Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu Li-li (邱莉莉) and Deputy Speaker Lin Chih-chan (林志展) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), three city councilors, and five others were indicted on Thursday for their roles in rigging the southern city's council speaker and deputy speaker elections in December.
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2021/04/20 11:34 National Tainan First Senior High School students Li Chih-chi (left), Chen Chun-che, Lin Tung-yun, and Yang Tzu-chen recognized fo. National Tainan First Senior High School students Li Chih-chi (left), Chen Chun-che, Lin Tung-yun, and Yang Tzu-chen recognized for contributing to environment. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Four high school students in Tainan have received plenty of praise from the public for their effort to clear cigarette butts off the streets. In March, a photo of National Tainan First Senior High School student Yang Tzu-chen (楊子賝) picking up cigarette butts off a drain cover with chopsticks went viral after being shared on social media. Many netizens praised Yang s behavior and urged smokers to properly dispose of cigarette butts to protect the environment.
2021/04/20 17:25 (Facebook, Gallop Water SPA Pool photo) (Facebook, Gallop Water SPA Pool photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The southern city of Tainan is closing all swimming pools, saunas, and car washing services as part of its water conservation efforts amid the ongoing drought, Mayor Huang Wei-cher (黃偉哲) announced Tuesday (April 20). In response to the country s worst drought in over half a decade, Huang said facilities that require large water consumption in Tainan will be asked to temporarily cease operations beginning next Monday (April 26). He said the city will use examples set by its counterparts in carrying out the measure. Both Kaohsiung and Hsinchu have ordered swimming pools, saunas, and car washes to shut down this month due to dwindling water supplies. Taichung has also stopped providing water to all 20 of its public pools.