TaiwanPlus News – 18:00, June 17, 2024

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More than 12,000 people were left without power on Taiwan’s outlying Xiaoliuqiu Island over the weekend, highlighting the ongoing difficulties with the national power grid. The death by suicide of a Hsinchu police officer is the latest in an alarming trend. And Taiwan's navy is investigating why a sailor jumped overboard and swam to shore as his ship left Keelung Harbor. Also: - Renowned a cappella group the Havard Krokodiloes return to Taiwan for a long-awaited anniversary performance. - Mountains of trash are piling up at temporary dumps as Taiwan struggles with its waste disposal capacity. - Ongoing drought in India hits rural areas of the country hardest with locals saying the water they depend upon is mostly diverted to the country's cities.