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‘PAINFUL MOMENT’: President Tsai Ing-wen signed a book of condolence at Turkey’s representative office, saying that ‘Taiwan will firmly support’ the countryBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter
By Chen Yun, Wang Chu-hsiu and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe Democratic Progressive Party’s （DPP） Central Evaluation Committee yesterday suspended the membership rights of Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu Li-li （邱莉莉） and Deputy Speaker Lin Chih-chan （林志展） for three years over vote-buying accusations.
The Xinchou year’s last “Divine Pardon Day,” which took place on Tuesday, was considered the most auspicious of the year’s six pardon days as its timing saw the alignment of 11 ones.
Folklore specialist and feng shui master Liao Ta-yi (廖大乙) said the 11 ones are: the month (January), the day (the 11th), the Republic of China calendar year (111), the time of the event (11:11am) and the Chinese character yi (一, 1) on a plaque at the Tiantan Tian Gong Temple in Tainan’s West Central District (中西區).
Each year has five to seven divine pardon days, Liao said, adding that this