The Tai-Ex opened down 58-points this morning from yesterday's close, at

45,620 on turnover of $18-billion N-T.

Premier Cho Jung-tai says motorists who cause death or serious injury while

driving under the influence of drugs will face a lifetime license ban under

planned amendments to the law.

According to the Cabinet, the Ministry of Justice has been instructed to

draft amendments imposing harsher (更嚴厲的) criminal penalties for drug-impaired

driving as soon as possible.

The premier says Cabinet would discuss establishing a legal basis for rapid

saliva testing of suspected drug-impaired drivers and those tests could also

be used alongside existing urine tests in schools to strengthen anti-drug

efforts.

The premier also says authorities will step up border inspections targeting

vapes and that he's instructed the justice ministry to convene a narcotics

review committee to consider reclassifying etomidate from a Category 2 to a

Category 1 narcotic.

The proposed changes come after the Ministry of Transport earlier this week

unveiled a package of stricter administrative penalties that also covered

passengers riding with drug-impaired drivers and expanded license

revocations.

Taipei Zoo is scheduled to receive two red pandas from Shanghai Zoo tomorrow.

The red pandas are coming to Taiwan under an agreement signed at the 2024

Shanghai-Taipei Twin City Forum.

Taipei Zoo will be sending white‑handed gibbons to Shanghai Zoo instead of

African penguins as originally (起初) stated in the agreement.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan‑an says the red pandas are expected to make their

public debut after completing a one-month quarantine period following their

arrival.

Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton has reportedly

agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified misinformation, stemming

from a critical book he wrote about his time in the administration..

The case is part of the US President’s campaign to aggressively (激烈地，竭力地)

prosecute his perceived (認為) critics.

Ira Spitzer has more.

Somalia's opposition supporters and security forces have clashed in Mogadishu

for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration.

The United Nations and the United States called for restraint (克制) as the

government and opposition blame each other for the violence.

Residents reported heavy gunfire and explosions in several neighborhoods.

The clashes highlight growing political tensions over elections and the

constitution.

Gunfire subsides Thursday afternoon after mediation efforts.

Opposition figures say the rally protests constitutional violations and

efforts by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to extend his tenure.

The government rejects those allegations.

The European Union is expanding its ocean monitoring network with underwater

drones and satellites as climate change intensifies heat waves and storms.

EU Commision President Ursula von der Leyen $107-million US dollars will fund

this effort.

Oceans are vital ecosystems covering about 70% of planet Earth, hosting

complex webs of life that generate oxygen and absorb (吸收) greenhouse gases

like carbon dioxide.

The EU aims to lead global ocean research and protection.

Funds will support oceanic technology incubators and the United Nations'

Global Ocean Observing System.

By 2035, the EU hopes to cover 35% of Earth's maritime monitoring network.

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