Hualien prosecutors yesterday indicted Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi (傅崑萁) and his “ex-wife,” Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚), on charges of forgery over Fu’s appointment of Hsu as his deputy commissioner last year.
The appointment, announced on Dec. 20, came just two days after the couple filed their divorce. The move at the time was interpreted by observers as an attempt by Fu to have his wife hold on to the post of commissioner should he be jailed during his term in office. Fu is appealing a six-and-a-half-year sentence for violating securities trading regulations.
Prosecutors yesterday said Fu and Hsu still lived together after filing for the divorce. The pair obviously did not intend to get divorced because they still participated in events and activities together instead of leading separate lives like normal divorced couples, prosecutors said, adding that the Ministry of the Interior earlier this year also deemed the pair faked their divorce.
Fu yesterday protested his innocence, saying it is couples, not the government, that enjoy the right to determine whether they are married or divorced.
He described the indictment as resulting from political maneuvering and said he could not accept it.
Following the appointment, the Control Yuan fined Fu NT$1 million (US$31,000) on March 8 for conflict of interests.
Three Taiwanese airlines have prohibited passengers from packing Bluetooth earbuds and their charger cases in checked luggage. EVA Air and Uni Air said that Bluetooth earbuds and charger cases are categorized as portable electronic devices, which should be switched off if they are placed in checked luggage based on international aviation safety regulations. They must not be in standby or sleep mode. However, as charging would continue when earbuds are placed in the charger cases, which would contravene international aviation regulations, their cases must be carried as hand luggage, they said. Tigerair Taiwan said that earbud charger cases are equipped
Foreign travelers entering Taiwan on a short layover via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport are receiving NT$600 gift vouchers from yesterday, the Tourism Administration said, adding that it hopes the incentive would boost tourism consumption at the airport. The program, which allows travelers holding non-Taiwan passports who enter the country during a layover of up to 24 hours to claim a voucher, aims to promote attractions at the airport, the agency said in a statement on Friday. To participate, travelers must sign up on the campaign Web site, the agency said. They can then present their passport and boarding pass for their connecting international
Temperatures in northern Taiwan are forecast to reach as high as 30°C today, as an ongoing northeasterly seasonal wind system weakens, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. CWA forecaster Tseng Chao-cheng (曾昭誠) said yesterday that with the seasonal wind system weakening, warmer easterly winds would boost the temperature today. Daytime temperatures in northern Taiwan and Yilan County are expected to range from 28°C to 30°C today, up about 3°C from yesterday, Tseng said. According to the CWA, temperature highs in central and southern Taiwan could stay stable. However, the weather is expected to turn cooler starting tonight as the northeasterly wind system strengthens again
Taiwan sweltered through its hottest October on record, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday, the latest in a string of global temperature records. The main island endured its highest average temperature since 1950, CWA forecaster Liu Pei-teng said. Temperatures the world over have soared in recent years as human-induced climate change contributes to ever more erratic weather patterns. Taiwan’s average temperature was 27.381°C as of Thursday, Liu said. Liu said the average could slip 0.1°C by the end of yesterday, but it would still be higher than the previous record of 27.009°C in 2016. "The temperature only started lowering around Oct. 18 or 19
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