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Polam Kopitiam owner sentenced to 22 months in fatal poisoning case
Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Four people connected to the Polam Kopitiam restaurant chain were sentenced Thursday to four to 22 months in prison for negligent homicide in a 2024 food poisoning outbreak that killed six people, the Taipei District Court said. The court also acquitted the manager of the restaurant's Xinyi branch. Restaurant owner Li Fang-hsuan (黎仿軒) was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison, while acting chef Hu Ching-fu (胡清富), a Vietnamese national, received eight months.
Chiang, Shen clash over drugs, food safety at Taipei mayoral debate
Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) challenger Puma Shen (沈伯洋) traded barbs over public safety, city governance and food safety in their first televised debate Saturday. One of the sharpest exchanges concerned tougher penalties for drug-impaired driving. Chiang criticized Shen for not taking part in a legislative vote on a related amendment Friday, accusing him of placing the interests of offenders ahead of victims and their families.
Taipei teacher indicted for sexually assaulting 38 students
Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a Taipei City elementary school teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting 38 students, seeking a 30-year prison sentence. In the indictment, the Taipei District Prosecutors Office said the male teacher, surnamed Chou (周), was employed at a Taipei elementary school from 2010 until earlier this year.
Major cities in Taiwan hold flag-raising ceremonies for National Day
Taipei, Oct. 10 (CNA) Major cities around Taiwan held flag-raising ceremonies Saturday morning to celebrate the 115th National Day of the Republic of China (ROC), Taiwan's official name. For several of the mayors, it was their last National Day ceremony in office. Taiwan will hold local elections on Nov. 28, and mayors who have served two consecutive four-year terms cannot run again; their successors take office on Dec. 25.
Shen unveils Taipei education platform, Chiang defends free lunches
Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋) proposed smaller classes and reduced teacher workload Friday, while Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) defended free school lunches in response to Shen's proposal to allow optional parental top-up payments. Speaking at DPP headquarters, Shen outlined four priorities: reducing teacher workload, improving parent-teacher relations, strengthening preschool education and expanding special education support.
14 Taipei students fall ill after eating tung nuts, one under observation
Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Fourteen junior high school students at Taipei Huaxing High School were rushed to local hospitals Thursday after eating nuts from tung trees on the school campus during the noon break, with 13 expected to be discharged by the evening and one remaining under observation. Citing accounts provided by students, school president Tzeng Teng-lung (曾騰瀧) said the students ate the tung nuts out of curiosity because they resembled almonds, according to a Liberty Times report.
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