A lawyer representing Kaohsiung Mayor Frank Hsieh (
Albert Lin (
According to Lin, Lee said on the show that "the Democratic Progressive Party's black-gold scandals didn't just begin -- they began with Frank Hsieh's involvement in the Zanadau Development Corp scandal."
In 2002, when Hsieh was running for mayor, the KMT caucus alleged that in 1994 his signature had appeared as that of the payee on a NT$4.5 million (US$136,000) check from Zanadau majority shareholder Su Hui-chen (
Lin said yesterday that a judicial investigation suggested that Hsieh had nothing to do with the case.
"Lee's statement damaged Mayor Hsieh's reputation seriously. To make sure no further damage is done to his reputation, Mayor Hsieh must file a lawsuit so that residents and public servants in the city aren't misled by the false information conveyed by Lee," Lin said.
Hsieh yesterday held a press conference to urge the public to remain calm leading up to tomorrow's voting.
A task force has been established by local authorities to ensure public security. Tomorrow, officials said, the city's 819 polling booths will be fully guarded by police.
Hsieh urged residents not to create rumors or cause trouble.
Meanwhile, the pan-blue camp urged residents not to give up their right to vote.
Lin Shiang-nung (
Both camps will hold huge rallies this evening in Kaohsiung.
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued a sea warning for Typhoon Fung-wong effective from 5:30pm, while local governments canceled school and work for tomorrow. A land warning is expected to be issued tomorrow morning before it is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, the agency said. Taoyuan, and well as Yilan, Hualien and Penghu counties canceled work and school for tomorrow, as well as mountainous district of Taipei and New Taipei City. For updated information on closures, please visit the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration Web site. As of 5pm today, Fung-wong was about 490km south-southwest of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan's southernmost point.
Almost a quarter of volunteer soldiers who signed up from 2021 to last year have sought early discharge, the Legislative Yuan’s Budget Center said in a report. The report said that 12,884 of 52,674 people who volunteered in the period had sought an early exit from the military, returning NT$895.96 million (US$28.86 million) to the government. In 2021, there was a 105.34 percent rise in the volunteer recruitment rate, but the number has steadily declined since then, missing recruitment targets, the Chinese-language United Daily News said, citing the report. In 2021, only 521 volunteers dropped out of the military, the report said, citing
Nearly 5 million people have signed up to receive the government’s NT$10,000 (US$322) universal cash handout since registration opened on Wednesday last week, with deposits expected to begin tomorrow, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. After a staggered sign-up last week — based on the final digit of the applicant’s national ID or Alien Resident Certificate number — online registration is open to all eligible Taiwanese nationals, foreign permanent residents and spouses of Taiwanese nationals. Banks are expected to start issuing deposits from 6pm today, the ministry said. Those who completed registration by yesterday are expected to receive their NT$10,000 tomorrow, National Treasury
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Kaohsiung at 1pm today, the Central Weather Administration said. The epicenter was in Jiasian District (甲仙), 72.1km north-northeast of Kaohsiung City Hall, at a depth of 7.8km, agency data showed. There were no immediate reports of damage. The earthquake's intensity, which gauges the actual effects of a temblor, was highest in Kaohsiung and Tainan, where it measured a 4 on Taiwan's seven-tier intensity scale. It also measured a 3 in parts of Chiayi City, as well as Pingtung, Yunlin and Hualien counties, data showed.
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