In this episode: Golden Melody Awards: Xiao Huang-chi wins record fifth Taiwanese Male Singer, Wu Bei-ya takes first crown; Premier Cho unveils NTD 20,000 flood subsidy as political blame game intensifies over Mekkhala aftermath; Four hikers killed in Tai-jong Butterfly Valley rockfall days after trail's NTD 4.94 million renovation; Defense Ministry scraps 12-year post-discharge limit for reservist rifle training; Hualien dammed lake hits red alert with 200 million tons of water threatening collapse; New Typhoon Bavi may form east of Philippines next week, path forecast to miss Taiwan. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: President William Lai deploys military for flood rescue as Typhoon Mekkhala devastates Taiwan, warns budget deadlock threatens disaster response; Executive Yuan finds Trade Envoy Yang Chen-ni guilty of workplace bullying against late deputy; multiple espionage cases linked to DPP see dramatic reversals on appeal; Typhoon Mekkhala kills at least three and floods 522 sites across Taiwan; Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu meets White House and Pentagon officials in Washington; TAIEX suffers third-largest single-day point decline in history, plunging 1,683 points. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Typhoon Mekkhala floods Taiwan killing one and closing ten Gao-shong districts while Neihu suffers worst flooding in twenty-four years; TPP Chair Huang Kuo-chang is interrogated for three hours in an anti-infiltration probe involving illicit surveillance funding; Taiwan's NHI injects five point four billion New Taiwan Dollars, tripling childbirth payments and boosting critical care staffing; Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices in Taiwan by up to ten thousand New Taiwan Dollars amid a global memory chip shortage; President William Lai issues a four-point directive to counter Chinese maritime coercion with enhanced defense coordination; Taiwan's Tie-ex closes up two hundred and eleven points as a late TSMC sell-off erases an earlier rally. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: A New Taipei councilor's ex-wife was killed by a public bus while campaigning for her son in Banchow District; The Executive Yuan passed an e-cigarette ban, tougher drug driving penalties, and parental tax relief; The UK, France, and Germany issued a rare joint condemnation of China's maritime aggression near Taiwan; Typhoon Mekkhala approaches Taiwan, bringing heavy rain and flight disruptions through Saturday; A landslide-dammed lake in Hualien nears overflow, with 208 residents placed on evacuation alert; The TAIEX crashed 1,057 points as foreign investors dumped a record NTD 177.4 billion in a single day. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: NTU Medical School Dean Wu Ming-hsien, 61, placed on ECMO after cardiac arrest as nation rallies behind the chivalrous doctor; CPC Third LNG Terminal corruption probe widens with prosecutors searching 27 locations and questioning 14 people; China's aircraft carrier Fujian transits Taiwan Strait during Taiwan's combat readiness drill; Explosion at Hsinchu Air Base oil tank injures contract worker during cleaning operation; Elon Musk warned Trump that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would crash the global economy, new book reveals; Global tech rout sends Nasdaq down 600 points as South Korea triggers circuit breaker. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: NTU Medical School Dean Wu Ming-hsien, 61, placed on ECMO after cardiac arrest as nation rallies behind the chivalrous doctor; CPC Third LNG Terminal corruption probe widens with prosecutors searching 27 locations and questioning 14 people; China's aircraft carrier Fujian transits Taiwan Strait during Taiwan's combat readiness drill; Explosion at Hsinchu Air Base oil tank injures contract worker during cleaning operation; Elon Musk warned Trump that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would crash the global economy, new book reveals; Global tech rout sends Nasdaq down 600 points as South Korea triggers circuit breaker. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: Taipei MRT's Bannan Line was briefly disrupted Monday evening after passengers reported hearing loud bangs and seeing smoke near the tracks at Banqiao Station; A 60-year-old technician was found dead in a first-floor warehouse of the Control Yuan in Taipei, with investigators suspecting a fatal fall; Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that all reserve training sessions will be standardized at 14 days and is drafting legislation to include female reservists in mandatory call-ups; Typhoon Mekkhala was upgraded to a severe typhoon and is approaching Taiwan, with its closest passage expected Thursday at 400 to 500 kilometers away; The 2026 European Taiwan Expo opened in Warsaw with 106 Taiwanese companies participating and over 1,000 business matchmaking meetings scheduled; Taiwan's TAIEX surged 1,276 points to close at a record 47,741 as TSMC hit an all-time high of NTD 2,510. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: The corruption investigation at Taiwan's Second Nuclear Power Plant has widened with three individuals detained including the former plant director as four additional bribery cases from 2018 and 2019 were uncovered; At least 60 bank employees across 13 financial institutions have been implicated in a large-scale kickback scheme involving real estate agents steering mortgage and property registration business; Taiwan has climbed to fourth place in the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking its best performance ever rising from sixth place last year driven by strong GDP and export growth; Four Chinese coast guard vessels entered Taiwan's restricted waters around Kinmen for the second time in three days turning off their identification systems before being shadowed and warned by Taiwan patrol boats; Severe afternoon thunderstorms battered northern Taiwan causing a landslide in Xindian that sent vehicles down an embankment and a lightning strike that injured two construction workers in Taipei; Taiwan's TAIEX index surged 587 points to close at an all-time high of 46465 powered by TSMC shares as foreign investors returned with net buying of NT$21.1 billion. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: MAC deputy chair's custard apple remarks ignite political firestorm over China's 'raise-trap-kill' strategy; CTBC Brothers fire pitcher Hsu Chi-lin after concealed DUI crash; league imposes 40-game ban; Wei Chuan Dragons blank TSG Hawks 4-0 to claim CPBL first-half championship, sixth in team history; Defense Ministry proposes mandatory minimum one-year prison for draft evasion, ending fine-only penalties; Taiwan records 31 consecutive days without significant earthquake, expert warns of potential M6+ event; Typhoon Mekkhala forms east of Philippines, expected to strengthen before approaching Taiwan June 25-26. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]

In this episode: MAC Deputy Chair faces backlash over pineapple custard apple comments; Wei Chuan Dragons clinch CPBL first-half championship; Taiwan records 31 days without a significant earthquake, expert warns of M6+ risk; CTBC Brothers fire pitcher Hsu Chi-lin over concealed DUI; Defense Ministry proposes mandatory minimum prison for draft evasion; Typhoon Mekkhala forms east of Philippines, may approach Taiwan. Find the text versions of these and other stories at TheFormosan.com. Please like, subscribe, and share this podcast with anyone you think will find it useful. Send your comments, suggestions, or advertising inquiries to [email protected]