Society

Rain showers or thunderstorms are expected in northern, central and eastern areas of Taiwan on Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

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

A bus collision in Taipei on Sunday injured nine people, with the operator of both buses, Metropolitan Transport Corp. (MTC), issuing an apology and promising to improve.

New Taipei launched a sightseeing bus in the Ruifang area on Sunday, offering unlimited daily rides for NT$49 (US$1.5) in anticipation of the 2025 World Masters Games in Greater Taipei.

Police in Taiwan raided an illegal cigarette manufacturing site in Changhua County Friday, detaining one suspect and seizing 5 metric tons of tobacco, the Taoyuan City Police Department said Sunday.

China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) admitted on Saturday that a letter published in The Lancet this month by its doctors about Taiwan's healthcare system being "on the brink of systemic collapse" contained factual errors.

Nine people were injured after a runaway semi-trailer truck, apparently experiencing brake failure, slammed into over 20 vehicles stopped at an intersection in Taichung's Shalu District, local authorities said Sunday.

Temperatures around Taiwan could hit 31 degrees Celsius on Sunday as northeasterly winds weaken, but another front will bring wet and cooler weather starting Monday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) has forecast.

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

Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) on Saturday criticized a letter published in The Lancet that described Taiwan's health-care system as being "on the brink of systemic collapse," saying it contained multiple inaccuracies and harmed the morale of frontline health workers.