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Taiwan Quick Take

■ Internet
Tainan plugs LAN
The Tainan City Government yesterday said that it is planning to establish more wireless LAN (WLAN) service transmitters in different locations in the city. According to the city government's rough plan, WLAN transmitters will be constructed at the Tainan Railway Station, An-ping Scenic Area, Tainan City Arts Center and the city government building itself. Internet surfers who log onto the Internet at these locations through WLAN services will be able to access free information about the city such as maps, government policies and guides to scenic attractions.

■ Crime
Taipei MRT groper indicted
Taipei prosecutors yesterday indicted a man for sexually harassing women on Taipei's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. The Taipei District Prosecutors' Office said that Fan Sheng-chun (范盛淳) allegedly sexually harassed women almost every day in July during morning rush hour by rubbing their hips. He was arrested on July 30 after one of his alleged victims yelled for help. More than three women have identified Fan as the man who sexually harassed them on the trains. Law enforcement officers are encouraging other women who were assaulted during this period to contact them to see if Fan was their assailant.

■ Crime
Pingtung con man arrested
Kaohsiung prosecutors yesterday arrested a man who allegedly said that he could help former Kaohsiung City Council speaker Chu An-hsiung (朱安雄) flee the country and tried to con Chu's wife Wu Te-mei (吳德美) out of NT$35 million. Prosecutors allege that Chung Te-jung (鍾德榮) called Wu more than three times last month and told her that he had the connections to help Chu escape to Palau. He reportedly told her it would cost NT$35 million to arrange Chu's escape. Wu reported the calls to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office and Prosecutor Hung Hsin-hsu (洪信旭) arrested Chung at his Pingtung County residence on Thursday night.

■ Energy
Lee says nuclear energy OK
Although nuclear energy is not an ideal source of energy, it can and should continue to be used if its waste can be recycled and effectively handled, Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh said yesterday. Lee made the remarks in a speech to the annual conference of the Association of Energy Economics. He said the world will face depletion of fossil fuels within 30 or 50 years. He said Taiwan must conduct more research and development into clean energy sources and seek to conserve energy, through such methods as using electric cars.

■ Politics
Fighting councilor ill
Taoyuan County Councilor Liu Mao-chun (劉茂群) reportedly attempted suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills yesterday and was taken to a local hospital around 4am yesterday. Liu's secretary later denied the rumors, saying Liu had taken the wrong medicine and then contacted the secretary to seek help after becoming ill. Liu gained notoriety after getting into fights last month with a female colleague, Taoyuan County Councilor Wu Pao-yu (吳寶玉). Wu accused Liu of having an affair and Liu then slapped Wu during a council session. Wu later bruised Liu during another session. Both women were suspended from the council for six months as of Wednesday. Liu reportedly went into hiding after leaving the hospital yesterday.

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