her memorial tablet.

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.

According to the Taiwan Water Corporation (台灣自來水公司), water service will be fully suspended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in parts of Fongshan District (鳳山區), Niaosong District (鳥松區), and Sanmin District (三民區). Meanwhile, water pressure will drop across several other districts, including Sinsing District (新興區) and Renwu District (仁武區), along with parts of Sanmin, Fongshan, Zuoying District (左營區), Cianjhen District (前鎮區), and Gushan District (鼓山區).