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Several ferry operators will suspend operations Saturday and Sunday due to Tropical Storm Wipha, the Maritime Port Bureau (MPB) said Friday.

Tropical Storm Wipha is forecast to bring heavy rain to eastern and southern Taiwan from Friday evening through Saturday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, issuing a sea warning Friday morning.

A young man in Taichung has received his first national identification (ID) card after living undocumented since birth, the city government said Friday.

The Central Weather Administration (CWA) issued a sea warning for Tropical Storm Wipha at 11:30 a.m. Friday, warning against heavy rainfall in eastern Taiwan over the weekend.

Cetacean biologist John Wang (王愈超) said Thursday that the Taiwanese white dolphin population has dropped to about 40-50, and around 60 percent of them are suffering from injuries.

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Friday are as follows:

A tropical depression east of the Philippines strengthened into Tropical Storm Wipha early Friday and is forecast to move westward toward waters north of Luzon, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

The Coalition for Human Rights for Migrant Fishers and related groups held a press event in front of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) Thursday to urge better protection for migrant workers in the distant water fishing (DWF) industry.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Thursday it had smashed a money laundering ring and arrested five people suspected of using e-commerce platforms to conceal the flow of about NT$30 billion (US$1.02 billion) in illicit funds over a one-year period.

Taiwan's Ministry of Education (MOE) said Thursday it will revoke the coaching license of a former National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) women's soccer team coach, following public outcry over a research project in which student athletes were allegedly bullied into giving blood samples.