New laws passed by the legislature stiffen penalties for illegal gravel mining. Under the new provisions, mining without a permit for profit can result in a term of up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 500 million NT. Those who then do not restore gravel mining sites can face repeated fines of 100,000 NT to 2.5 million NT...
Illegal gravel excavation in Meinong, Kaohsiung has led to controversy, with the DPP and KMT each blaming each other over the controversy. The case has been termed the “Grand Canyon” of Kaohsiung...
