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Princess Aiko’s popularity sparks calls to change succession lawJapan has had eight female monarchs, but a 1947 law prevents the current emperor’s daughter from succeeding Emperor Naruhito

Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents.

As she turned 24 on Monday, her supporters want to change Japan’s male-only succession law, which prohibits Aiko, the emperor’s only child, from becoming monarch.

Along with frustration that the discussion on succession rules has stalled, there is a sense of urgency. Japan’s shrinking monarchy is on the brink of extinction. Naruhito’s teenage nephew is the only eligible heir from the younger generation.

Experts say that the female ban should be lifted before the royal family dies out, but conservative lawmakers, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, oppose the change.

Aiko has gained admirers since debuting as an adult royal in 2021, when she impressed the public as intelligent, friendly, caring and funny.

Support for Aiko as a future monarch increased following her first solo official overseas trip to Laos last month, representing the emperor. During the six-day visit, she met with top Laotian officials, visited cultural and historical venues, and met with locals.

Earlier this year, Aiko accompanied her parents to Nagasaki and Okinawa. She has followed the example set by her father, who places great importance on passing down the tragedy of World War II to younger generations.

“I have always been rooting for Princess Aiko to be crowned,” said Setsuko Matsuo, an 82-year-old atomic bombing survivor who traveled to Nagasaki’s peace park hours before Aiko and her parents’ scheduled arrival in the area.

“I like everything about her, especially her smile ... so comforting,” Matsuo told reporters at the time.

Mari Maehira, a 58-year-old office worker who waited to cheer Aiko in Nagasaki, said she has seen Aiko grow up and “now we want to see her become a future monarch.”

The princess’ popularity has triggered some to pressure legislators to change the law.

Cartoonist Yoshinori Kobayashi has written comic books that push for a legal change to allow Aiko to become monarch, which supporters keep sending to parliamentarians to raise awareness and get their backing for the cause.

Others have set up YouTube channels and distributed leaflets to gain public attention on the issue.

Ikuko, 62, has been using social media to advocate for the succession of the emperor’s first child regardless of gender.

Yamazaki said that not having Aiko as a successor and the insistence on male-only monarchs will cause the monarchy to die out.

“The succession system conveys the Japanese mindset regarding gender issues,” she said. “I expect having a female monarch would dramatically improve women’s status in Japan.”

The popular princess was born on Dec. 1, 2001.

Soon after giving birth to Aiko, her mother, Harvard-educated former diplomat Masako, developed a stress-induced mental condition, apparently due to criticism for not producing a male heir, from which she is still recovering.

Aiko was known as a bright child who, as a sumo fan, memorized wrestlers’ full names.

However, she also had faced difficulties: As an elementary-school girl, she briefly missed classes because of bullying. As a teenager, she appeared extremely thin and missed classes for a month.

Last year, Aiko graduated from Gakushuin University, where her father and many other royals studied. She has since participated in her official duties and palace rituals while also working at the Red Cross Society. On weekends, she enjoys taking walks with her parents, and playing volleyball, tennis and badminton with palace officials.

The 1947 Imperial House Law only allows male-line succession and forces female royals who marry commoners to lose their royal status.

The rapidly dwindling imperial family has 16 members, down from 30 three decades ago. All are adults.

Naruhito has only two potential younger male heirs, his 60-year-old younger brother, Crown Prince Akishino, and Akishino’s 19-year-old son, Prince Hisahito. Prince Hitachi, former emperor Akihito’s younger brother and third in line to the throne, is 90.

Akishino acknowledged the aging and shrinking royal population, “but nothing can be done under the current system.”

“I think all we can do right now is to scale back our official duties,” he told reporters ahead of his 60th birthday on Sunday.

Last year, the crown prince said that royal members are “human beings” whose lives are affected by the discussion, a nuanced, but rare comment.

He has seen no change, although palace officials have sincerely taken his remark, Akishino said on Sunday.

Aiko had also previously said that she is aware of the declining royal population, but could not comment on the system.

“Under the circumstances, I hope to sincerely serve every official duty and help the emperor and the empress, as well as other members of the imperial family,” she said.

The shortage of male successors is a serious worry for the monarchy, which some historians say has lasted for 1,500 years. It is also a reflection of Japan’s broader problem of a rapidly aging and shrinking population.

“I think the situation is already critical,” said Hideya Kawanishi, a Nagoya University professor and expert on monarchy.

Its future is totally up to Hisahito and his potential wife’s ability to produce a male offspring.

“Who wants to marry him? If anyone does, she would endure enormous pressure to produce a male heir while performing official duties at a superhuman capacity,” Kawanishi said.

Hisahito must carry the burden and the imperial family’s fate by himself, former Imperial Household Agency chief Shingo Haketa said in a Yomiuri newspaper article this year. “The fundamental question is not whether to allow a male or female succession line, but how to save the monarchy.”

Japan traditionally had male emperors, but there have also been eight female monarchs. The last was Gosakuramachi, who ruled from 1762 to 1770.

The male-only succession rule became law in 1889 and was carried over to the post-World War II 1947 Imperial House Law.

Experts say the system had only previously worked with the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced about half of the past emperors.

The government proposed allowing a female monarch in 2005, but Hisahito’s birth allowed nationalists to scrap the proposal.

In 2022, a largely conservative expert panel called on the government to maintain its male-line succession while allowing female members of the family to keep their royal status after marriage and continue their official duties.

The conservatives also proposed adopting male descendants from defunct distant branches of the royal family to continue the male lineage, an idea seen as unrealistic.

The UN women’s rights committee in Geneva last year urged the Japanese government to allow a female emperor, saying that not doing so hindered gender equality in Japan.

Japan dismissed the report as “regrettable” and “inappropriate,” saying that the imperial succession is a matter of fundamental national identity.

“Though it’s not spelled out, what they’re saying is clearly in favor of male superiority. That’s their ideal society,” Kawanishi said.


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Drones, rare earths drive Chinese supply chain dependenceIn the event of a major war, control of the components and materials that go into high-tech weapons might support China’s already massive arms industry

When British Army Captain Hugo Crawford was told by his commanders to build drone capability for his battalion and given some limited regimental funds, no one questioned their first purchases: cheap, mass-produced multi-rotor drones from China.

Fast forward to this year and Crawford is now in the private sector as head of growth for Europe with US drone manufacturer Neros, delivering drones to Ukraine, the US military and at least three other NATO members, including the UK.

However, while an embattled Kyiv government says it has had no choice but to rely on defense technology heavily built from Chinese components, the Pentagon and other Western allies are now racing to dial down that reliance, keenly worried that in the event of a major conflict it might prove catastrophic.

“They take apart every drone and then zoom in on the chips and see where everything comes from,” Crawford said.

He described the process by which the US Defense Innovation Unit draws up its “blue list” of authorized uncrewed aerial drones and checks that they are free of significant components from China, Russia, North Korea and other potentially hostile states.

However, it is China that is by far the largest player.

As late as last year, the Atlantic Council, a US think tank, estimated that China dominated 80 percent of the global drone market either through manufacturing completed drones or their components. Efforts to reduce that dependence have included partnerships between Britain and Ukraine, as well as Poland and Taiwan — but with so far only limited results.

CHALLENGE TO REARM

Chinese market domination is significantly complicating efforts by the US and major allies to rearm at speed.

That push is driven in Washington primarily by the growing fear of a major conflict with Beijing that might be sparked by a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and in Europe by Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the apparently growing, broader Kremlin threat to eastern member states in NATO.

Nor is that dependence limited to drones.

Earlier this year, a Chinese boycott of rare earth export minerals following the imposition of US trade tariffs by the administration of US President Donald Trump left whole swathes of the Western aviation and defense industry struggling for supplies.

Largely as a direct result, the second half of this year has seen a concerted effort in the US and Europe to diversify supply chains, and find new sources of components and materials.

However, such efforts might take years — and in the meantime, companies and governments are being forced to effectively “play for time” while facing tough choices on what risks they are prepared to take.

Last week, European Commission Executive Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne warned that Europe now had no choice but to “up its game” when it came to reducing dependence on China for key minerals.

He added that despite an undertaking from Beijing a month ago to suspend key rare earth export limits, Europe was still only able to secure “dribs and drabs” of Chinese supplies.

Describing China’s approach as mobster-style “racketeering” that “deliberately targeted” Europe, Sejourne said that European members now have no alternative but to do more recycling and take other steps to reduce long-term dependence.

For now, most estimates suggest that China controls 80 to 90 percent of rare earth exports and refining globally, and it might well take years for other capacity to come online.

As this year has shown, the West also remains heavily dependent on China and a handful of other nations for substances and precursor chemicals for many explosives, pharmaceuticals and other industrial components.

As well as defense products, this gives Beijing a relative stranglehold over battery and renewable technology.

The race is now on to at least partially redress that imbalance.

Neros is looking to increase its annual production of drones from just a few thousand at the beginning of this year to more than 100,000 by the end of next year.

Neros says its small “first-person-viewer” attack drones were the first to win a place on the US “blue list.”

The company was founded in 2023 with funding from several US venture capitalists including PayPal founder Peter Thiel, who also cofounded US defense artificial intelligence giant Palantir before financing several other defense tech firms including growing autonomous weapons maker Anduril.

COST ADVANTAGE

Most of those firms as well as more established “defense prime” weapons makers are now doing what they can to reduce direct China dependence, but for now the systems they produce are often more expensive and available in much lower numbers than equivalent more China-dependent products.

Earlier this month, the British Ministry of Defence faced a barrage of media questions over whether it was wise to use Chinese-made 3D printers as part of a major exercise in Kenya.

The devices could dramatically speed up manufacturing of new drones and parts, but might also be vulnerable to hacking.

Shortly after the media briefing, senior British officials were reportedly warned to avoid sensitive conversations about Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Just because something contains no complex, chip-like components that might be hacked remotely, it does not mean the manufacturing process might not still be reliant on Beijing.

As Ukrainian tech entrepreneur Eveline Buchatskiy told a conference in London earlier this month, defense firms there have often struggled to find non-Chinese sources for basic components such as lenses for surveillance and attack systems.

Many current and former Western officials see that as part of a deliberate strategy in which the Chinese state has deliberately subsidized key strategic industries including rare and electrical components, effectively stopping serious competitors emerging elsewhere in the world.

When it comes to drones and other weapons in Ukraine, China appears to remain largely happy to keep supply lines open to both sides. Ukrainian technology specialists say that while China is not building completed weapons systems for either Russia or Ukraine, it is effectively using the war to develop building components and materials that go into such weapons.

In the event of a major war with the US or another enemy, those resources could support China’s already massive arms industry — but perhaps more important still, if China suddenly blocked such supplies to the West, it would fast make any conflict harder for Beijing’s foes.

The events of the first year of the second Trump administration have added yet another complexity for US allies keen to build up weapons stocks.

Since Trump briefly cut off intelligence on weapons supplies to Ukraine earlier in the year, multiple countries have been working to reduce dependence on US arms and networks, fearful of being similarly abandoned.

While few see a full-blown war as inevitable, a major conflict — perhaps one lasting years — is now seen to be more plausible than at any point in recent history.

Since the early 2020s, US officials have repeatedly warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has ordered the Chinese military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, although Chinese officials talk down such speculation.

The good news for Taiwan and the West, at least for now, is that worries about 2027 itself now seem to be easing.

While Beijing continues to build up military pressure on Taiwan, those who watch the situation closely say that in the short term China’s strategic planners appear preoccupied by 2028 elections in Taiwan as well as in the US itself.

That, in part, is down to the election of Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) in October as new head of the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), selected by the party with a mandate to push a much more pro-China stance.

A 2028 Taiwan election victory for the KMT over the Democratic Progressive Party — which is much more opposed to communist control — might open the door to the “peaceful unification” China has always said it wanted.

US ISOLATIONISM

At the very least, that dynamic gives Beijing a few more years to arm for confrontation — as well as the prospect that the 2028 election in the US might deliver a more isolationist president such as US Vice President J.D. Vance, allowing a freer hand for China on Taiwan and the wider Pacific region.

Those jitters have already seen Japan — which fears a Chinese blockade from nearby Taiwan if Beijing acts — step up warnings that it might move against Beijing from the very start of a Taiwan war, perhaps even if the US did not.

Fears of a wider war in Europe, in contrast, have jumped significantly in recent weeks. There have been plentiful warnings that a US-brokered peace deal on Ukraine — particularly one that plays mainly into Russian hands — might be followed within as little as a year by a Russian attack on at least one of NATO’s Baltic member states.

European nations are already extremely concerned when it comes to their ability to fight Russia on their own, either to defend the Baltic states or Poland or to respond to a renewed attack against Ukraine.

However, their struggle for critical supplies would be hugely more challenging if it took place against the backdrop of a wider war with China.

Already, US concerns about being outgunned by Beijing have become a key factor in the drying-up of arms supplies for Kyiv.

Meanwhile, European countries’ worries about having to defend themselves without US help are also reducing the amount of support Ukraine can get from Europe. The greater the fear of China cutting off supplies, the worse that challenge gets.

An attack on Taiwan — which by some measures accounts for up to 90 percent of the world’s most effective microchips — would deliver yet another blow against the Western supply chain.

The race to reduce that dependency is already under way — but if conflict is truly looming in the coming decade, the West looks unlikely to be fully prepared by the time it arrives.

The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.

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SEESAW CONTEST: The Pistons remain top of the Eastern Conference after battling to a win over the Hawks in a game that saw the lead change 27 times

The Phoenix Suns on Monday shrugged off an injury to Devin Booker to end the Los Angeles Lakers’ seven-game winning streak with an emphatic 125-108 victory on the road.

Booker exited in the first quarter, but the loss of the star point guard did little to halt the flow of Phoenix points over the remainder of the game.

Dillon Brooks led the Phoenix scoring with 33 points, while Collin Gillespie added 28 — including eight three-pointers — as the Suns romped to victory.

Ryan Dunn of the Phoenix Suns, top, slam dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers in their NBA game in Los Angeles, California, on Monday. Photo: AFP

The Lakers were left ruing a colossal 22 turnovers — at a cost of 32 Suns points — on a night to forget for J.J. Redick’s side, who fell to 15-5 and remain second in the Western Conference.

Luka Doncic led the Lakers scoring with a game-high 38 points, while Austin Reaves added 16 and Deandre Ayton 12.

LeBron James also struggled, finishing with just 10 points from three-of-10 shooting.

Donovan Mitchell’s 43-point haul helped the Cleveland Cavaliers improve to 13-9 in the Eastern Conference with a 135-119 blowout of the Indiana Pacers.

The Cavaliers took control after outscoring the Pacers 37-25 in the opening quarter, building a hefty lead that they held for the remainder of a one-sided game.

In Denver, Colorado, Anthony Davis rattled in 32 points and hauled in 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks score an upset 131-121 win over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.

Serbian star Jokic bagged 29 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists, but Denver were unable to build on a dominant first quarter which saw them open up a 14-point lead.

Instead Dallas cut loose to outscore Denver 42-27 in the second quarter to take a one-point lead into halftime.

A see-saw second half swung decisively in favor of Dallas when the Mavs outscored Denver 29-17 in the fourth quarter to seal a win that improves them to 7-15. Denver slipped to 14-6 for the season.

The Houston Rockets (13-5) also finished on the wrong end of an upset in Salt Lake City, losing 133-125 to the Utah Jazz (7-13).

The Detroit Pistons remain top of the Eastern Conference after a battling 99-98 home win over the Atlanta Hawks.

In a game that saw the lead change hands 27 times, Detroit held on for victory thanks to a flurry of late scoring by Cade Cunningham, who bagged eight of his 18-point tally in the fourth quarter.

Elsewhere, the Wizards edged the Bucks 129-126, the Heat crushed the Clippers 140-123, the Magic mastered the Bulls 125-120 and the Nets swatted aside the Hornets 116-103.

Additional reporting by staff writer


title: Jamie Vardy brace fires Cremonese past Bologna

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Jamie Vardy on Monday struck his first brace in Serie A as US Cremonese claimed a stunning 3-1 win at Bologna and the veteran forward continued his late-career adventure in Italy.

Former Leicester City and England striker Vardy rolled back the years with two classic goals either side of halftime as promoted Cremonese, in 11th on 17 points, inflicted a first home defeat of the season on their high-flying opponents.

Bologna would have gone a point behind the division’s leading pair AC Milan and SSC Napoli with a win, but it was 38-year-old Vardy who took the glory at a wet Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.

US Cremonese’s Jamie Vardy, left, scores against Bologna in their Serie A match at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna, Italy, on Monday. Photo: EPA

“I think we were just missing a bit of rain, this is a typical midweek in the UK,” Vardy said after Cremonese ended a three-match losing streak.

“The most important thing was getting the three points and keeping that progress going, it’s another step in the right direction,” he said. “It’s all about commitment and wanting what’s best for the club. Everyone’s on that same page and everyone’s pushing forward to make sure that come the end of the season it will have been a successful year.”

Cremonese were already leading through Martin Payero’s 31st-minute effort when Vardy struck five minutes later with a near identical goal.

Vardy was sent clean through by Federico Bonazzoli and he coolly rolled his finish through Federico Ravaglia’s legs.

Bologna thought they were back in the game when Riccardo Orsolini confidently scored a penalty deep in stoppage-time at the end of the first half, but Vardy pounced four minutes after halftime, nipping ahead of Ravaglia to meet Tomasso Barbieri’s first-time pass and take his goal tally for Cremonese to four in nine matches.

After the match head coach Davide Nicola said it was a “privilege” having Vardy in his team.

“Great players are easy to handle, they know what they’re supposed to do and they know how to do it,” Nicola said.

“They set themselves apart for their qualities as players, but also for their spirit and how they behave,” he said. “That’s how he is, he’s comfortable with who he is, good humored ... he came here with the mentality of making himself available for the team.”

Vardy joined Cremonese in September on a one-year deal with an option for another season should they manage to stay in the top flight. He has been open about his intention to have a new experience in a culture he admires with Cremonese, who are backed by local billionaire steel magnate Giovanni Arvedi.


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The resurgent New England Patriots on Monday continued their march toward the NFL playoffs with a 33-15 demolition of the New York Giants in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Patriots quarterback Draye Maye threw two touchdowns and finished with 282 passing yards from 24 completions as New England improved to a league-best 11-2 at the top of the American Football Conference East.

The Patriots’ 10th straight victory provided further evidence of the six-time Super Bowl champions’ renaissance under new coach Mike Vrabel, a veteran of the trophy-laden Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era.

Kyle Williams of the New England Patriots, right, catches a touchdown pass against the New York Giants in their NFL game in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Monday. Photo: AP

The win leaves the Patriots within touching distance of returning to the post-season after missing out on the playoffs over the past three seasons.

Their remarkable success this season also comes after back-to-back 4-13 campaigns in 2023 and last year.

“We’ve been trying to give these fans something to cheer for and that’s what we’ve done,” Maye said. “Ten in a row and we’ve still got some work left to do.”

“We’ve got great coaches, we believe in this team a lot. I think we can do some things down the road, but we’re taking it one week at a time and looking forward to a bye week,” he said.

New England’s latest win was all but sealed with a dominant first-quarter performance which saw Vrabel’s side motor into a 17-0 lead thanks to a 94-yard punt return touchdown from Marcus Jones followed by a Kayshon Boutte touchdown from Maye’s three-yard pass.

The Patriots were all but out of sight by halftime, with New York’s hopes of a fightback after Darius Slayton’s touchdown slammed shut as New England rattled off 13 unanswered points.

Maye found Kyle Williams for a 33-yard touchdown completion and Andy Borregales slotted two field goals to put New England 30-7 up at half time.

New York grabbed a late consolation touchdown from Devin Singletary in the fourth quarter, before Borregales’ fourth field goal completed the scoring.

title: Patriots on the brink of playoffs after Giants rout


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New Zealand yesterday reached 231-9 at stumps on a first day of the first Test against the West Indies shortened by rain after Justin Greaves triggered a middle-order collapse with the wicket of Kane Williamson.

New Zealand tumbled from 94-1 to 148-6 on a bowler-friendly wicket after Williamson was dismissed for 52, his 38th Test half-century.

Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith arrested the slide with a 52-run stand for the seventh wicket. Smith eventually fell for 23 and Bracewell for 47.

New Zealand’s Kane Williamson plays a shot against the West Indies on the first day of the first Test in Christchurch, New Zealand, yesterday. Photo: AP

After Matt Henry went for 8, Zak Foulkes and Jacob Duffy were both on 4 when bad light stopped play after 70 overs of a truncated day.

Bracewell and Smith’s partnership was the second face-saving stand for New Zealand after Williamson and Tom Latham put on 93 following the dismissal of Devon Conway on the third ball of the Test.

The green wicket and heavy cloud cover ensured West Indies skipper Roston Chase gave his pace attack first use of the new ball when he won the toss, but after the immediate success of Kemar Roach, who removed Conway, the West Indies were made to wait 29 overs before again tasting success.

In the first session, extended by a 90-minute rain break, Williamson and Latham cautiously inched New Zealand to 17-1 in the 10.3 overs available before a second shower brought lunch.

When play resumed, the New Zealand pair batted with more freedom until Williamson celebrated his first Test innings in a year by passing the half-century mark.

On 52, a lapse in his normal diligence saw a full delivery from Greaves edged to Alick Athanaze at second slip to ignite the collapse.

In his next over, Greaves removed Latham for a patient 24 off 85 deliveries and Rachin Ravindra was then bowled for 3 by Jayden Seales.

In the space of 21 deliveries the West Indies took three wickets for 9 runs as hosts New Zealand slumped from 94-1 to 103-4.

Will Young and Tom Blundell added 17 for the fifth wicket before Young, on 14, gave Johann Layne his maiden Test wicket. Blundell progressed to 29 before he went early in the final session as debutant Ojay Shields claimed his first Test wicket.

Shields, who earlier believed he had the prized wicket of Williamson for 33 only for it to be declared a no ball, also removed Bracewell to finish with 2-34.

Greaves took 2-35 and Roach 2-47.

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Sidney Crosby says, no, of course he has not heard from Mario Lemieux recently as the current Penguins captain moves closer to taking another franchise record from his mentor.

Crosby is seven shy of Lemieux for the most regular-season points with the Penguins. He already holds the team record for regular and post-season points combined.

Heck, play Philadelphia a few more times each season and Crosby could have shattered the record years ago.

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, second right, scores against the Philadelphia Flyers in their NHL game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Photo: AP

Crosby on Monday scored his 58th and 59th career goals against the Flyers. His continued excellence in the cross-state rivalry helped lead the Penguins to a 5-1 win.

Crosby, who has 18 goals this season, has dominated the Flyers like no other visiting player has done in Philadelphia’s franchise history. Crosby has 59 goals and 137 points in 92 games against Philadelphia, the most in both categories any opponent has ever put up on the Flyers.

The 38-year-old Crosby has 1,716 career points, close to eclipsing Lemieux’s 1,723 for the most in franchise history. Lemieux owned the team when Crosby captained the Penguins to championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017.

Lemieux seems to be saving his well-wishes for when the record ultimately falls.

“I’m sure he knows me well enough to know that’s not something I really want to talk about it,” Crosby said. “Just go out there and play. If it happens, it happens.”

It will happen. Soon.

Crosby is in the thick of the hunt for the NHL goals lead. Colorado’s Nathan McKinnon and Boston’s Morgan Geekie each have 20.

The Flyers promoted the game all night as a Keystone Rivalry game, but the series — even as fans voraciously booed Crosby with each touch — has never been much of a rivalry. Crosby has won three Stanley Cup titles, while the Flyers have won only two in franchise history, in 1974 and 1975. Crosby was not even born until 1987.

“It’s always been a rivalry, long before I played here,” Crosby said. “These games, you always know there’s a little more intensity, a little more to them. You just try to prepare accordingly. I just tried to get ready like everyone else.”

Crosby has never played like everyone else. He did enough damage to snap the Flyers’ modest three-game winning streak and help Pittsburgh rebound after a 7-2 loss to Toronto.

“When you have a game like that, you just want to respond, regardless of who you’re playing,” Crosby said.

Crosby scored to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead — his 60th career road game-opening goal — and added a wrist-shot on a power play for a 2-1 lead in the second period.

The Penguins were one of the early surprises of the NHL season until a stretch of seven losses in nine games last month. The team considered a long shot to reach the playoffs when the season began — only Chicago and San Jose faced slimmer odds of hoisting the Stanley Cup than Pittsburgh — has since tumbled from top spot in the Metropolitan Division.

The perpetually rebuilding Flyers and Penguins are tied with 31 points apiece.

Crosby at least gives Penguins and NHL fans a reason to watch — his No. 87 jersey was spotted around the concourse more than any Flyer — and chasing Lemieux can spice up an otherwise dead zone in the schedule. Even his teammates, who watch him practice and play daily, remain in awe of Crosby.

“It shows you what kind of exceptional player and person that he is, to never be satisfied with anything,” said Bryan Rust, who had a goal and two assists in the victory. “Everything he’s done at a team level, at an individual level, on and off the ice. It’d be easy to kind of start to pull back the reins a little bit, but I think it’s almost like it’s almost fueling him a little bit more to get more and more.”

Elsewhere, the Blue Jackets overcame the Devils 5-3, the Ducks beat the Blues 4-1, the Sharks sank the Mammoth 6-3 and the Sabres downed the Jets 5-1.

Additional reporting by staff writer

title: Crosby nearing Lemieux’s Penguins points record


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CYBERSECURITY? While the government said the app was designed to allow users to block and track lost or stolen phones, rights advocates said it was an invasion of privacy

India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app that cannot be removed, a move that has raised concerns about users’ privacy.

The nation has 1.16 billion mobile phone users, according to government data from last year, and authorities say the app would better protect them from fraud.

Late on Monday, New Delhi gave manufacturers 90 days to comply with new rules, saying the app, Sanchar Saathi — meaning communication partner in Hindi — must be “pre-installed on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India.”

The Indian government-run cybersecurity app “Sanchar Saathi” is seen on a mobile phone in New Delhi yesterday. Photo: AP

The order, detailed in a press release, also asked phone makers to ensure the app was “readily visible and accessible to the end users at the time of first use or device setup and that its functionalities are not disabled or restricted.”

The government said the app was designed to allow users to block and track lost or stolen phones. It also lets them identify and disconnect fake mobile subscriptions made in their name, among other functions.

Government figures show the app has already helped trace more than 2.6 million phones. However, rights advocates and politicians have sounded the alarm over potentially serious consequences.

Advocacy group Internet Freedom Foundation yesterday said it was concerned about the new directive.

The order “represents a sharp and deeply worrying expansion of executive control over personal digital devices,” it said in a statement on X.

“The state is asking every smartphone user in India to accept an open-ended, updatable surveillance capability on their primary personal device, and to do so without the basic guardrails that a constitutional democracy should insist on,” the foundation said.

For devices that have already been manufactured and exist in the market across the country, the government mandated that “the manufacturer and importers of mobile handsets shall make an endeavour to push the App through software updates.”

Cybersecurity analyst Nikhil Pahwa said the rules were “clearly” an invasion of privacy.

“How do we know this app isn’t used to access files and messaging on our device, which is unencrypted on device? Or a future update won’t do that?” he wrote on X.

“This is clearly an invasion of our privacy,” he added.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opponents in the Congress party demanded an immediate rollback of the order, calling the move unconstitutional.

“Big Brother cannot watch us,” Congress politician KC Venugopal wrote on X.

“A pre-loaded government app that cannot be uninstalled is a dystopian tool to monitor every Indian,” he added.

“It is a means to watch over every movement, interaction and decision of each citizen,” he said.

In August, Russia issued a similar directive ordering manufacturers to include a new messaging platform called Max on all new phones and tablets, but rights advocates warned the app could be used as a powerful surveillance tool.

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title: Trump rejects Maduro’s amnesty requests

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EXIT DEAL: Sources said the Venezuelan president offered to leave if he and his family had full amnesty and sanctions on more than 100 officials are removed

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is running out of options to step down and leave his country under US-guaranteed safe passage, following a short call last month with US President Donald Trump, who refused a series of requests from the Venezuelan leader, four sources briefed on the call said.

The call, on Nov. 21, came after months of increasing US pressure on Venezuela, including strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, repeated threats by Trump to extend military operations to land and the designation of Cartel de los Soles, a group the Trump administration says includes Maduro, as a foreign terrorist organization.

Maduro and his government have always denied all criminal accusations and say the US is seeking regime change to take control of Venezuela’s vast natural resources, including oil.

A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds an action figure of “Super Bigote” (Super Mustache), a superhero inspired by the president, as people attend a ceremony hosted by Maduro at Miraflores Palace to swear in new community-based organizations. Photo: Reuters

Maduro told Trump during the call he was willing to leave Venezuela provided he and his family members had full legal amnesty, including the removal of all US sanctions and the end of a flagship case he faces before the International Criminal Court, three of the sources said.

He also requested removal of sanctions for more than 100 Venezuelan government officials, many accused by the US of human rights abuses, drug trafficking or corruption, they said.

Maduro asked that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez run an interim government ahead of new elections, two of the sources said.

Trump rejected most of his requests on the call, which lasted less than 15 minutes, but told Maduro he had a week to leave Venezuela for the destination of his choice alongside his family members.

That safe passage expired on Friday, prompting Trump on Saturday to declare that Venezuela’s airspace was closed, two of the sources said.

The Miami Herald previously reported several details of the call. The Friday deadline had not been previously disclosed.

Trump on Sunday confirmed he had spoken with Maduro, without providing details. The White House declined to elaborate further, and Venezuela’s information ministry, which handles all press inquiries for the government, did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

The Trump administration has said it does not recognize Maduro, in power since 2013, as Venezuela’s legitimate president. He claimed a re-election victory last year in a national ballot that the US and other Western governments dismissed as a sham, and which independent observers said the opposition won overwhelmingly.

Speaking to marchers, Maduro on Monday swore “absolute loyalty” to the Venezuelan people.

It is unclear if Maduro could still make a fresh proposal involving safe passage. Trump held talks on Monday with top advisers to discuss the pressure campaign on Venezuela, among other topics, a senior US official said.

A Washington-based source briefed on the Trump administration’s internal discussions did not rule out the possibility of a negotiated exit for Maduro, but added that significant disagreements remained and important details were still unresolved.

The US has raised a reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest to US$50 million and has US$25 million rewards out for other top government officials, including Venezuelan Minister of the Interior Diosdado Cabello, who have been indicted in the US for alleged drug trafficking, among other crimes. All have denied the accusations.

Maduro’s administration has requested another call with Trump, the three sources said.


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The Philippines deferred the awarding of a project that is part of a plan to build one of the world’s longest marine bridges after local opposition over the potential involvement of a Chinese company due to national security fears.

The proposals are “undergoing thorough review” by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which acts as a lender and an overseer of the project to ensure it meets international environmental and governance standards, the Philippine Department of Public Works and Highways said in a statement on Monday in response to queries from Bloomberg.

The agency said it would announce the winning bidder once ADB has fully evaluated the proposals for technical and financial compliance, and has given a “no-objection letter.” The agency, which initially targeted to issue the award notice on Saturday, did not directly refer to national security concerns raised by a local shipping groups against a Chinese bidder.

“The target date of award and notice to proceed for the project will be announced in the coming weeks,” it added.

Andrew Jeffries, country director for the Philippines at Manila-based ADB, said the project follows the bank’s rules.

The public works agency “is undertaking the procurement while ADB provides oversight of the process to ensure compliance with our policy and regulations,” Jeffries said in a statement yesterday.

Chinese companies offered some of the most competitive tenders for the 7.25 billion pesos (US$396 million) land approach project, a section of a US$3.9 billion plan to build a 32km bridge across the mouth of Manila Bay.

However, their bids have faced opposition in Manila, threatening to delay a key infrastructure project that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed would improve transport and logistics on Luzon island.

The bridge project would receive US$2.11 billion funding from ADB, with US$1.14 billion to be cofinanced by Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Philippine Department of Finance said.

In a letter addressed to Philippine Secretary of Public Works and Highways Vince Dizon and Secretary of Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr, the Philippine Interisland Shipping Association and other maritime industry stakeholders urged the government to reject the bid of China Harbour Engineering Co, which offered to construct the project for 4.87 billion pesos, the lowest of all bids.

Awarding the project that would link Bataan and Cavite provinces, to a Chinese state-owned company “creates an untenable and unacceptable risk of sabotage and intelligence gathering on vital national assets,” the association said in a letter posted on its Facebook page in October.

The group also cited “unmitigated national security risks and serious concerns over business integrity” of the Chinese firm.

China Harbour is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Co.

The US Department of State in 2020 sanctioned units of China Communications for the “destructive dredging” of Beijing’s outposts in the South China Sea and for engaging in “corruption, predatory financing, environmental destruction, and other abuses across the world.”

China Harbour did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Marcos administration has challenged Beijing’s expansive claim over the strategic waterway and has stepped up maritime patrols that have sometimes led to collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels. However, the government has also tried to insulate the Philippines’ economic ties with its top trading partner China from the geopolitical tensions.

Andres Centino, a former military chief who is currently Marcos’ adviser on the South China Sea, said he has heard about other government security agencies looking into the bridge project.

“There really are agencies that advise on whether a particular project can go ahead just because there is this company which perhaps has a spurious background,” he said.


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Japan, China in fresh incident near disputed islands

Japanese and Chinese vessels yesterday engaged in a fresh standoff around disputed islands, the two nations’ coast guards said.

Relations have been strained since new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last month suggested that her country could intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on Taiwan.

The Japan Coast Guard said two China Coast Guard ships entered Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea early yesterday, and left a few hours later.

China and Japan have given contradictory versions of a confrontation around the disputed Senkaku Islands on Dec 2. Photo: Reuters

The Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, also known as Diaoyutai Islands (釣魚台) in Taiwan and China, have been a regular flashpoint between Tokyo and Beijing over the decades.

After the patrol ships sailed toward a Japanese fishing boat, a Japanese coast guard vessel issued a demand that they leave the waters, the Japan Coast Guard statement said.

“The activities of Chinese coast guard vessels navigating within Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands while asserting their own claims fundamentally violate international law,” it said.

The statement added that the two Chinese vessels, and others, were still in the area.

China Coast Guard spokesman Liu Dejun (劉德軍) said that a Japanese fishing vessel “illegally entered China’s territorial waters.”

“China Coast Guard vessels took necessary control measures and made warnings to drive it away,” Liu said on the China Coast Guard’s official WeChat account.

“The China Coast Guard will continue to conduct rights protection and law enforcement activities in the waters around the Diaoyutai Islands, resolutely safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights,” he added.

It followed a similar incident around the islands on Nov. 16, about a week after Takaichi’s comments, Kyodo News reported.

Beijing has urged its citizens to avoid travel to Japan and a number of cultural events have been hit, including halting a performance by a Japanese singer in Shanghai on Friday.

Aside from reportedly renewing a ban on Japanese seafood imports, China has stopped short of imposing more serious economic measures, such as curbing exports of rare earth metals.


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China is to impose a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and devices — including condoms — for the first time in three decades, its latest bid to reverse plunging birthrates that threaten to further slow its economy.

Under the newly revised Value-Added Tax (VAT) Law, consumers are to pay a 13 percent levy on items that had been VAT-exempt since 1993, when China enforced a strict one child policy and actively promoted birth control.

At the same time, the revision carves out new incentives for prospective parents by exempting childcare services — from nurseries to kindergartens — as well as elder-care institutions, disability service providers and marriage-related services. The changes take effect next month.

They reflect a broader policy pivot, as a rapidly aging China shifts from limiting births to encouraging people to have more children. The population has shrunk for three consecutive years, with just 9.54 million births last year — barely half of the 18.8 million registered nearly a decade ago, when the one child policy was lifted.

Beijing has rolled out a series of pro-natalist policies in response, from offering cash handouts to improving childcare services, and extending paternity and maternity leave. The country has also announced guidelines to reduce the number of abortions that are not deemed “medically necessary” — in sharp contrast to the coercive reproductive controls of the one child era, when abortions and sterilizations were routinely enforced.

Beijing’s attempts to reverse its birthrate are running into a basic hurdle: China is one of the priciest countries in which to bring up children, a report last year by the YuWa Population Research Institute in Beijing.

Raising a child through age 18 costs more than an estimated 538,000 yuan (US$76,000), a price at which many young adults are balking amid a slow economy and unstable job market. As societal values shift, others are choosing to invest in their own stability and careers over a family life.

Still, authorities are increasingly focused on measures meant to shift social attitudes toward childbirth — even when the direct effects might be limited.

“Removing the VAT exemption is largely symbolic and unlikely to have much impact on the bigger picture,” said He Yafu, a demographer with YuWa. Instead, “it reflects an effort to shape a social environment that encourages childbirth and reduces abortions.”

The VAT also comes as HIV — which has been decreasing worldwide — increases sharply in China, as stigma and limited sex education continue to hinder public understanding. Most new cases of the illness are linked to unprotected sex.

From 2002 to 2021, the rate of reported HIV and AIDS cases rose from 0.37 per 100,000 people to 8.41, China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The extra cost quickly sparked debate on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, with some users worrying not just about the potential for unplanned pregnancy, but whether sexually transmitted diseases could spread more quickly if people were using fewer condoms.

“When considering the rising HIV infections among young people, raising prices like this might not be a good idea,” one user wrote. “It’s a poorly considered approach.”

Others mocked the tax as ineffective — arguing that higher prices would do little to change attitudes toward childbearing.

“If someone can’t afford a condom, how could they afford raising a child?” one person asked.


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VENEZUELA

ICC ‘shirking’ duties

Venezuelan officials on Monday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors’ office of “shirking” their duties after the court announced it would close its Caracas office for lack of progress. The ICC opened the bureau last year to work alongside Venezuelan officials to investigate alleged crimes against humanity during protests in 2017. ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang has said the closure is a result of a lack of “real progress” in working with the Venezuelan government, but the investigation would continue. In a statement, Venezuelan officials accused the ICC of doing nothing while planning to “instrumentalize justice for political purposes.” Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Canada filed a complaint with the ICC in 2018, accusing Venezuela of human rights violations.

SURINAME

King’s apology accepted

Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted an apology from visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for widespread slavery during Dutch colonial rule. The monarch made the apology back in 2023, but it was accepted during a meeting and ceremony behind closed doors on Monday in the capital, Paramaribo, the state-run Suriname Communication Services (CDS) said. “We accept the apology and the request for forgiveness with the full conviction that the king, with a clear conscience, wishes to cooperate in healing and restoration,” said Wilgo Ommen, representative of the indigenous communities. Willem-Alexander arrived on Sunday with Queen Maxima, a week after the small South American country marked 50 years of independence from the Netherlands.

COLOMBIA

Jewish sect expelled

Authorities on Monday announced the expulsion of nine members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect accused of child sex abuse just over a week after its immigration services said they had rescued 17 minors from the group. The Lev Tahor sect has been the subject of investigations for the mistreatment of minors in several countries, including Mexico and Canada. Images released by Colombian authorities showed sect members dressed in black tunics and walking through security checkpoints at the Medellin airport to board a New York-bound flight to be received by US authorities. A spokesperson for the migration agency said some of the minors, who were from various places, including the US and Guatemala, were also transferred back to the US on the same flight to be entrusted with US child protective services.

JAPAN

‘Shup up’: PM quotes manga

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday told a Saudi-organized economic forum in Tokyo to “shut your mouths.” She was not being rude; it was a line from a well-known manga comic. “I understand that Japanese manga and anime are extremely popular in Saudi Arabia,” Takaichi said. “But today, I’d like to borrow a famous line from Attack on Titan to conclude my speech. ‘Just shut your mouths. And invest everything in me,’” she said. Takaichi was speaking at the FII PRIORITY Asia 2025 conference, a spinoff of the annual Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia. Also present was Softbank founder Masayoshi Son, who said he wept over the sale of the firm’s shares in Nvidia, Bloomberg News reported. “I don’t want to sell a single share. I just had more need for money to invest in OpenAI” and other projects, he said. “I was crying to sell Nvidia shares.”

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Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fireFilipino and Indonesian workers gather to mourn after the deadly fire killed at least ten Southeast Asian migrant workers

Sobs could be heard across Hong Kong’s Victoria Park last weekend as hundreds of migrant workers mourned victims of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades and prayed for missing friends.

Many found themselves in limbo after the disaster.

At least 10 of the 146 people killed in the fire that devastated the high-rise towers of Wang Fuk Court were migrant workers, an often overlooked segment of the workforce.

An Indonesian woman on Nov. 30 prepares flowers at a prayer for victims of the deadly Nov. 26 fire at Tai Po, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Dozens more are unaccounted for, according to information from consulates.

Hong Kong is home to nearly 370,000 migrant domestic workers, predominantly women from the Philippines and Indonesia caring for infants and the elderly in a city with an ageing population.

Migrant workers typically have Sundays off and prayers were held in neighbourhoods across the city. Attendees spoke of friends who had gone missing and how support efforts for survivors at times fell short.


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Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond

The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back.

Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other US charities, typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. But there are good reasons to volunteer at any time of the year.

Alfred Del Grosso volunteers weekly to work the lunch shift at Shepherd’s Table, a food bank in Silver Spring, Maryland. “I feel more connected to the broader community,” he said.

Volunteer Brent Cohen on Nov. 22, 2023 carries plates of food to guests during the annual Thanksgiving banquet at the Denver Rescue Mission in Denver, Colorado. Photo: AP

Most Thursdays, the retired chemist from Kensington, Maryland, also lends an unpaid hand to help clear fallen trees and brush from local trails with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. “It’s mostly volunteers who help maintain the trails,” he said.

Researchers who study human evolution and social psychology say that giving back is deeply rooted in human nature. Volunteers say they feel closer ties to the communities they serve.

“When we feel grateful for all we have, that motivates us to do good things for other people who have helped us, and also to do good things for new people,” Sarah Schnitker, a psychologist at Baylor University, said,

“There’s a nice upwards reciprocal spiral between gratitude and generosity,” often enhanced at holiday times, she said.

For many in the US, the season most associated with giving, receiving and volunteering runs from Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and Christmas to New Year’s.

But around the world, a giving season or festival is present in many cultures, Amrisha Vaish, a developmental psychologist at the University of Virginia, said.

“Nearly all cultures have events or public festivals that allow people to express gratitude,” she said. “In Hinduism, Divali is a time of lights and festiveness and good eating, but also a time in which people give gifts to really express what people have meant to them.”

For Muslims, Ramadan, which ends with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, is a time for reflection, gratitude and acts of charity. Many Buddhist traditions also emphasize gratitude.

The common purpose of such seasons, which also include non-religious acts of service, is to reinforce our natural cooperative tendencies, Vaish said.

“In human evolutionary history over hundreds of thousands of years, we’ve had to become cooperative in order to work together and survive as a species,” she said.

“We don’t have sharp claws, high speed, many other natural abilities. But what we do have is that we’re super cooperators; we can do more in groups than alone.”

Of course, humans aren’t always cooperative and generous — sometimes we’re also selfish and stubborn.

The tension between selfishness and altruism was recognized even by Darwin, Michael Tomasello, a psychologist at Duke University, said. “That’s why life is so complicated. We have all these motives mapped together.”

But reflecting with gratitude on what we have, and seeing others do good, can encourage our most generous tendencies, experts say.

On an individual level, “giving, volunteering and generosity have the ability to increase our sense of meaning and purpose in life,” said Jenae Nelson, a developmental psychologist at Brigham Young University.

“There’s a quick dopamine hit sometimes called the ‘helpers high.’ But there’s also that deeper reward of helping us to establish purpose and meaning,” she said. “By helping other people and believing that small acts can change the world, you can bring coherence to your own life.”

After Mia Thelen retired as a nurse in Owosso, Michigan, she began volunteering for the American Red Cross, starting out by minding the office phones during blood drives before gradually taking on more organizational and administrative responsibilities.

“It’s a good way to spend your time, making the lives of others a little easier,” Thelen said. “I wanted to do something that helps the community.”

“And I’m learning a lot: learning computer skills, learning communication skills. I have great co-volunteers.” She enjoys feeling more connected with her neighbors.

Another common holiday tradition — sending greeting cards to family and old friends — also provides a chance to enhance or renew social ties, which people are often surprisingly reluctant to do, said Lara Aknin, a social psychologist at Simon Fraser University.

Her research has shown that “people are actually hesitant to reach out to old friends, they worry about being a burden or an inconvenience,” she said. But on the flip side, “people who’ve just heard from old friends report it as a really positive experience.”

So go ahead and write those cards or make those phone calls, she said. Use the holidays as an excuse to reconnect, and share a laugh or a warm mulled drink.

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The Hidden Network Behind Ancient China’s Fast Messages 驛站：古代中國的物流智慧超乎你想像

When people talk about fast delivery or logistics, most assume these are modern inventions. However, the need to convey messages and ship goods efficiently existed in ancient China. As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the governments implemented official systems to deliver orders and military information across long distances. Later, this system, known as yizhan, reached its peak during the Tang period and remained crucial to Chinese society for centuries.

The main function of a yizhan was to deploy documents and personnel quickly across vast regions. Messengers would stop at these stations to change horses or rest. Sometimes, they also passed important letters to the next courier. Thanks to this system, information, supplies, and even tax payments could move quickly across thousands of kilometers. This helped the emperors manage the vast territory and maintain social order.

Aside from its function, the yizhan system was also known for its thoughtful design and layout. Yizhan were usually spaced about 30 kilometers apart, which was far enough for a horse to travel without needing rest. Each station typically included horse stables, storage spaces, kitchens, and rooms for messengers. Larger stations could host dozens of travelers at once and sometimes included government offices. Some even had signal towers or flags to make them easier to find.

Over time, the yizhan network expanded and developed, and it began to take on new roles beyond its original purpose. Under Mongol rule, the network also served foreign officials and diplomats traveling on business. This infrastructure supported government communication, trade, and cultural exchange. Marco Polo even praised the system’s efficiency during his travels.

Although yizhan ended a long time ago, its legacy remains. Today’s postal services and communication networks owe much to this long tradition. Perhaps the ancient Chinese knew something we’re still figuring out—that keeping people connected is what makes a civilization thrive.

當人們談論快速送貨或物流時，大多數人認為這些是現代發明。然而，高效傳遞訊息和運輸貨物的需求在古時候的中國就已經存在。早在商朝和周朝，政府就建立了官方系統來跨越遠距離傳遞命令和軍事情報。後來，這個被稱為驛站的系統在唐代達到了頂峰，並在往後幾個世紀裡對中國社會來說至關重要。

驛站的主要功能是快速地在廣大地區內派送文件和人員。信使們會在這些驛站停留以更換馬匹或休息。有時，他們也會將重要的信件傳遞給下一位遞送員。多虧這個系統，訊息、物資，甚至稅收都可以跨越數千公里快速流通。這幫助皇帝管理遼闊的領土並維持社會秩序。

除了其功能性外，驛站系統還以其周到的設計和布局聞名。驛站通常間隔約 30 公里，這距離對於馬匹來說足以一次跑完，不需要休息。每個驛站通常包括馬廄、儲藏空間、廚房和信使的房間。較大的驛站可同時接待數十名旅客，有時還設有政府辦公室。有些驛站甚至有信號塔或旗幟，使其更容易被找到。

隨著時間的推移，驛站網路不斷擴大和發展，並開始承擔超出其原始用途的新角色。在蒙古統治下，該網路也服務出差的外國官員和外交人員。這樣的基礎建設支持了政府間的溝通、貿易和文化交流。馬可．波羅在旅途中甚至稱讚了該系統的效率。

雖然驛站很久以前就結束了，但它的影響力仍然存在。今天的郵政服務和通訊網路在很大程度上歸功於這一悠久的傳統。也許古時候的中國人深諳一些我們仍在摸索的道理——保持人們的聯繫是讓文明繁榮的關鍵。

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logistics n. 物流（恆用複數）

layout n. 設計；布局

Mongol adj. 蒙古（人）的

postal adj. 郵政的；郵遞的

KEY VOCABULARY

1. invention n. 發明（物）；創造

At the tech show, we saw a number of amazing inventions, including a talking toilet.

在那場科技展上，我們看到許多令人驚訝的發明，包括有聲馬桶。

2. goods n.（製造來販售的）商品；貨品（恆用複數）

The owner of the pet supply store sold goods such as pet food, dishes, and animal toys.

那家寵物用品店的老闆販售像是寵物食品、餐具和動物玩具等商品。

3. deploy v. 派遣；部署；有效運用

When Ryan was in the army, he was deployed to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban.

萊恩在軍隊服役時，他被派遣到阿富汗打擊塔利班。

4. document n. 文件；公文

Shane handed his documents to the man who worked behind the immigration counter.

夏恩把他的文件交給在移民櫃檯後方工作的那名男子。

5. messenger n. 信差；傳遞員

近義字 courier n.（遞送重要書信或文件的）信差；遞送員

In the old days, people often employed messengers to carry letters across the country.

在過去，人們常僱用信差來將信件送到全國各地。

6. diplomat n. 外交官

Nora is an American diplomat, so she travels to different countries to assist American citizens.

諾拉是一名美國外交官，因此她前往不同的國家協助美國公民。

7. infrastructure n. 基礎建設

Taipei has broad transportation infrastructure that allows its citizens to get anywhere in the city easily.

臺北有著廣泛的交通基礎設施，使其公民可以輕易地到達這座城市的任何地方。

8. civilization n. 文明；文化

On vacation in Mexico, my family learned about the complex ancient Mayan civilization.

在墨西哥度假時，我們一家人了解了複雜的古馬雅文明。

9. thrive vi. 蓬勃發展；茁壯成長

The local business thrived thanks to strong community support.

由於社區的大力支持，這間在地企業蓬勃發展。

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▲老烤箱餐酒上月爆出疑似食物中毒事件，餐廳道歉並暫停營業。（圖／北市衛生局提供，下同）

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台北市米其林指南入選餐廳「老烤箱義式披薩餐酒」11月上旬爆出顧客用餐後集體出現嘔吐、腹瀉情況，約有 40 名民眾陸續就醫，引發外界質疑食安問題。北市衛生局2日公布檢驗結果，包含就醫者與廚工的肛門拭子、食餘檢體均為陰性，確認不屬食品中毒案件，准復業但列管管理。

衛生局指出，約十多名就醫者與部分廚工接受檢體採檢，食材殘餘亦同步送驗，結果皆未驗出食物中毒病因物質，因此不符合食品中毒的法定標準。至於先前檢驗員工手部時發現一例金黃色葡萄球菌陽性，衛生局解釋，此菌常存在人體皮膚，無法與此次事件直接連結，但已要求業者改善個人衛生。

由於事件引發大量投訴，衛生局稽查期間發現多項環境與衛生缺失，業者已提出改善計畫並完成處置。衛生局於11月24日通知餐廳可恢復營業，但因曾發生群體不適狀況，店家已被列入後續加強列管、將不定期抽查，以確保食安。

餐廳方面表示，已於11月26日重新開業並強化品質與衛生控管，相關流程比照過往更嚴格。外界此前推測事件與甜點「提拉米蘇使用生蛋」有關，但衛生局強調，檢驗結果無法證實此說法，事件確切原因仍無法定論。

title: 北市米其林餐廳爆「群體上吐下瀉」！檢驗全陰性　非食中毒恢復營業


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▲陸軍第八軍團黃埔營區傳出墜樓意外。（示意圖／記者李毓康攝）

記者吳世龍、柯振中／高雄報導

高雄市陸軍第八軍團黃埔營區2日晚間傳出墜樓意外，一名役男因不明原因從營區二樓墜落，被緊急送往醫院治療，目前意識清楚、無生命危險。第八軍團表示，後續將全力協助醫療事宜，並落實各項防險作為，以維護人員安全。

根據調查，步兵117旅的役男2日晚間因不明原因，從營區內的2樓墜落。所屬單位發現以後，立即將人送往醫院救治，所幸役男意識清楚、無生命危險，目前正在接受治療。

第八軍團對此表示，事件發生後，已指派高層幹部前往醫院，並且聯繫家屬。後續會全力協助役男醫療事宜，並落實各項防險作為，確保能夠維護人員安全。

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄市 高雄

title: 快訊／陸軍黃埔營區晚間傳墜樓！役男被緊急送醫


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記者蔡宜芳／綜合報導

男星Gino（蔡東威）近日在社群上透露，自己即將動眼部手術。他坦言長期飽受眼睛乾燥之苦，但問題並非只是一般的「乾眼症」，而是更棘手的症狀，無奈表示：「眼睛巨乾的困擾沒有經過的人真的不知道…」

▲Gino長期受到乾燥症的困擾。（圖／翻攝自Instagram／gino.t）

Gino透露，自己罹患的是「乾燥症（修格蘭氏症）」，平時除了眼科以外，也需要看風濕免疫科，「看了那麼多就只是被開了那麼多的人工淚液，那只能解決乾眼症，對乾燥症是束手無策。」

Gino表示，自己的眼睛在一天之中，有一半以上的時間都又乾又酸，讓他很痛苦。因此在經過專業諮詢後，他決定要試試脈衝光眼睛手術，也相當期待術後的成果。貼文引來不少粉絲祝福他早日擺脫多年來的眼疾。

▲Gino決定透過手術試試看能否解決眼乾的問題。（圖／翻攝自Instagram／gino.t）

修格蘭氏症又稱「乾燥症」，是一種全身性的自體免疫疾病。由於身體的免疫系統失調，將自身的腺體（如淚腺、唾液腺）當成敵人進行攻擊，導致這些腺體發炎、功能受損，進而無法正常分泌水分。主要症狀會有眼乾、口乾、關節疼痛與腫脹、腺體腫大等症狀。

目前乾燥症治療以症狀療法及免疫療法為主，比如使用人工淚液、保濕凝膠、促進唾液分泌的藥物來緩解乾燥，或服用免疫調節劑來控制免疫系統的發炎反應。日常保養則建議多喝水、室內放置加濕器、抱持口腔衛生、少吃太燥熱及辛辣的食物，並避免長時間戴隱形眼鏡。

title: Gino「有一半時間眼睛巨乾」決定動手術！　認長年罹修格蘭氏症


title: 抽超商禮券好康多　桃園環保局推出「淨零日記」抽獎活動

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 中和

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▲「淨零日記」紀錄每日減碳行為。（圖／環保局提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市環保局2日指出，該局推出「淨零日記 × 抽獎拚好禮」活動，自 12 月 1 日起至 12 月 31 日止，鼓勵市民運用線上工具「淨零日記」紀錄每日減碳行為，包括低碳飲食、低碳交通、減塑生活及節能等措施，希望藉此推動市民在日常中落實淨零生活。即日起市民朋友可透過網站表單（https://forms.gle/4shwm2RQc7GdJHnJ9）完成抽獎活動報名。

環保局表示，活動期間，市民只要完成網站表單報名，並以市民卡帳號登入「桃園市碳中和資訊平台」進行減碳紀錄，完成至少一項減碳行為紀錄，即具抽獎資格。連續紀錄 5 日可額外再獲得 1 次抽獎機會，最高可累積 7 次中獎機會。本次獎項包括造型手工皂、帆布包、環保碗筷組、環保洗衣精等多項綠色生活好禮；另個人減碳量排名前 10 名者，可獲得高級沐浴禮盒。

▲「淨零日記」紀錄每日減碳行為。（圖／環保局提供）

環保局指出，本次亦同步辦理「里別團體競賽」，將依各里參與的市民紀錄所加總的總減碳量進行里別排名。活動結束後，累計減碳量最高的前三名里別，可獲得最高5,000元獎金及該里參與市民的超商禮券抽獎資格，鼓勵社區以團隊方式共同拚減碳，打造在地永續能量。

環保局提醒，活動期間每週會在「桃園市碳中和資訊平台」及「護守桃花源」臉書粉絲專頁公告前幾名里別及個人減碳排名，讓市民即時掌握最新進度。競賽結果與完整得獎名單，將於活動結束後一個月內公開。

環保局表示，桃園已啟動多項淨零行動，透過市民參與，每日生活減碳亦可累積成城市的氣候治理成果。明年度還會推出更多減碳量兌點換好禮活動，歡迎市民踴躍參與「淨零日記」活動，用每天的小行動，為自己、為社區、也為桃園累積更多減碳量，共同寫下讓桃園更美好的新淨零成就。


title: 台大團隊攜手日月光中壢廠守護黃墘溪　蘇俊賓：公私協力成效好

taiwan-subdivisions: 中壢 桃園

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▲蘇俊賓期待透過水質與生態工作坊，繼續生態復育。（圖／市府提供）

記者楊淑媛／桃園報導

桃園市副市長蘇俊賓2日出席於中壢區元生社福館，舉辦的「黃墘溪水質與生態工作坊」表示，早期的河川水質管理，主要都在工廠的稽查與輔導，這些年，在桃園建立的公私協力模式，讓企業主本身也變成環境品質守護的成員，跟社區民眾站在一起，一起共同來守護成效才是最好，也最有意義。

蘇俊賓期待透過水質與生態工作坊，讓民眾反思河川與人的關係不僅是「污染降低」的進步，更包括生態復育與文化價值的重建。日月光中壢廠資深副總經理沈文智表示，日月光長期致力於水環境維護，不僅確保放流水符合排放標準，也重視整體生態品質。看到臺灣大學團隊運用科技與IoT物聯網監測黃墘溪的成果，讓企業更清楚未來改善方向，也更具投入動力。未來日月光將持續配合市府與學界，以科技提升治理效率，共同守護黃墘溪與其他河川。

▲黃墘溪水質與生態工作坊。（圖／市府提供）

蘇俊賓說，近20年來在中央、地方及企業共同投入下，桃園河川水質已大幅改善。回顧2006年他擔任環保局長時，桃園嚴重污染河段占比曾高達22.4%，經過一年多努力降至約16%，已經是條件有限的當年的極限。如今，在生活污水截流、提升下水道普及率及科技稽查與源頭管理、總量管制等持續措施下，目前污染河段占比已降至2.4%，並預計今年會再下降。市府未來也將持續攜手永續企業、學界與在地居民，共同打造更優質、更具韌性的水環境。

環保局表示，黃墘溪全長約3.8公里，是鄰近社區重要的生活型水域。市府於111年完成每日9,000噸處理量的現地處理設施，使溪內BOD、氨氮及重金屬銅等指標均有顯著改善。環保局也指出，桃園以公私協力為核心推動水環境治理，目前已有51家企業認養河川、67支水巡隊共同守護，全市共維護175公里河川。市府亦透過「忍者龜」「貓頭鷹」等專案及AI水色辨識提升稽查效率，使包括黃墘溪在內的多條河川水質持續改善，展現產官學及社區攜手打造永續水環境的具體成果。


title: 北市米其林餐廳爆「群體上吐下瀉」！檢驗全陰性　非食中毒恢復營業


title: 2025陸劇主角人氣TOP 10！　他逆轉「古裝醜男」負評穩坐冠軍

taiwan-subdivisions: 成功 竹北

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文／網路溫度計

延續去年熱度，2025年的陸劇市場再度呈現百家爭鳴的盛況。不管是仙俠劇、奇幻劇，還是古裝輕喜劇、現代偶像劇，多元題材類型紛紛搶佔影迷視線。《網路溫度計DailyView》透過輿情分析軟體《KEYPO大數據關鍵引擎》，調查出十大人氣最高的陸劇主角，究竟在這場陸劇主角爭霸戰中，誰能突破重圍拿下人氣冠軍呢？

No.10 李一桐

▲李一桐。（圖／翻攝自微博／天地劍心）

被網友戲稱為「收視毒藥」的李一桐，憑藉《書卷一夢》徹底逆轉形象，靠著瘋癲又不落俗套的演技爆紅出圈。劇中，她飾演的女主角宋一夢以各種花式死法製造笑點，再加上反套路的喜劇穿越設定，讓觀眾印象深刻，也為她累積了大量討論度與人氣；而近期熱播的《天地劍心》更進一步鞏固了她在戲劇圈的地位。該劇延續《狐妖小紅娘》系列的世界觀，將人妖之戀、轉世續緣與宿命救贖等元素融入劇情，李一桐在劇中飾演蜘蛛精清瞳，與成毅飾演的王權富貴上演禁忌之戀。兩人甜虐交織的情感線不僅打動影迷，也成為原著粉絲熱議的焦點。雖然劇情中段曾因女主角人設與原著背離而引發網友爭議，但幸好後面幾集有拉回主線，將故事完整收尾，也讓她的角色魅力得以充分展現。網友討論「李一桐的笑容真的很甜，很適合演喜劇」、「李一桐真的演得很靈動，又漂亮」、「李一桐讓人撐下去+1，沒想到她沒偶包，但有些動作真的粗俗」。

No.9 白鹿

▲白鹿。（圖／翻攝自微博／白月梵星）

白鹿早期就憑藉《招搖》打下人氣基礎，而今年她再次靠《白月梵星》站上人氣巔峰。年初《網路溫度計DailyView》曾針對2025第一季話題陸劇進行調查，當時《白月梵星》以20,185筆聲量穩居第二，充分展現其討論度之高。該劇改編自晉江作家星零的小說《白爍上神》，講述男女主角從初期互看不順眼，到攜手並肩降魔除妖，過程中兩人情愫漸生，甜虐交織的感情線成全劇最大亮點。當然白鹿在劇中的表現更是功不可沒，她活潑俏皮的角色塑造，加上自然流暢的情感詮釋，讓堪稱「CP百搭體質」的白鹿再次得到印證。

此外，白鹿主演的另一部仙俠劇《臨江仙》同樣引發高討論度。該劇結合宿命虐戀、神魔對決、父女權謀、妖怪救贖等多重看點，雖然首播熱度極高，但口碑差強人意，因劇情稍顯老套、特效粗糙，讓部分影迷略感失望；但憑藉主角白鹿和曾舜晞這對CP的化學反應，成功抓住觀眾目光，也使她成為2025年仙俠劇中備受矚目的焦點。

No.8 宋祖兒

▲宋祖兒。（圖／八大電視提供）

曾陷入逃稅風波的宋祖兒，在2025年以《無憂渡》與《折腰》兩部作品重回影迷的視野。《無憂渡》是一部玄幻懸疑題材劇，講述在人妖共存的世界裡，捉妖師與擁有陰陽眼的少女攜手探案的故事。該劇富含聊齋風格元素，營造出濃厚的中式恐怖氛圍，自開播以來便話題不斷，不僅在愛奇藝平台熱度突破9,500，更登上全球14個國家和地區的熱播榜冠軍，這也讓宋祖兒的人氣跟著水漲船高。

緊接著上映的古裝劇《折腰》同樣為她帶來爆發性關注。該劇曾榮登「網友最期待古裝劇」冠軍，開播後收視與口碑雙雙爆棚。故事融合先婚後愛、仇人變夫妻的設定為主軸，感情與矛盾交織，宋祖兒所飾演的角色感情張力十足，連帶牽動不少影迷的心。根據大陸媒體報導指出，《折腰》單集製作成本突破四千萬，而宋祖兒身穿的古典婚裝、珍珠流蘇髻更被譽為中式美感天花板，成為觀眾討論焦點。

No.7 陳偉霆

▲陳偉霆。（圖／LINE TV提供）

位居排行第七名的陳偉霆，其實在最初是以歌手身份出道，曾組成男子團體「Sun Boy'z」，後來則透過懸疑劇《老九門》累積了大量人氣。今年再度憑藉《許我耀眼》再度翻紅，堪稱能歌能舞能演的全能型藝人！該劇改編自張悅然小說《大喬小喬》，講述都市精英沈皓明（陳偉霆 飾）與電視台主播許妍（趙露思 飾）之間的愛情故事，劇情圍繞假面夫妻與心機謊言展開。開播不到一週，《許我耀眼》便迅速勇奪排行榜冠軍，一舉超越《暴君的廚師》與《今際之國的闖關者》，話題熱度持續攀升。

陳偉霆在劇中飾演的霸總沈皓明既腹黑又深情，在冷峻與柔情之間無縫切換，使觀眾在甜虐交織的劇情中被牢牢吸引。這部作品不僅讓陳偉霆重新爆紅，也進一步穩固他在一線男星的地位。透過《KEYPO大數據關鍵引擎》輿情軟體，本片的網路聲量高峰出現在2025年10月5日，在《許我耀眼》熱播期間，一名網友於串文表示直呼無法直視該劇，因男主角陳偉霆撞臉竹北的「吊車大王」胡漢龑，並張貼出對比圖，讓不少劇迷相當崩潰，當日聲量飆升至1,534筆，帶動聲量高峰。

No.6 肖戰

▲肖戰。（圖／Disney+提供）

肖戰在2025年以古裝劇《藏海傳》強勢回歸，播出後話題量呈現爆發式成長。他所飾演的藏海是一名心思縝密、充滿謀略的復仇者，角色本身就具備強烈張力，而肖戰以沉穩演技、收放自如的情緒表現，成功將這位亦正亦邪的角色立體化，讓觀眾在第一集就深受吸引。《藏海傳》開播後穩居Disney+收視冠軍，全網總流量更突破15億，肖戰也直接拿下微博5月演員熱度冠軍，人氣指數全線飆漲，堪稱2025年話題最高的陸劇男主角之一。

為了詮釋藏海這個角色，肖戰在正式開拍前就投入大量訓練，不論是武術動作還是儀態訓練，他都逐一反覆練習，力求更完美的表現。另外，他也為戲狂鏟8公斤，在劇中有多場裸身戲、入浴戲都能完整展現出精瘦結實的好身材，讓觀眾眼睛大吃冰淇淋直呼「太犯規」。而他與香暗荼的虐心苦戀也是一大看點，特別是兩人親吻時CP感炸裂，引爆網友討論熱潮，甚至直接衝出單集流量破億的亮眼成績。「怎麼就突然吻了！！！！啊啊啊啊啊啊」、「預告的吻嚇到我了（誤）」。

No.5 章若楠

▲章若楠。（圖／翻攝自微博／難哄）

說到今年人氣陸劇主角，那就絕對不能不提到章若楠了，她以現象級爆款劇《難哄》全面打開知名度，其改編自竹已的同名小說，講述了溫以凡與高中同學桑延久別重逢的故事。原著自帶龐大粉絲，加上姐妹作《偷偷藏不住》的加持，使得《難哄》在開播前就已熱度拉滿。該劇由白敬亭與章若楠領銜主演，兩人皆擁有清新「初戀感」的高顏值，強烈的CP化學反應讓人一看秒入坑。尤其章若楠所飾演的溫以凡，將角色的破碎感詮釋得令人心疼，引發觀眾強烈共鳴，因此播出後好評不斷。該劇從首播到大結局都穩坐話題前排，甚至完結三個月後熱度仍未散去，今年六月於台北舉辦快閃店活動，一開幕人潮便排到爆，由此可見該劇的影響力之強。

除了《難哄》拿下超高人氣，章若楠在《淮水竹亭》中同樣展現了不同以往的角色魅力，雖非該劇主角，但她仍憑藉精湛演技和唯美古裝扮相成功吸睛，延續人氣熱度不墜。兩部作品接連走紅，讓章若楠的討論度一路飆升，一舉拿下人氣主角第五名。

No.4 成毅

▲成毅。（圖／翻攝自微博／赴山海）

今年七月，《網路溫度計DailyView》曾在針對90後陸劇男星進行調查，成毅以34,085筆聲量位列第五，而在這次人氣主角榜單中，他也憑藉《赴山海》與《天地劍心》兩部代表作，輕鬆拿下了第四名的佳績。《赴山海》改編自溫瑞安小說《神州奇俠》，以穿越結合武俠的創新設定吸引大量劇迷關注。成毅在劇中不僅挑戰高難度的武打戲，更一人分飾三個性格迥異的角色。從都市社畜「肖明明」，到滿腔熱血的大俠「蕭秋水」，再到腹黑反派幫主「李沉舟」。三種角色性格反差鮮明，成毅卻在切換之間游刃有餘，充分展現角色塑造的深厚功力。雖然《赴山海》開播後口碑不如預期，但收視卻屢開紅盤，不僅連續多日奪下平台熱度冠軍，總播放量更突破13億大關，顯示成毅的帶劇能力依然驚人。

近日收官的《天地劍心》也為成毅再度推上一波熱潮。劇中他所飾演的「王權富貴」以肉身擋萬劍、守護清瞳的名場面，被許多戲迷譽為「古裝悲劇美學的天花板」，而他與李一桐組成的「權瞳CP」更是圈粉無數，甜虐交織的互動讓許多網友瘋狂二刷，也將成毅的古裝魅力推向高點。網友表示「一生必推成毅的王權富貴」「成毅的王權富貴就是最好的，從沒覺得這個角色有這麼帥」、「王權富貴雖然戲份很少，但角色完成度超高」。

No.3 白敬亭

▲白敬亭。（圖／翻攝自微博／ 白敬亭工作室）

白敬亭與第四名的成毅，有著相似的內雙眼型、高挺的鼻子以及神情，常被誤認或是拿來比較討論。

近年，白敬亭累積了《開端》、《長風渡》、《南來北往》等多部代表作，不論現代戲或古裝劇都有亮眼表現，真正將他推向人氣高峰的則是《難哄》這部現象級神劇。該劇開播後迅速引發驚人的「難哄效應」，劇情、角色、人設、OST的討論度全都一路飆升，連帶捧紅兩位主角。在最新的陸劇主角排行榜中，《難哄》的男、女主角更是雙雙拿下前五名，其中白敬亭更以22,060筆聲量衝上排行榜第三名，人氣之高不難想見。

白敬亭在該劇飾演外冷內熱的桑延，深情與反差魅力，被許多原著粉讚為「從書裡走出來的人」。他與章若楠在劇中的對手戲更是全程高糖，不論是曖昧時的拉扯，還是重逢後的情感碰撞，都讓粉絲直呼「嗑到停不下來」。透過《KEYPO大數據關鍵引擎》分析，本次的網路聲量高峰出現在2025年4月22日，因白敬亭現身五月天演唱會，共同合唱《難哄》的經典主題曲〈任性〉，引發大批網友讚嘆連連，直呼這組合「根本夢幻聯動」。

No.2 趙露思

▲趙露思。（圖／LINE TV提供）

趙露思素有「男神收割機」之稱，出道以來與宋威龍、肖戰、丁禹兮、楊洋、吳磊等多位人氣男星合作，幾乎部部都能碰撞出火花。她以甜寵劇起家，憑藉甜美外型、自然不做作的表演，以及親民接地氣的個性，在年輕觀眾中累積了一定的人氣。跟經紀公司的不愉快，慘遭冷凍，事業停擺，《許我耀眼》9月份無預警空降播出。一改以往甜美形象，挑戰心機堅韌的女主角。趙露思與沈皓明（陳偉霆 飾）從互相猜忌、試探，到逐漸揭開彼此心防，這種既拉扯又充滿張力的情感模式，成為全劇最大亮點。

隨著《許我耀眼》收視飆升、討論度屢創新高，趙露思的角色轉型也受到高度肯定。她不再只是甜寵劇的專屬臉孔，而是在複雜角色中展現更深層情緒的實力派女主角，這個突破也讓趙露思一舉登上人氣主角第二名。網友討論「趙露思不演戲沒作品出來，還真不知有甚麼劇可看」、「超愛看他們倆人的演出，趙露思很美又演得出色」、「露思很美，這劇就是俊男美女」。

No.1 劉宇寧

▲劉宇寧。（圖／翻攝自微博／折腰）

最強陸劇主角出爐！劉宇寧以29,306筆聲量榮登本次排行榜冠軍，僅以2,521筆之差險勝第二名趙露思，足見2025年陸劇人氣競爭之激烈。劉宇寧在早期曾因古裝扮相被批評為「古裝醜男」，而今年在夯劇《折腰》中則成功逆轉形象與風評。該劇改編自晉江作家蓬萊客的同名言情小說，講述小喬與魏家主公魏劭在家國情仇之中互相博弈，並展開愛恨交織的情感糾葛。劉宇寧所飾演的魏劭將剛毅與柔情的反差演繹得可圈可點，加上他逾190公分的高挑身材與角色魅力，成功圈粉無數網友，人氣也隨之水漲船高。

隨後不久，劉宇寧在《書卷一夢》中再次刷新觀眾印象。該劇結合穿書與與喜劇元素，劇中增添許多幽默與反諷橋段，引發了大量討論和二次創作。透過《KEYPO大數據關鍵引擎》分析，本次的網路聲量高峰出現在2025年6月12日，一名網友意外發現劉宇寧撞臉台灣男藝人派翠克，也釣出派翠克本人親自回覆「收到好多私訊，但他很帥，我不敢當啦。」貼文一出，瞬間引發大量討論，當日聲量飆升至1,437筆，也連帶助攻劉宇寧的話題度與知名度，人氣再度飆漲，拿下聲量冠軍當之無愧。

▲2025陸劇主角人氣TOP 10。（圖／ETToday娛樂星光雲製圖）


title: 2025陸劇主角人氣TOP 10！　他逆轉「古裝醜男」負評穩坐冠軍


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美國聯邦監獄收容人查詢系統顯示，宏都拉斯前總統葉南德茲今天從美國監獄中獲釋。他因走私毒品和相關的槍械犯罪遭判處45年有期徒刑，本來正在服刑中。

路透社報導，葉南德茲（Juan Orlando Hernandez）妻子葉安娜（Ana García de Hernández）在社群媒體發文表示，葉南德茲因獲得美國總統川普頒布特赦令而得以獲釋。

她表示：「多虧川普總統頒布總統特赦令，經歷將近4年痛苦、等待和艱難審判之後，我的丈夫葉南德茲終於恢復自由之身。」

葉南德茲獲釋消息傳出之際，正值宏都拉斯總統大選計票作業進行中。這場大選川普支持的保守派國家黨（National Party）籍候選人阿斯夫拉（Nasry Asfura）與自由派的納斯拉亞（Salvador Nasralla）對決。

最新開票結果顯示，兩位候選人得票率均略低於40%，幾乎難分難解。

葉南德茲於2014年至2022年間擔任總統，任內國家黨與華府建立緊密關係。葉南德茲卸任後不久即遭到逮捕。

他於去年6月被判刑，曾表示自己遭到錯判。

title: 獲川普特赦 宏都拉斯前總統葉南德茲自美國監獄獲釋

countries: 美國 宏都拉斯


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鍾姓男子酒後騎車，未戴安全帽、騎上人行道遭警攔下，酒測值達1.26毫克，事後卻翻供稱，警察找他「釘孤枝」，法院依酒駕累犯判刑10月。（示意圖，與本案無關，記者王捷攝）

鍾姓男子今年4月在菜市場喝啤酒、威士忌後仍騎機車上路，沒戴安全帽還騎在人行道上，被警方攔查，酒測值高達1.26毫克，誆警察是攔他「釘孤枝」、還拿辣椒水噴他，但台南地方法院調出影像發現根本沒這回事，依酒駕累犯判10月徒刑。

鍾男今年4月間某日從早上喝到下午，騎機車上路被員警攔查，一開始坦承「喝酒後騎車要回家」，也沒有否認是因為騎在人行道、又沒戴安全帽才被攔查，也在筆錄上簽名。之後卻改口辯稱，機車早已停在派出所附近，自己只是到派出所問欠薪問題，還指稱警詢內容是警察要找他釘孤枝，當時有喝酒所以「不太有印象」，甚至再加碼說警察罵人、對他用辣椒槍，試圖否認酒後騎車。

法院調閱警方密錄影像及筆錄影像，認定員警問話態度良好，過程中雖頻遭鍾男以髒話辱罵，但員警只是依程序針對酒駕情形製作筆錄，現場先遞瓶裝水讓他漱口，再操作酒測器施測，未見警察罵人或使用辣椒槍。另從監視器畫面可見，一名未戴安全帽、衣著與被告相同的男子，當日下午騎機車自仁德區道路轉往案發路段，現場亦未查獲任何啤酒或洋酒，法院認定「停好車才喝酒」與「在旁邊喝」等說法全屬卸責之詞，無從採信。

台南地院並調閱前案紀錄，發現鍾男曾因酒駕遭處罰，不到5年又再犯酒駕，前案酒測值0.44毫克，這次上升到1.26毫克，看來他對處罰沒警惕，且犯後還一再翻供、態度不佳，依累犯規定加重處罰10月，全案仍可上訴。

title: 警察攔查找他「釘孤枝」還罵人、噴辣椒水？ 酒駕累犯翻供被打臉


title: 宏福苑惡火156死  台灣遺體修復師本週將赴香港協助！

countries: 台灣 香港

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香港大埔宏福苑世紀惡火，截至本週二（2日）已發現156人罹難，尚有30人失聯。而週二這天也正好是遇難者頭七，九龍殯儀館舉辦公眾悼念活動。據悉，來自台灣的遺體修復師將會在本週到香港，協助進行遺體修復等工作。

綜合港媒報導，九龍殯儀館2日起一連3天為宏福苑罹難者舉行公眾悼念活動，大批香港民眾到殯儀館獻花。殯儀館總經理甘亮得表示，他們會向罹難者提供免費殯儀和遺體修復工作，並舉行佛教及道教誦經儀式。

他還說，館方近年有與台灣的遺體修復師合作，這次遭受祝融之災的遺體處理工作也會得到台灣的支援，香港入境事務處已為台灣遺體修復師急件辦理工作簽證，預計本週內就會到香港，協助進行相關工作。


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高雄市有12個行政區內的連鎖超商，自1日起實施垃圾費隨袋徵收；市長陳其邁認為可擴大辦理，會評估選一個行政區全面試辦。

市議員白喬茵質詢指出，2023年一項統計顯示，高雄每人每日垃圾量1.65公斤、六都最高，再檢視高雄整理垃圾量持續增加，4座焚化爐卻都超過20年設計年限，加上近期廢棄物濫倒事件頻傳，許多數據與現實情況都顯示，高雄垃圾處理瀕臨極限。

她建議市府，應參考北市垃圾費隨袋徵收機制，同時應再加強垃圾分類宣導，讓民眾清楚了解那些廢棄物可回收，讓整體垃圾量再減少。

陳其邁答詢，環保局先前曾試辦超商垃圾費隨袋徵收，他認為一般家戶隨袋徵收也可試辦，會評估選擇某一個行政區，先從超商開始再擴大範圍到全區，將請相關單位研擬可行方案。

環保局長張瑞琿表示，高雄去年曾在3處行政區的連鎖超商試辦垃圾費隨袋徵收，粗估減量2.88%，12月1日起擴大到12區的超商隨袋徵收，後續可能評估逐步納入大賣場、具一定規模的餐廳、社區大樓，再擴展到家戶。

她提到先前曾評估在原市土地面積較小的行政區試辦家戶垃圾費隨袋徵收，但里長多有意見，後續若要試辦，需再跟里長們溝通。

環保局說明，1日起、原市11區加鳳山，共12區8百多家超商加入隨袋徵收，設計兩種容量垃圾袋，75公升每包10個278元、120公升每包5個222元，由超商總部統一購買，再配發至各超商使用。

title: 高雄12區超商垃圾費隨袋徵收 陳其邁:選一區擴及家戶全面試辦

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 鳳山 高雄市


title: 滿月將至～12生肖找到你的「命定星宿」辨吉凶、福運來

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當月亮在夜空行走，12生肖的運氣也在轉換座標。（達志影像）

〔娛樂頻道／綜合報導〕週四（12/4）將迎來2025最後一個滿月，命理界氣質導師菲菲老師提醒，「當月亮在夜空行走，12生肖的運勢也在轉換座標。」夜深時抬頭看天，那輪月亮，其實每天都走在不同的位置上。古人把這條路叫做「二十八星宿」，意即當月亮走過哪一宿，就由那一宿的星神照看人間。

菲菲老師補充，古人相信，月亮的行徑對應著人事的變化，每一宿都有不同的性情與任務：有的帶來創意靈感，有的提醒人收心，有的象徵合作與成就。「懂星宿的人，懂得觀天識心。它不是在預言，而是在提醒我們：天地萬象皆有節理，運氣也有秩序。」

菲菲老師進一步說明，這半個月（12月1日至15日），月亮正行經「白虎宿段」的後半，負責照看的是4個星宿，則分別是婁、胃、昴、畢。菲菲老師不忘強調，當12生肖在「守護星」看顧下，若能乘勢而為，必行大運。

➤婁宿（12/1～12/4）

．對應生肖：牛、羊（福氣維穩ing）

．開運關鍵：讓秩序回來，心也就安了。

婁宿的力量像一雙穩定的手，幫我們把散亂的事重新擺正。屬牛與屬羊的人在這幾天，容易特別在意細節。想整理帳務、想把生活空間重新規劃、想把長期沒處理的事收尾，都適合在這段時間內處理圓滿。。

若感覺心煩或焦慮，不妨清理桌面、整理錢包、刪除過期的郵件。當外在井然，內在就不再混亂。這些微小的整理動作，正是「福氣回家的路」。

➤胃宿（12/5～12/7）

．對應生肖：虎、狗（先養氣後養運）

．開運關鍵：照顧好身體，運氣才有力量。

胃宿主「氣」，對應到身心的運作。屬虎與屬狗的人，這幾天若出現疲倦、頭痛或情緒不穩，那不是退運，而是能量在提醒你：該歇一歇。

多喝熱水、早睡、少應酬，這些最平凡的事，其實最有效。古人說「養氣者，養其運也」，當願意放慢步伐、安住呼吸，福氣會悄悄在體內生長。人若能讓身心協調，天時自然會配合。

➤昴宿（12/8～12/11）

．對應生肖：兔、豬（解困局迎新局）

．開運關鍵：靈感萌動，智慧開始回來。

昴宿是掌管文思與靈性的星宿，當月亮走到這裡，思想與感受會變得敏銳。屬兔與屬豬的人，在這幾天容易獲得啟發，會萌生想重整計畫、想嘗試新方向，或突然有解開困局的靈光。

建議這幾天不妨多與文字、音樂、藝術相處，讓腦袋放鬆，讓心開展。有時靈感不是來自努力思考，而是來自靜下來時的空間。星光不說話，但它會在安靜裡給人答案。

➤ 畢宿（12/12～12/15）

．對應生肖：蛇、雞、牛（收獲努力成果）

．開運關鍵：完成，是讓幸福定形的方式。

畢宿象徵「完結與實成」。屬蛇、雞、牛的人，這幾天容易看見努力的成果。可能是一件事終於塵埃落定，一段關係達成共識，也可能只是終於放下執著，讓心輕盈了。

畢宿的智慧在於：收不是結束，而是能量歸位。每一次完成，其實都在為下一次展開做準備。當能誠實地面對現狀，宇宙就會替我們開啟新的起點。

12/1～12/15月亮正行經「白虎宿段」的後半，菲菲老師提醒，當12生肖在「守護星」看顧下，若能乘勢而為，必行大運。（菲菲老師提供）

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文藻外語大學舉辦耶誕燃燈禮迎接創校60周年，千人手拿燭光排成巨型星星，並點亮12米高耶誕樹。（文藻外大提供）

耶誕節的腳步近了，文藻外語大學1日晚間舉行將臨期燃燈禮，近千名師生與校友齊聚操場，手持燭光排成巨型星星，點亮高達12米的耶誕樹，燭光照亮夜空，也同時歡迎文藻創校60周年。

文藻外大指出，燃燈禮由吳甦樂教育中心主辦，今年主題為「家‧愛的所在」，典禮全程直播，讓全球校友零時差參與，活動先由管樂社與詠安內思合唱團帶來耶誕組曲，點燈儀式從聖路濟亞傳光開始，小天使率先點燃手中蠟燭，再由校長莊慧玲接過這份光亮，依循天主教「將臨期」的傳統，點燃將臨圈象徵希望的第1根蠟燭，並帶領全場教職員工及學生向天主祈求祝福與恩典。

點燈倒數時刻，近千人於操場中央排成巨型星星，手中燭火同時燃起傳遞，一旁12米高的巨型耶誕樹也瞬間點亮，場面非常壯觀，海內外校友亦同聲歡呼「文藻60．生日快樂」。

文藻今年耶誕節系列活動搭配生命教育推廣校園和平，包括「心靈 Reset：與自己和好」、「微光郵局：與他人和好」、「Peace Station：與世界和好」等主題活動，12月6日將舉辦慈善義賣園遊會、24日校園報佳音與子夜彌撒、25日天明彌撒等，今年義賣所得捐贈予「財團法人天主教善牧基金會台南嬰兒之家」，期望以實際行動傳遞希望、愛與關懷。

title: 高雄文藻外大點亮12米耶誕樹 同步歡慶創校60年

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 和平


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美國似乎已準備好與委內瑞拉開戰，而委內瑞拉總統馬杜羅（Nicolás Maduro）將此歸因於美國企圖控制該國龐大的石油儲量，哥倫比亞總統裴卓（Gustavo Petro）也附和此說，但美國矢口否認，堅稱軍事威脅是為了阻止來自委內瑞拉的未經許可移民與非法毒品流動。

美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）2日指出，無論加勒比海局勢迅速升高的背後緣由為何，如果委內瑞拉的政權更迭即將到來，這個擁有全球最大已探明石油儲量的國家，其未來勢必與石油脫不了關係。

報導指出，根據美國能源情報署（EIA）資料顯示，委內瑞拉坐擁高達3030億桶原油，約占全球儲量的五分之一，這是全球最大的已知原油集中地。然而，委內瑞拉的潛力遠大於其實際產量。

目前委內瑞拉每天生產約100萬桶原油，但只占全球產量的0.8%，不到馬杜羅2013年掌權前的一半，更是委國在1999年社會主義政權上台前，每日350萬桶產量的不到三分之一。

國際制裁與深層經濟危機雖然削弱委內瑞拉石油產業，但缺乏投資與維修同樣也是關鍵因素。EIA指出，委國能源基礎設施正逐年惡化，其產油能力大幅受損。委內瑞拉的原油屬於重質、含硫高的「重硫原油」，需要特殊設備與高度技術才能開採。國際石油公司具備相關能力，但長期被禁止在委國境內運作。

美國自2005年起對委內瑞拉實施制裁，而川普在第一次總統任期的2019年，更全面禁止委國國營石油公司（PDVSA）對美出口原油。拜登政府則於2022年核准雪佛龍（Chevron）在委內瑞拉有限度復工，以壓低油價。該許可證今年3月遭川普撤銷，但之後又在條件限制下重新核發，規定收益不得流入馬杜羅政府。

據報導，美國雖是全球史上產油量最多的國家，但仍需進口石油，尤其需要委內瑞拉的重硫原油，原因是美國主要生產輕質、低硫原油，適合製造汽油，但其他用途有限。委內瑞拉的重硫油對於生產柴油、瀝青、工廠與重型設備燃料至關重要。全球柴油供應吃緊，部分原因正是委內瑞拉石油遭制裁。

截至今年9月，美國每天自委內瑞拉進口10.2萬桶原油，在美國進口來源中排名第10，但遠低於自沙烏地阿拉伯進口的25.4萬桶，以及自加拿大進口的410萬桶。

報導指出，若委內瑞拉的石油重新向全球開放，可能有利於美國與其盟友，也可能讓委國經濟重獲新生。委國能源產業凋敝多年，意味著其石油供應量本可遠高於目前水準，這將帶來西方石油公司進入委國的龐大機會，也能增加全球供給，避免油價飆升。

即使立刻解除所有限制，要恢復委內瑞拉產油，仍需多年時間與鉅額投資。但若一個更親西方的政府上台，這筆龐大開支可能值得投入，不僅是為了企業利益，也為地緣政治。例如，俄羅斯原油性質與委國類似，因此印度與中國在制裁下仍依賴俄國。委內瑞拉一旦增產，可能成為俄油替代來源，削弱俄羅斯經濟及其在烏克蘭的戰爭能力。

title: 美為石油出兵委國？CNN：政權更迭有利美國及其盟友

things: 經濟 油價

countries: 美國 加拿大 沙烏地阿拉伯 印度 委內瑞拉 俄羅斯 烏克蘭 哥倫比亞 中國


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英國OnlyFans創作者因工作內容曝光，一度被奶奶拒絕參加家庭耶誕派對。（圖截自IG／amber.odon）

英國一名OnlyFans創作者因工作內容曝光，一度被外婆拒絕參加家庭耶誕派對，但短短兩天後，當外婆得知她每月收入高達10萬美元（約新台幣313萬元）後，態度瞬間「180度大翻轉」，重新將她列入家庭聚會名單。

綜合外媒報導，英國OnlyFans創作者歐唐奈（Amber O’Donnell）近日發文分享與外婆的對話截圖。她表示，外婆在11月29日傳訊息詢問「妳的新工作是什麼？OnlyFans是什麼」？並在上網查詢後，立刻取消她參加家庭耶誕聚會的資格，讓她無奈哀號「有人能帶我一起過耶誕嗎？我剛被家人斷絕關係」。

然而，情況在12月1日出現戲劇性變化。歐唐奈曬出後續訊息，外婆突然驚訝追問「妳在OnlyFans一個月真的能賺10萬美元（約新台幣313萬元）」？在得知她的收入後，外婆態度瞬間改變，並表示「天啊，我不知道妳賺那麼多。外公說，如果妳幫他買台新車，就還是回家過耶誕節，哈哈」。

整段對話曝光後，迅速在社群發酵，有網友批評外婆態度的前後反差，也有人質疑對話真實性，懷疑整件事可能是為了吸引關注；同時也有網友認為，此事件展現部分家庭對OnlyFans的刻板印象。歐唐奈則未透露是否真的會「買車孝敬外公」，只表示今年仍會照常返家過節。

title: 做OnlyFans被拒邀參加耶誕派對  外婆見「驚人月收」秒改口


title: 高雄12區超商垃圾費隨袋徵收 陳其邁:選一區擴及家戶全面試辦

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 高雄市 鳳山


title: 高雄文藻外大點亮12米耶誕樹 同步歡慶創校60年


title: 高雄12區超商垃圾費隨袋徵收 陳其邁:選一區擴及家戶全面試辦


title: 警察攔查找他「釘孤枝」還罵人、噴辣椒水？ 酒駕累犯翻供被打臉


countries: 宏都拉斯 美國

title: 獲川普特赦 宏都拉斯前總統葉南德茲自美國監獄獲釋


countries: 香港 台灣

title: 宏福苑惡火156死  台灣遺體修復師本週將赴香港協助！


title: 美為石油出兵委國？CNN：政權更迭有利美國及其盟友

countries: 美國 印度 委內瑞拉 俄羅斯 烏克蘭 哥倫比亞 中國 加拿大 沙烏地阿拉伯


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第廿二屆國際國中科學奧林匹亞競賽（IJSO）成績揭曉，台灣學生總共奪得四金、二銀，另有一組學生獲得實驗銅牌獎，為國際排名第二名，僅次於主辦國俄羅斯。其中北市建國中學林鈺洋與潘又睿、桃園文昌中學蕭睿希、台中一中馬宇辰等四人拿下金牌。

據了解，由於俄烏戰爭，今年參加IJSO的國家及選手數都是歷屆最少。以去年在羅馬尼亞舉辦的第廿一屆賽事來說，就有五十一國、三○三名選手參與。但相對地，賽事金牌數也隨參賽人數減少。

「國際國中科學奧林匹亞」整合數學、物理、化學、生物及地球科學等科學相關學科，針對十六歲學生舉行國際競賽。

國教署表示，我國自二○○四年參賽至今，總計獲一○七金、十九銀、兩面個人實驗特別獎、分組實驗競賽三金一銀三銅、十三面最佳理論獎、十面最高總分獎及十二次國家總排名第一名。

國教署表示，本屆國中科奧代表隊學生為建中林鈺洋（金牌）、潘又睿（金牌）及姜翔（銀牌）、桃園文昌國中蕭睿希（金牌）、台中一中馬宇辰（金牌）、高雄中學康睿騰（銀牌）。依照相關辦法，代表隊學生可保送高中或五專就讀，另於競賽獲金、銀牌者，還可分別獲得廿萬元、十萬元獎學金。

【2025教育專題】

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title: 國中科奧我4金2銀 國際第2

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄 桃園

countries: 俄羅斯 台灣 羅馬尼亞


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根據教育部統計，有高達六、七成的國高中小老師具碩士學歷，也讓不少師培生難免擔心是否一定要讀完碩士才有競爭力。對此，有高中教師認為多少有影響，尤其近年自然教師幾乎人人都有碩士，幾乎成了「標準配備」。

一名高中教師觀察近年身邊上榜情況，認為學歷高低在全國聯招影響較小，獨招則較多變數，許多人認為有碩士學位、頂大學歷較吃香。此外，在師範體系研究所學習到的知識與研究方法，對於教甄的筆試、口試與試教都有幫助。

一名卅餘歲高中物理科老師也說，多少都有影響，以物理科來講，碩士幾乎是「標配」，尤其高中自然老師多半會念到碩士，原因在於研究所有比較完整的時間訓練學生的獨立研究能力，對於帶學生做實驗以及「探究與實作」課程，都有幫助。

何厝國小教務主任蔡昌樺則持不同意見。蔡昌樺表示，碩士學位對教甄並不會直接加分，同齡考生若較早進入學校服務，已累積了多年的教學經驗與年資，相較之下，研究所畢業後才投入教甄的教師，可能會在資歷上較吃虧。

【2025教育專題】

▪當AI成為我的室友：大學生使用習慣揭密 5學生專訪吐心聲 ▪沒有GPT畢不了業！旅法留學生笑談生成式AI：未來無法與它分離 ▪科技一定冷漠？音樂劇少女用AI詮釋舞台情感：真情無法被取代 ▪曾和AI談情說「愛」…社會學碩士生劃分界線：與人接觸才是真 ▪別讓機器變傳聲筒！ 台大中文系學生曝文組優勢：精準形容人性 ▪人工智慧還能這樣玩！她設計AI幼兒、寫歌創作 拓展跨領域應用

title: 自然科教師 碩士有如標配


title: 年薪增近10萬 教師拚讀碩班

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隨著物價飆漲，教師薪資競爭力不如以往，為此，不少教師為了幫自己加薪，選擇攻讀碩士學位。實際上，目前教學現場有超過六成教師有碩士學位，高中職更是在一一三學年度達到七成，近年甚至還曾發生幾起教師偽造碩士學位事件，就是為了每年約十萬元的加薪。

全教總高中職委員會主委巫彰玫認為，讀研究所對於自我提升有助益，不論是本科或跨域，皆有利於在教學現場提供不同的思維。

各級學校專任教師具碩士以上學歷的比率不斷增加，根據教育部統計，九十四學年度國小老師學歷在碩士以上者僅百分之十二點一五，一一三年已有百分之六十三點七六；國中教師則由百分之十六點六，增加到百分之六十七點○二；高中職教師的部分，廿年前約百分之卅有碩士學位，如今達到七成。

有教師指出，現在教師薪資競爭力不如以往，敘薪往往是修讀碩士學位的最大動機。大學畢業的正式教師含學術研究費起薪約四萬八千元，若是碩士畢業則近五萬六千元，一年下來增加近十萬元收入。

何厝國小教務主任蔡昌樺認為，在少子化的影響下，大專校院亦面臨招生壓力，紛紛擴大在職進修的招生名額。對教師來說，攻讀與教育相關的研究所，在課程設計、教學策略、班級經營、教育理念甚至政策理解上，都有所幫助。

蔡昌樺也說，教師的薪資與學歷有密切關聯，簡單來說，擁有碩士學位薪水比較高，尤其在薪資跳大級時更有感。

教育部表示，教師學歷提升，反映出教育均質化與高品質學習的期待，顯示教師願意投入更多專業成長，未來將持續透過打造鼓勵教師持續專業成長的教育環境。

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每年學測放榜，總有同學懊惱：「明明文章的資料都看懂了，為什麼分數還是不高？」原因往往就在於把資料「說得太完整」，「想法」卻說得太少。首先，知性題的題幹通常會丟給我們數則資訊，看似平鋪直敘，但其中藏著出題者想考的概念。如「氣候變遷與個人行動」，重點便不只是極端氣候，而是「個人行為是否能產生有效影響」；面對討論「教育公平」，要意識到的核心並非描述差距，而是「公平如何定義、如何提高」。

這便是「讀出關鍵詞（題目真正想討論的核心概念）」的能力與重要性。其次，我們應將議題分出不同層次來討論：「這個題目要我處理的衝突是什麼？是要從結構、價值還是結果切入？」以教育公平為例，可以從「制度」談補救教學，從「資源」談城鄉差距，也能從「價值」談何謂真正的公平。唯有當我們明確界定角度，下一步的論證才會集中與明確。

最後，提出論點。論點可以涵蓋行動與影響，也可以包含對於議題的再定義。談氣候變遷，我們可提出「個人行動雖小，但能形塑社會風氣」；談教育公平，可以自「公平不是平均分配，而是給弱勢更多支持」切入。同學們要記住，知性題本質上在測試我們的思辨能力，而非記憶或整理能力。

如同114年學測的知性題要求答覆擬社會互動的正負影響，若只是將題幹內的重點整理後照搬於文中，無延伸、深化或提出觀察，那麼分數肯定不高。許多高分文章的共同特徵是：資料引用不多，但觀點鮮明；材料說明不長，但分析深刻。一篇能夠清楚說明「我為什麼這樣想」的文章，遠勝過一篇只會堆砌漂亮詞彙卻沒有靈魂的範文仿作。

真正能讓閱卷老師停下來多看一眼的，是同學們如何把「外在資料」消化成「自己的理解」；是思考的過程與論證的完整性，而非答案的絕對正確。

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title: 寫作教室／寫出見解，不只是抄資料 面對知性題的第一步


taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 高雄

title: 國中科奧我4金2銀 國際第2


title: 寫作教室／寫出見解，不只是抄資料 面對知性題的第一步


title: 藍白逕付二讀清倉議案 綠批雙標

people: 黃國昌 卓榮泰 羅智強 吳思瑤 鍾佳濱 傅崐萁 陳玉珍 游顥

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立院朝野攻防再起。國民黨團為加速法案審查，昨天在院會提案變更議程，一口氣將國民黨立委陳玉珍所提離島建設條例修正草案、國民黨立委游顥所提政黨及其附隨組織不當取得財產處理條例修正草案等，自委員會抽出逕付二讀；以及譴責行政院長卓榮泰公然違法延宕中選會人事提名一案，也逕付二讀交付黨團協商。

此外，立院程委會昨上演表決大戰。在賴總統上周宣布將編列八年共新台幣一點二五兆元國防特別預算後，行政院通過「強化防衛韌性及不對稱戰力計畫採購特別條例」草案送立院審議，但程序委員會中，在野黨聯手暫緩列入周五院會議程。藍白立委要求，賴總統應赴立法院國情報告並接受詢答。被暫緩列案的，還包括上周已遭封殺的行政院版財政收支劃分法修正草案。

藍稱支持國防 不支持凱子軍購

國民黨團總召傅崐萁表示，支持國防，但不支持凱子軍購，更不支持挑釁造成的戰爭，「我們會以最高禮遇迎接賴總統」。國民黨團書記長羅智強也說，總統應到立法院國情報告、接受國會詢答，讓國人認識特別預算對台灣的影響為何。

民眾黨團則表示，將對賴總統提出四問：「是否敢保證如期交貨」、「是否敢保證形成及時戰力」、「是否敢保證不排擠社福支出」及「是否敢來國會接受提問」。民眾黨團總召黃國昌表示，民進黨宣稱是「諮詢」不是質詢，那請賴總統前來國會接受立委「諮詢」；在賴總統正面回應前，黨團立場是同意暫緩列案。

民進黨政策會執行長、立委吳思瑤批評，藍白如今已把「逕付二讀」從立法上的特例，硬生生操作成政治工具，只要是藍白想過的案子，連討論都懶得討論，一路快速通關；反之，只要是政府提出的重大政策，就在程序委員會卡死，「雙標的立院、邪惡的立院，就是這樣形成的」，「藍白立委尸位素餐，是要卑劣到什麼程度？」民進黨團幹事長鍾佳濱除批評暫緩列案不合規章，並質疑藍營深知杯葛預算有困難，因此要求總統國情報告作為對價，接下來可能會頻頻提出不合理要求，製造拒審預算藉口。

政院遺憾：總統即問即答違憲

行政院發言人李慧芝指出，立院要求總統「即問即答」，已違反憲法權力分立原則，去年憲法法庭作出一一三年憲判字第九號也判決相關修法違憲，對於立院又提出違憲要求並阻擋特別條例排案，政院感到高度不解與強烈遺憾。

民眾黨團副總召張啓楷則表示，依立法院程序，本來就可以逕付二讀，民進黨立委過去數度強力杯葛，導致在各委員會無法好好討論，若民進黨想提出意見，「還是可以在二讀表達」。

昨天院會獲逕付二讀的法案，包括陳玉珍等人提出的離島建設條例修正草案，為提升離島地區經濟成長與產業發展，離島縣政府得於指定區域設置「離島自由貿易示範區」。游顥所提不當黨產條例修正草案，則在附隨組織的定義中增訂「曾隸屬於國家者，不在此限」，被外界認為是替救國團解套，黨產會已表達遺憾。


title: 冷眼集／綠見機就抹紅 卻要在野理性？

countries: 台灣 中國

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在野黨團昨天在立法院會一口氣將「不當黨產條例」等修正草案，直接抽出逕付二讀，並在程序委員會阻擋行政院提出的一點二五兆元國防特別條例草案，要求在賴總統首肯國情報告前暫緩列案。綠營固然以「不符程序正義」抨擊藍白，但賴總統直指「在野黨準備要走另外一條路，接受中國的要求」，更形同抹紅藍白。

行政院所提國防特別條例昨天中午在立院遭在野黨聯手封殺，賴總統昨天下午接見北美各地台灣會館訪問團時即表示，面對中國對台威脅加劇，台灣提高軍事預算，而在野黨準備要走另外一條路，接受中國的要求，未來恐成「愛國者治台」。

事實上，在野黨暫緩列案，只是要求賴總統赴立院國情報告，接受立委「諮詢」的策略之一，這在朝野攻防本是常態；況且，藍白只是「暫緩列案」，並非不願討論。

相形之下，賴總統把在野對國防預算的嚴予把關，直接指為「準備走另外一條路，接受中國要求，接受一個中國原則的九二共識」；還說未來就是「愛國者治台」，正如現在「愛國者治港」一般。這樣的「誅心之論」，就差沒有說藍白是「中共同路人」；但此話出自總統之口，在野黨如何吞得進去？

立院「逕付二讀」的設計，原意是處理急迫性案件，並非常態，但近幾屆確實有遭濫用的情形。二○二一年民進黨在國會絕對多數時，不滿國民黨團拒審總預算，直接將高達二點二六兆元的中央總預算抽出逕付二讀，創下國會史的不堪紀錄，當時國民黨團還開記者會痛罵民進黨團「野蠻、罔顧民主程序」。如今角色互換，其實是「五十步笑百步」。

藍白搶在此時急著闖關政治性法案，主要考慮是距離二○二六年大選還遠，逕付二讀可以縮小戰場，對民進黨也算是「以其人之道，還治其人之身」，只是此作法破壞委員會中心主義，也非國家長治久安之道，「呷緊弄破碗」，將徒增國會議事的紛爭。

然而，朝野氣氛不佳也是事實，執政黨更是時時大打「抗中牌」、一有機會就抹紅在野黨，也難怪國會議事難有理性討論空間。


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近年許多民代捲入助理費涉貪爭議，國民黨立委陳玉珍提出修法草案，明定助理費一定數額由立委「統籌運用」且免檢據核銷，立法院程序委員會昨天將其列入周五院會議程。針對助理費除罪化相關修法，藍白兩黨立委大多表達贊同，執政黨立委則要求程序必須民主。

目前朝野政黨均有政治人物捲入助理費爭議，例如停職退出民眾黨的新竹市長高虹安、有意參選高雄市長的民進黨立委林岱樺，還有現任國民黨立委顏寬恆、民進黨立委林宜瑾也都因為類似案件遭起訴，如今陳玉珍領銜提出「立法院組織法」修正草案，有望為其解套。

陳玉珍昨表示，儘管這項修法是由她領銜提案，其實全國正副議長聯誼會早已表達相關情況，不僅沒有引來民進黨批評，外界看法也都認為很正常，顯見這是不分藍綠白的問題，「民代都是為民服務，提案只是將該法規範得更清楚、更明確化，避免有民代誤觸法網」。

國民黨立委謝龍介說，這是歷史共業，法規有模糊的地方，修法後更明確，也能避免民代誤觸紅線。他不認為這會影響選舉，既然要立法就會跟民眾講清楚，「無論如何就是公費公用，中飽私囊就是貪汙，那就不行」。

民眾黨團副總召張啓楷表示，民眾黨團還要進一步討論。民眾黨立委林國成則說，現在全國不分各黨各派，近三百人涉入助理費案，問題在於現行法律不夠明確，透過修法才能確定其補助性質；本次修法是參考他國經驗，有助於釐清過去很多疑點，未來適用對象不限藍綠白，全國村里長、民意代表統統適用，這是好事一件。

民進黨團幹事長鍾佳濱指出，對於所有法案，民進黨團都要求民主討論；國民黨立委提案精進助理費制度，萬萬不可假借多數優勢而無視社會意見，甚至繞過合法審議程序。

title: 陳玉珍提修法「避民代誤觸法網」 高虹安林岱樺解套？助理費除罪列議程

events: 參選 選舉

people: 陳玉珍 林岱樺 高虹安 鍾佳濱 謝龍介 林國成 林宜瑾

taiwan-subdivisions: 新竹市 高雄市


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非洲豬瘟中央災害應變中心規畫，二○二七年起永久禁用廚餘養豬，並給予一年轉型落日期限至二○二六年底。對此，豬農反應兩極，中華民國養豬協會理事長潘連周表示，一年的轉型時間恐拖太久，應盡快永久禁止廚餘養豬；不過也有豬農希望給廚餘養豬戶一條生路。農業部則說，現在仍在收集意見階段，明天將由行政院拍板決定。

環境部長彭啓明表示，環境部也想要全部禁止、不想拖時間，但目前各縣市廚餘去化量能不同，仍在搜集意見中。

中央宣布一年後要永久禁用廚餘養豬，豬農反映中央要有輔導轉型飼養白豬政策；如果老豬農配合政策退場，也要有離牧政策應對。記者劉學聖／攝影

實際上，農業部長陳駿季日前才說，若開放廚餘養豬，會以正面表列處理，大方向會先禁用家戶廚餘，事業廚餘採過渡期，農業部的態度也未堅持全面禁用廚餘養豬，不料如今政策大轉彎，據了解，應變中心考量廚餘蒸煮漏洞難防，再加上已有部分縣市宣布禁用廚餘養豬，決定全面禁用，但給予緩衝期，但由於每個縣市的去化量能不同，緩衝期要訂多久，仍待討論。

彭啓明表示，有些縣市如嘉義、屏東，已具備替代去化量能，半年即可完成禁用，但像是台中則需要一年以上時間，南投等縣市則反映短期難以完全吸收廚餘量，希望過渡期要二至三年，桃園則反映轄內黑豬場比較多，希望能有多一點輔導與緩衝時間。

彭啓明指出，未來廚餘來源將會全面分流、逐項管理，可餵豬廚餘來源需列入各縣市「正面表列」，包括團膳、大型連鎖餐廳，小吃店、夜市等來源複雜者將不得再用於餵豬。公寓大樓與餐廳混收的廚餘過去可以進入養豬，但未來全面禁止進入養豬端，而養豬場須裝設ＧＰＳ以追蹤來源並防杜不當輸入。

彭啓明說，禁用廚餘養豬後，廚餘將正式轉為「廢棄物」管理，處理方向大致分為三類，分別是焚化爐焚燒、堆肥、黑水虻等生物處理。明年起將與農業部推動相關廚餘減量計畫，從源頭減少浪費。

潘連周表示，防疫視同作戰，一年的轉型時間真的拖太久，還要等一年等敵人打來並不合邏輯，台灣只要再得到一次非洲豬瘟就沒有台灣豬了 ，落日條款能短則短，否則國內豬農乾脆離牧算了。

新北市養豬協會理事洪麗鈴則認為，同意家戶廚餘禁止餵豬，但事業廚餘、團膳等每日廚餘量很大，希望可以繼續給廚餘養豬戶使用，給廚餘養豬戶一條生路。

taiwan-subdivisions: 嘉義 桃園 新北市 南投 屏東

countries: 中華民國 台灣

title: 廚餘養豬政策急轉彎 豬農反應兩極


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永久禁用廚餘養豬將有一年轉型期，台中市有廚餘養豬戶認為，扣除補助還得花廿萬元購買蒸煮設備，卻只用一年，政府是將養豬戶當傻子；全台唯一合法廚餘共同蒸煮中心負責人劉嘉順則盼政策仍有轉圜餘地。

禁用廚餘養豬政策對桃園市黑豬產業衝擊大，有養豬戶表示，由於養黑豬一直都靠廚餘餵養，後年永久禁用後是否有替代飼料，中央要為養豬戶設想，不能因為黑豬只占所有豬肉市場的百分之十就不聞不問。

依環境部環境管理署說明，全國廚餘養豬戶有四二九家，預計六日起，受理養豬戶申請補助養豬場監視系統，待架設監視系統等設備、清水試煮，及通過政府聯合考核後，即可恢復廚餘養豬。為確保養豬戶運作達標，政府提供每家養豬場每一蒸煮槽最高補助六點五萬元。

不過，針對中央研議後年就要永久禁用廚餘養豬，台中市有廚餘養豬戶直呼「傻眼」，表示政策一夕變天，養豬戶若要裝蒸煮槽連同監視設備，扣掉補助就要自費約廿萬元，卻只能用一年，這不是浪費公帑、還把廚餘養豬戶當傻子嗎？

廚餘養豬戶質疑，政府動員那麼多資源協助養豬戶監控蒸煮廚餘等，以利監測廚餘養豬，結果落日轉型期竟然只有一年，一年後就要拆，這還有誰會想裝設？

苗栗通霄鎮的全順牧場近年耗費巨資，打造全台唯一合法的廚餘共同蒸煮中心，未料遇上非洲豬瘟疫情攪局，今年許多新訂製的大型廚餘儲存桶還來不及安裝，就面臨被棄置一旁的窘境，如今中央又研議要全面禁用廚餘養豬，業者多年投入的心血及資金，恐將化為烏有。

負責人劉嘉順昨天說，永久禁用廚餘養豬政策未最終定案，他仍不會放棄，若行政院最後仍拍板永久禁用廚餘養豬，再考量後續轉型。

taiwan-subdivisions: 清水 通霄 桃園 苗栗

events: 豬瘟 疫情

title: 廚餘養豬政策一夕變天 豬農砸大錢投資…全打水漂


title: 冷眼集／廚餘養豬政策反覆 毀公信力傷豬農

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中央擬規畫自二○二七年起全面禁止廚餘養豬，方向無疑是正確的，然而中央對於廚餘禁令政策反覆不定，環境部、農業部步調不一，再加上廚餘去化配套不明，可想見的，一旦禁止養豬，國內廚餘馬上面臨去化災難。

環境部才剛宣布，要求業者必須在養豬廚餘車上加裝ＧＰＳ，且必須裝設即時監控，並鼓勵即早裝設，即可提早恢復以廚餘養豬。為此，許多豬農遵循規範，砸錢加裝監控設備，如今卻被告知只能使用一年，形同投資打水漂。

農業部多年來未能規畫廚餘飼料化的產業鏈，環境部對廚餘去化布局也遲緩，使得政策執行端長期混亂。非洲豬瘟爆發以來，外界要求全面禁用廚餘養豬，農業部多次辯護，稱日本維持廚餘養豬，直到上周，農業部長陳駿季仍說，未來廚餘養豬將採正面表列方式，先朝禁止家戶廚餘。

但問題在於，農業部對於全面禁用廚餘養豬態度保留，卻又提不出配套，至少應朝日本廚餘飼料化方向推動，並補助農民或是區域化的處理方式，但毫無動靜。從中央應變中心介入後要求全面退場，顯然農業部是「被轉彎」，農業部的躊躇不前導致政策前後矛盾，不僅讓豬農無所適從，也讓政府公信力受損。

「禁止」只是第一步，如何處理廚餘才是考驗。如果政府真心要提升養豬產業安全，應同步推出轉型配套，包括補助豬農轉用商業飼料、提供廚餘飼料化設備與技術支持、建立地區性廚餘處理中心等。更重要的是，政策應在跨部會協調後一次到位，而非環境部一套、農業部一套，再由豬農承擔落差。

現在的難題，正是政府七年來不作為所產生的惡果。如今既然決心禁用廚餘，政府必須提出更為務實的廚餘去化與產業輔導計畫，讓廚餘養豬與去化問題同時落日。


events: 疫情 豬瘟

countries: 日本 台灣

title: 廚餘養豬政策急轉 學者促借鏡日本 建立廚餘飼料化體系

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根據環境部統計，廚餘養豬約四十八點三萬公噸，約占整體廚餘量的六成二，一旦禁止廚餘養豬，去化將成一大難題。對此，學者建議，建立成熟運作的事業廚餘飼料化體系，可穩定去化全台三成的廚餘量，並與畜牧產業形成永續循環營運模式，結合其它廚餘去化模式，有助於處理台灣廚餘問題。

中興大學動物科學系副教授兼畜產試驗場場長王建鎧建議，可參考日本模式，將廚餘飼料化的設施做區域中心化，也就是集中處理地區性事業廚餘，再分送到鄰近地方養豬場使用。

王建鎧指出，建立成熟運作的事業廚餘飼料化體系，可穩定去化全台三分之一的廚餘量，並與畜牧產業形成永續循環營運模式，結合其它廚餘去化模式，對於當下台灣面臨的畜牧生產、疫病管理及廚餘去化等多重壓力挑戰來說，是值得投入發展的方向。

台灣大學動物科學系教授蘇忠楨指出，若是為防止非洲豬瘟疫情再次爆發，應盡速規畫有效且快速的廚餘去化配套措施，同時馬上禁止全面廚餘養豬，否則廚餘養豬戶投資安裝監控、蒸煮設備一年後就不能再用來養豬，不合理。

台大環工所兼任助理教授劉銘龍指出，全國各水資源處理中心汙泥消化系統，約有逾三成餘裕容量，如能利用現有設備稍做修改，地方政府也不必再為新建生質能廠選址的民意溝通傷透腦筋。


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非洲豬瘟中央災害應變中心規畫後年起永久禁用廚餘養豬，給予一年轉型落日期限，最快明天拍板定案。不過團膳業者表示，未來沒有餵豬的選項後，廚餘如何去化將是重點，光是清運、處理費用就可能相當驚人，估計每位學生每餐至少要調高三元才能負擔額外廚餘清運處理的成本。

中華民國餐盒同業公會理事長陳明信也說，毛豬生長周期約三個月，代表明年九月後的廚餘就會沒人要，政府必須盡快拿出相關配套才行。

陳明信表示，若政策確定，剩食未來沒有出口，後續處理的費用會相當驚人，以目前民間與地方政府公布的費用來看，每噸廚餘處理費用約四千元至六千元不等，未來有可能更高，一旦地方政府與市場吸收不了，費用就會往上跑，如果不想讓費用失控，就只剩源頭減量這條路。

陳明信解釋，減量作為包含餐點份量合理化、菜單要符合孩子吃得下、減少不合標準食材、降低加工損耗等，只靠補助，永遠追不上一桶桶食物的浪費。

title: 廚餘養豬政策衝擊 團膳業者憂：營養午餐每餐多3元


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後年起將永久禁用廚餘養豬，桃園市因飼養黑毛豬首當其衝，已向中央表達豬農希望續用廚餘餵養的心聲，台中市長盧秀燕、雲林縣長張麗善則認同中央政策，張麗善更提醒中央加強邊境查驗，避免漏洞讓養豬業崩盤。

桃園全市十一點一萬頭豬逾七成是黑毛豬，主要飼料為廚餘。農業局長陳冠義說，禁止廚餘養豬勢必衝擊部分豬農生計，年紀稍長的豬農可能退休收場，連帶影響國內豬肉供應量，中央一定要有輔導轉型飼養白豬政策。如果老豬農配合國家政策退場，中央要有離牧政策應對。

台中市長盧秀燕昨對禁用廚餘養豬政策「樂見其成」，市府規畫在明年十月前完成轉型，和中央訂定的一年落日期程相差不多，市府會討論是否與中央步調一致。

中市環保局統計，市府明年起也將對事業廚餘養豬加嚴稽查，若發現蒸煮廚餘異常，會在廿四小時內稽查，並加派人力，比中央要求更嚴格。

雲林已禁止廚餘養豬多年，縣長張麗善昨說「總算已經看到曙光了」，但她認為，現階段仍須嚴格管理廚餘，尤其是邊境，一旦帶有疫病的肉品帶進國內、又丟入廚餘桶，還是會造成整個養豬產業崩盤。

people: 盧秀燕 張麗善

taiwan-subdivisions: 雲林縣 桃園

title: 盧秀燕挺廚餘禁令 張麗善盼加強邊檢


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華碩員工、陸配錢麗因經營解放軍粉專宣揚武統被註銷台灣身分及戶籍，移民署昨日表示，經會商相關機關後，已廢止其依親居留許可。

中央社報導，錢麗透過網路社群表示，會依法採取行政救濟途徑，卅天內提起行政訴願，維護自身合法權益，也會訴求內政部及行政院賠償。

報導指錢麗經營解放軍粉專宣揚武統，內政部等機關日前認定，錢麗言行有危害台灣國家安全與社會安定之虞，被註銷台灣身分及戶籍。

陸委會日前表示，不排除註銷其長期居留許可。錢麗昨日又在社群媒體發文指出，請給中國共產黨在台執政機會，引發爭議。

內政部移民署昨指出，錢女於依親居留期間的行為，有危害國家安全或社會安定之虞，違反「大陸地區人民在台灣地區依親居留長期居留或定居許可辦法」第十四條第一項第四款規定，經會商大陸委員會等相關機關後，廢止其依親居留許可，前天送達通知。

針對錢女在台停留期間，有關工作與健保事宜，移民署說，由相關權責機關依規定辦理。若她後續在台另有違法情事，由各主管機關依法妥處。至於錢女在台停留期限，未來仍需視其個案狀況而定。

title: 依親居留許可遭廢 陸配錢麗將訴願

countries: 中國 台灣


people: 傅崐萁 游顥 陳玉珍 卓榮泰 黃國昌 羅智強 吳思瑤 鍾佳濱

title: 藍白逕付二讀清倉議案 綠批雙標


events: 選舉 參選

taiwan-subdivisions: 高雄市 新竹市

people: 高虹安 林岱樺 陳玉珍 林宜瑾 林國成 謝龍介 鍾佳濱

title: 陳玉珍提修法「避民代誤觸法網」 高虹安林岱樺解套？助理費除罪列議程


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美國國防部印太安全事務部前助理部長瑞特納和薛瑞福近日撰文表示，美國協助台灣不是做慈善事業，而是有利於美國的合理行為；台灣正在打造嚇阻的盾牌，華府應該與台灣站在一起。

華盛頓郵報一日刊登瑞特納和薛瑞福的投書。對於華府經常批評台灣沒有認真對待自我防衛，甚至以此來合理化美國減少對台的支持，瑞特納和薛瑞福肯定台灣在軍事支出上跨出一大步，指台灣的常態和特別國防預算相加起來已經超過台灣ＧＤＰ的百分之五，其中百分之三點三為核心防衛能力，另百分之二點一則為防衛相關項目，賴清德總統也稱現行國防支出是地板，不是天花板，未來預期會增加更多。

文章指出，台灣的新國防預算將彌補長期弱點，將更重視小型、靈活和致命的武器系統來最大化不對稱作戰能力；共軍幾乎每天持續在台灣周圍侵擾，已經創造出新常態，台灣不但需要不對稱作戰能力，也需要傳統的飛機、船艦和偵察系統來面對每日的挑釁。

文章表示，雖然台灣大幅增加國防支出、投資國家韌性來強化嚇阻能力，但也面臨挑戰，包括立法院是否認可這些投資，以及台灣國防仍須持續改革其訓練、維持和操作的方法，而全民韌性也必須從口號變成落實。川普政府施壓台灣增加國防支出是對的，但台灣不能單獨面對挑戰，尤其中國的經濟是台灣的廿倍大，美國必須持續扮演支持台灣的核心角色；美國幫助台灣並不是做慈善事業，而是符合美國的利益。

文中指出，一個更強大、更有韌性的台灣，減少戰爭的風險，也減少對美軍的危險。國防部長赫塞斯曾說，美國的目標是防止戰爭，讓戰爭因代價之高，和平變成唯一的選項；美國會用一面強大的嚇阻盾來做到這件事，台灣正打造這面盾牌，華府應該與台灣站在一起。

people: 川普 賴清德

countries: 台灣 中國 美國

title: 美前官員：美助台非慈善 台灣打造盾牌 華府應與台灣站在一起


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副總統蕭美琴接受美國播客節目「戰情室」專訪時表示，她不清楚「二○三二年終局狀態說」，但和平不能建立在一方支配另一方之上；美軍是否會協防台灣？蕭美琴說，台灣人民並非坐等他人拯救，只要把兩岸開戰停留在假設階段，美國就不用做出是否介入衝突或戰爭的痛苦決定。

蕭美琴表示，台灣從首次民選總統以來，中國的軍事威脅就持續存在；中國設計心理戰、認知戰、假訊息，並使用網路攻擊，試圖在台灣社會散布恐懼以迫使人屈服。她以校園霸凌為比喻，稱中國的心理戰著重在三領域，包括詆毀民主制度、攻擊北京視為威脅其社會秩序觀的個體，包含她本人、賴清德總統、立委等，接著還要分化台灣和美國，試圖宣傳美國不可靠、台灣沒朋友。

針對「二○三二年終局狀態說」，蕭美琴表示，不知為何有設定二○三二年時間點的問題；對台灣而言，重點在於是否能維持長久永續的和平，和平不能建立在一方支配另一方之上，那絕對無法長久。

蕭美琴說，現實是中國對台灣抱持著強烈的民族主義敵意，軍事姿態極具侵略性，甚至威脅對台灣人民使用武力，這些都無助於相互尊重與永續和平；理想的狀況是，一個經濟和軍事方面強大且有自信的台灣，擁有國際支持，確保對自身未來的決定能受到尊重。

談到部分美國人民沒有意願在台海爆發衝突時由美軍介入，蕭美琴表示，台灣人民和美國人民的感受一樣，不希望台海發生戰爭，台灣所做的強化軍事與自我防衛能力、強化經濟，都是嚇阻與預防衝突一部分，「台灣人民並非坐等他人拯救」。

是否預見美軍在何種情境下派兵協防台灣？蕭美琴表示，台灣正在做的一切努力就是為了防止這個特定的「假設性情境」，讓它只停留在假設，永遠不會真正發生，這樣就無須做出是否介入衝突或戰爭的痛苦決定；台灣人民的自我防衛意志也是嚇阻衝突最重要的一環，台灣會持續採取自我強化的必要措施。

她也說，台灣從零打造台灣的無人機供應和能力，台美在這些領域的合作，有助於台灣加強不對稱作戰和嚇阻的能力，台美供應鏈若能合作，進步幅度會更大。

things: 假訊息 經濟

taiwan-subdivisions: 和平 和美

people: 蕭美琴 賴清德

title: 蕭美琴：台灣人非坐等他人拯救


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賴清德總統昨天表示，面對中國威脅，他提出反滲透因應策略，也提出國防特別預算要打造台灣之盾；在野黨卻準備走另外一條路，接受一個中國原則的九二共識，中國國家主席習近平的九二共識、一個中國原則台灣方案就是「一國兩制」，未來就是「愛國者治台」，正如現在「愛國者治港」。賴還說，他當總統後翻閱資料，都沒看到前總統馬英九執政的兩岸紅利，也沒有所謂的和平。

國民黨副主席蕭旭岑表示，賴清德在競選總統前稱「我當選戰爭機率最低」，最近卻稱「二○二七中共武力犯台」，這已經不是一個總統失信於民的政治跳票，而是將兩千三百萬台灣人推向火線，複製烏克蘭模式的瘋狂行動。正常的人很難理解，明明遵循中華民國憲法與台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例，即可緩和兩岸關係，為何賴總統卻反其道而行要將台海帶向戰火，賴才是不折不扣的「害台者」。他也說，前副總統呂秀蓮質疑，為什麼納稅人的錢要去買武器，只滿足了美國的軍火商？把關不合理的軍購預算，在野黨立委是守護廣大勞工朋友的退休金。

馬辦昨回應，賴總統任內的國防預算是馬政府五倍，卻被經濟學人認為台灣是世界上最危險的地方，花這麼多錢卻換不到安全，賴總統怎還說得出口？賴總統說看了資料卻沒看到舉世公認的事實，也難怪先前「團結十講」才會有這麼多落差。

賴總統昨接見北美各地台灣會館訪問團時表示，現在要參選香港民主議會的議員，需要中國人挑選的愛國者才可以選，台灣一旦走向這條路，將可惜了過去所奠定的民主成果。愛國者是愛中國，國民黨內很多罵民進黨的、嫌棄台灣的也不是愛國者，因為在中國眼中，愛國者是現在要把台灣人變成中國人，認定台灣和中國是同一民族，「走向急統的人才是」。

賴總統還說，前總統馬英九任內的國防預算不斷減少，低於ＧＤＰ的百分之二，但中國軍事預算在馬八年任內卻不斷增加；馬英九認為只要不增加預算，就可以得到中國的善意回應，從今天的角度看來，這個情形並未發生。

賴總統表示，馬英九說八年執政有兩岸和平紅利，但他翻閱資料沒有看到所謂紅利，也沒有所謂和平。馬英九執政時經濟成長率百分之二點八，前總統蔡英文執政期間成長率百分之三點二，贏過馬英九是明顯事實；馬英九承諾要讓國民平均收入達三萬美元，這點是蔡英文任內才做到。

賴總統說，今年全年經濟成長率可望達百分之七，贏過日美和歐盟，「也贏過那個壞鄰居（指中國），壞鄰居今年差不多百分之四，而且都作假帳，而我們是做信用的。」民進黨執政對民主發展、保護國家有貢獻之外，也很會發展經濟，落實對人民的照顧，這不是嘴巴說說而已。

countries: 烏克蘭 台灣 中國 中華民國 歐盟 美國 香港

people: 蔡英文 馬英九 呂秀蓮 習近平 賴清德

things: 經濟 九二共識

title: 賴總統：接受一中 未來「愛國者治台」


title: 廚餘養豬政策急轉彎 豬農反應兩極

taiwan-subdivisions: 南投 嘉義 桃園 新北市 屏東


title: 廚餘養豬政策急轉 學者促借鏡日本 建立廚餘飼料化體系


people: 張麗善 盧秀燕

title: 盧秀燕挺廚餘禁令 張麗善盼加強邊檢


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民眾黨選決會昨天開會，通過徵召宜蘭縣黨部主委陳琬惠參選宜蘭縣長，今天將提請中央委員會通過，民眾黨秘書長周榆修也先行致電國民黨副秘書長李哲華，藉此展現雙方合作誠意，未來待國民黨決定人選，將會用最好的機制挑選最強候選團隊。

民眾黨昨晚發布採訪通知，今天下午將舉行記者會，正式公布徵召陳琬惠參選二○二六年宜蘭縣長。

民眾黨表示，陳琬惠長期深耕宜蘭，擔任立委期間盡心盡力為地方爭取預算、處理陳情案，以行動替鄉親解決問題，是兼具專業、勇氣與執行力的「行動派」代表。

民眾黨也說，藍白兩黨主席先前舉行會談，雙方已經建立良好合作共識，未來等到國民黨決定人選，必定會秉持最大的誠意與善意，希望用最好的機制挑選最強候選團隊；民眾黨也將以務實合作為前提，攜手所有期待進步的力量，給鄉親一個更好的宜蘭。

taiwan-subdivisions: 宜蘭 宜蘭縣

title: 民眾黨今徵召陳琬惠選宜蘭


title: 依親居留許可遭廢 陸配錢麗將訴願


title: 32元舊電鍋贈拾荒婦 清潔員涉貪緩刑

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台北市環保局黃姓清潔隊員將收運的舊電鍋贈送拾荒婦，士林地院昨依貪汙治罪條例判刑三月、緩刑二年，引發各界討論。示意圖。圖／聯合報系資料照片台北市政府環保局黃姓清潔隊員涉將清運到的舊電鍋贈送拾荒婦，遭訴貪汙，社會譁然；士林地方法院經二個月審理，考量黃男犯罪情節、犯後態度等，四度減刑，昨仍依貪汙治罪條例「侵占職務上持有非公用私有財物罪」判黃三月徒刑、緩刑二年，褫奪公權一年。可上訴。

判決引發討論，不少民眾和法界人士認為舊電鍋殘值極低，且是送給拾荒婦的善舉，依貪汙罪判處並褫奪公權，仍屬刑責過重，顯與人民法感脫節。法務部表示，針對「小額貪汙案件情輕法重」議題，已啟動修法作業，提出貪汙治罪條例修正草案；針對小額貪汙案件，未來得減輕或免除其刑，如果符合要件者，所受有期徒刑減刑得減至三分之二，法院也可依具體個案情節免除其刑。

判決指出，黃男自一九九○年底擔任北市府環保局清潔隊員，是具法定職務權限公務員。他明知依環保局規定，清潔員不得擅自占有、處分回收物，去年七月廿六日仍從資源回收轉運站中拿取隨車收運的舊電鍋，開車載回家並確認可使用後，隔日將電鍋贈送住處附近一名從事資源回收的婦人。

法院認為，黃涉犯貪汙治罪條例「侵占職務上持有非公用私有財物罪」；考量其犯後自首並繳回電鍋，偵查中始終坦承犯行；他侵占的舊電鍋殘值約為卅二元，不正利益在五萬元以下；犯行對所屬機關收入未造成嚴重影響等，皆符合同條例減刑規定；審酌黃所為有損公務員廉潔形象，不予免刑。

法官另考量，雖貪汙治罪條例「 侵占職務上持有非公用私有財物罪」可處五年以上徒刑，得併科三千萬元以下罰金，但犯罪動機不一，犯罪情節、危害社會程度未必相同，相關犯行的法定最低本刑卻一致，「難謂盡符事理之平」。

黃所為減損公務機關威信，應予非難，但惡性有限、情節輕微，即使減刑後科以最輕刑度五月徒刑，仍嫌過重，客觀上足以引起同情，再依刑法第五十九條減刑。

法院說明，黃身為公務員，擔任公職已久，當知依職務上收運的資源回收物不得擅取，雖侵占物是被民眾丟棄物品、價值甚微，但貪汙治罪條例規範重點在於澄清吏治、確保公務員執行職務的廉潔性，不僅止於保護財產法益不受侵害，且清明廉潔的要求，不因掌管財物價值高低而有差異。

黃無前科，考量其犯後態度等情況，宣告緩刑二年，另依貪汙治罪條例規定，宣告褫奪公權一年。


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黃姓清潔隊員送舊電鍋給回收婦，善舉涉貪引發議論，法院窮盡可能減刑仍無法讓許多人認同；關鍵在現行法規不合時宜，對比權力核心階級重大舞弊，肅貪成效明顯不符期待，高喊多年的司法改革，人民至今無感。

「電鍋案」九月偵結起訴曝光，黃姓清潔隊員拿民眾丟棄、殘值僅卅二元的舊電鍋送給住家附近靠資源回收維生的拾荒婦，起心動念只因心疼婦人用瓦斯爐煮飯容易煮焦。財損極小、動機良善，卻面臨貪汙重罪，社會譁然。

此案並非首例，三年前同樣擔任清潔隊員的吳姓夫婦，將民眾丟棄的家具、電器用品送給越南老鄉，二人自首，侵占的不正利益不到四元，卻仍各被判刑一年一月、一年二月，皆緩刑一年、褫奪公權一年。

十年前，新竹市清潔隊員顏輝煌將資源回收物贈送拾荒嬤，與垃圾車駕駛分別遭判徒刑十月、九月，皆緩刑二年。當年社會各界就已針對情輕法重問題展開討論，相同困境如今仍重演，司法改革原地踏步，令人不可思議。

「法律守護廉潔，也不該扼殺善意」。正如律師所言，貪汙治罪條例立法原意在嚴懲濫用公權、侵吞公產、有礙公務員廉潔者；當殘值卅二元舊電鍋也被視為不正利益時，凸顯相關條文適用範圍過寬，導致情節輕微、出於善意等行為也被入罪，情輕法重之下，不符刑法基本的罪刑相當的比例原則，與法律正義的精神相衝突。

對比如今重大貪汙比比皆是，貪官汙吏真正被法律重判的又有幾何？民進黨執政後吹噓的司法改革，至今看不見真正為人民而改的善法，而是更多讓人民質疑的司法特權。司法如無法打老虎肅貪，又無法保護良善百姓，有何存在的意義？

title: 清潔員「電鍋案」情輕法重 司法離人民太遠


title: 清潔員「電鍋案」 律師：助人遭定罪 不符社會觀感

people: 賴清德 羅智強

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台北市環保局黃姓清潔隊員將殘值卅二元的舊電鍋送拾荒婦，昨被判刑三月、緩刑二年；律師林育杉認為，檢方起訴此案不意外，法院判決也依法有理，但從社會觀點來看，將好心助人定罪，難免使人感覺法律過於嚴苛僵化，與社會法感落差大。

法務部表示已提修法，草案去年五月卅一日陳報行政院審查，行政院也邀集相關機關召開審查會議，將配合相關修法事宜推動修法。國民黨立委羅智強則建請賴清德總統慎重考慮特赦黃姓清潔隊員。

林育杉建議，修法應明訂「小額貪汙」金額門檻，兼顧犯罪情節及動機，是否出於善意或公益等，回應社會期待，也與重大貪瀆犯罪清楚區隔；偵查階段若能允許檢察官對於財損極低、動機良善、被告自首認罪等，有更彈性處理空間，如不起訴或緩起訴處分，也有助節省司法資源。

行政程序方面，機關可擬定更明確資產、回收物處置程序， 如報廢標準、可流入公益用途規定、捐贈前審核流程與流向登記等，降低第一線人員誤觸灰色地帶，也避免制度空隙遭濫用。

律師包盛顥持相同看法，但提醒修法須避免外界誤解「小額貪汙除罪化」，同時加強公務員法治教育，從源頭避免公務員誤觸法網。

法界人士說，貪汙治罪條例「侵占職務上持有非公用私有財物罪」是五年以上徒刑，得併科三千萬元以下罰金重罪，全案未符合應不起訴情況，也非最重本刑三年以下徒刑之罪，檢察官依法無從不起訴處分。

法務部說，檢察官依相關事證以貪汙治罪條例相關規定提起公訴，並考量自首、自白及財物金額等有利於被告的減刑事由，請求法院從輕量刑，法務部尊重法院判決結果及檢察官依法行使職權。

「電鍋貪汙案」引發爭議後，最高檢察署曾發函各檢察機關注意貪汙小額犯罪可作不起訴處分，或建議檢察官審判中建請法官判決免刑，期許作出更貼近國民感情的判斷。


title: 「電鍋案」獲判緩刑 清潔隊員：會繼續幫助其他人

people: 羅智強 賴清德

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黃姓清潔隊員將回收舊電鍋贈給拾荒老婦，昨遭判緩刑。圖為清潔員處理回收作業情況，非當事人。圖／北市環保局提供台北市環保局黃姓清潔隊員因將舊電鍋送給拾荒婦被判刑，黃昨天請假，得知判決結果，表情看得出如釋重負，仍堅定說「會繼續幫助其他人」。環保局說，清潔隊員不是狹義公務員，「一定會保障他的工作權」，如要上訴也會協助。

黃昨被媒體問及得知判決結果心情有沒有比較平復、是否落下了心中的大石頭？他點點頭；對後續安排？他說，如果不能工作就辦退休。至於是否會繼續幫助有需要的人？他馬上點頭說「會啊」！

環保局長徐世勲說，清潔隊員並非狹義公務員，是職工、類公務人員的勞動人口，褫奪公權不會影響工作權，如當事人心裡不舒服、工作上困難，環保局會全力協助。他認為黃男出發點立意良善，但仍須守法；黃男行為依內部規定是記一大過，環保局八月中旬職工考核委員會決議記一小過。

「他比較擔心工作受影響。」北投區清潔隊長卓昕岑說，前天判決前有先關心黃姓清潔隊員，黃擔心判決影響心情，昨天特地請假；判決後黃男則憂心影響工作權；至於是否上訴，黃表示會跟律師溝通。

環保局副局長盧世昌說，如果黃員被判刑後無緩刑或易科罰金，喪失提供勞務的能力，環保局無法等服刑完回歸崗位，才會解雇。

國民黨立委羅智強表示，請賴清德總統展現悲天憫人的同理心，慎重考慮特赦黃姓清潔隊員。


title: 「替義父報仇」 天道盟大哥遭斷腳筋

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天道盟天山會長「黑狗」賴姓男子前天遭人伏擊砍斷腳筋，行凶徐姓男子自稱為「義父」天道盟不倒會大哥高寶勝復仇。高、賴二人多年前曾因土方糾紛結下梁子。記者蕭雅娟／攝影天道盟不倒會大哥「寶勝」高寶勝病逝，前天舉行告別式時，天道盟天山會長「黑狗」賴姓男子在台北市某大樓停車場遭砍傷雙腿「斷腳筋」；徐姓、王姓男子留在現場自首，徐稱是高的義子，行凶動機是替高報仇，警方依重傷害罪嫌移送二人，檢方聲押禁見獲准。

警方調查，六十五歲賴男前天下午一時許開車前往北市萬華區某商業大樓地下二樓停車場停放，約半小時準備離開，走出電梯要到繳費機時遭伏擊，廿五歲王姓男子朝賴噴辣椒水，環抱控制行動，廿歲徐姓男子持開山刀朝賴下半身揮砍數刀，再自行打一一○報案。

萬華警分局獲報民眾自首稱拿刀傷人，轄區員警趕到只見賴雙腿受傷倒地哀號，徐、王站在一旁坦承犯案，稱等律師到場再陳述，開山刀丟棄在地。

賴雙腿有多處刀傷，集中在腳踝及小腿，傷口深可見骨，經送醫轉進加護病房，無法接受警詢。徐、王被逮捕帶回後，徐稱高寶勝曾被賴找人毆打，他是高的義子，替義父討公道；王稱是徐的朋友，受託幫忙，不清楚動手原因。

警方蒐報情資，多年前雙方疑發生建築土方糾紛，賴不滿被高的小弟嗆聲，教唆手下持鐵鎚毆打高，打到腿骨折，後來傳出嗆聲是小弟個人行為非高授意，但賴避不見面，雖透過兩人共同大哥調解，仍種下心結；外傳雙方標的是青年公園、馬場町紀念公園附近社會住宅建案，也有一說是環南市場改建工程。

警方清查，徐、王有鬥毆等傷害案紀錄，徐常參加幫派分子公祭，王熟識萬華「同理家族」但非成員，道上傳出兩人當過高的司機。案發大樓有不少公司，徐、王埋伏約一小時；檢方昨訊後聲押，追查兩人犯案動機，同時釐清賴前往大樓原因。


title: 防尋仇火併 警設專案掃蕩

people: 廖學廣 羅福助

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北市 萬華區 二林 板橋區

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天道盟不倒會大哥「寶勝」高寶勝告別式當天，天道盟天山會長「黑狗」賴姓男子遭砍成重傷，有情資指賴多年前疑因土方糾紛教唆小弟打傷高，高過世前仍誓言要討公道，警方擔心引發雙方尋仇火併，透過管道約制，對相關處所規畫至少一周專案臨檢掃蕩。

警方掌握情資，高寶勝與賴姓男子早年均跟隨天道盟前盟主羅福助，羅潛逃出境後，兩人持續各自發展，於台北市萬華區一帶活動，在天道盟及地方輩分頗高。

據指出，一九九六年前立委廖學廣被「關狗籠」事件，廖咬定是羅福助指使天道盟成員所為，賴一度是警方查訪對象，經調查排除嫌疑；賴曾從事建築土方事業，二○一七年因處理萬華某旅館經營權糾紛，涉聚眾鬥毆砍人案，近年已逐漸淡出，他曾改名且行事低調，警方不易掌握，對天山會蒐報資料也不多。

不倒會是天道盟草創元老會，相關分子曾涉土方利益、恐嚇取財、毒品、賭博等案，近年以二林分會較活躍而被警方大力掃蕩；高患膽囊癌，已不大過問「江湖事」，十月十四日過世，享壽五十九歲，前天案發時靈柩車輛從新北市板橋區殯儀館出發至萬華，包括羅福助、天道盟主曾盈富、四海幫主張純偉都致贈花車，足見其江湖地位。

掃黑官警說，天道盟屬「聯邦制」，各方角頭聚合，彼此不見得有交情，遇利益衝突更不會手軟，案發後警方須嚴防後續治安事件。


taiwan-subdivisions: 太平區 橋頭 高雄市 岡山區

countries: 越南 寮國 緬甸 台灣 泰國

title: 越南燈座藏毒寄台 3泰人取貨遭逮

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刑事局與越南、寮國情資合作，破獲從越南空運郵包海洛因磚運毒案，犯嫌涉將海洛因密封在「樹脂藝術燈裝飾燈底座」，用Ｘ光難查驗；專案小組共查獲海洛因五十二塊，重近廿公斤，逮捕來台取貨的一對泰籍情侶及一名收件泰籍移工，檢方聲押禁見情侶獲准，命移工限制出境。

越南警方月前通報情資，指販毒集團從寮國走私海洛因至越南，再運至台灣，疑以燈具名義報關；刑事局獲報查出收件人為泰國籍等資料，鎖定可疑包裹向海關密報登錄，報橋頭地檢署指揮。

警方十月廿三日會同關務署台北關拆封當日抵台七個包裹，發現十三組藝術燈，每組燈底座藏放四塊海洛因磚，總計共十九點八七五公斤海洛因磚五十二塊。

隔日包裹被送至高雄市岡山區某超商，無人領取退回郵局，郵局廿八日轉送台中市太平區某汽車旅館，仍無人領取退回。

上月四日，一對泰籍情侶搭機抵台，至太平郵局領包裹後返回汽車旅館，警方逮人，另拘提登記收件人泰籍女移工。情侶稱受託來台旅遊順便協助收貨，獲數萬元旅費，不知是毒品；移工稱受託收貨，但沒時間領取，不知是毒品。警方研判來自緬甸、寮國、泰國交界的金三角地區。

高檢署昨公布安居緝毒專案成果，另宣布台中檢憲破獲外籍移工在公司頂樓種植罌粟花案，查獲罌粟花活株七十株、藥酒和種子；中檢表示，這是國內首例罌粟花栽種案，疑藉由釀造藥酒施用毒品，極易造成市場流通。


title: 環團：三接案 恐有影響預算權的政治人物介入

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 北港

people: 黃國昌 鄭文燦 羅智強 郭國文 王醒之

events: 公投 參選

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中油觀塘液化天然氣接收站（三接）工程傳出採購弊案，涉及浮報工程經費逾百億元，台北地檢署昨已指揮廉政署、調查局搜索相關人員。珍愛藻礁公投領銜人潘忠政表示，國營企業一直都有浮報工程經費的文化，透過採購、工程、土地交易等方式，計畫性的掏空也早已不是新鮮事，呼籲檢調徹查，把國營事業浪費公帑的惡習給改掉。

潘忠政表示，很多開發案背後都是政治問題，而政治問題的背後就是利益問題，三接明明就有替代方案，二○一四年鄭文燦在參選桃園市長時，曾承諾保育藻礁，要把桃園藻礁畫為暫定自然地景，但選上後就裝蒜，很多政客口口聲聲愛家鄉，但做的卻不是這麼一回事，可見背後有龐大的誘因或壓力，讓這些政治人物只能違背原來的承諾。

潘忠政說，國營企業一直有這種浮報工程經費的文化，只不過這次是中油被揭發，二○一八年三接進行環評時，前環保署副署長詹順貴、時任農委會副主委陳吉仲及前環評委員鄭明修等，曾拜訪中油和台電，欲將三、四接整併在台北港，但因中油和台電分別有利益盤算而未能整併，顯見在利益之前，制度都會被破壞，政治人物也因此變得貪婪，國家便會失去競爭力，人與人之間的信任也蕩然無存，希望檢調好好調查，把國營事業浪費公帑的惡習給改掉。

守護外木山行動小組召集人王醒之表示，中油三接工程爆發浮編預算爭議只是冰山一角，國營事業透過採購、工程、土地交易等方式被計畫性的掏空不是新鮮事，而這種掏空的手法也絕非幾個國營事業主管搭配廠商就得以完成，還需要有影響預算權的政治人物往返穿梭於其中才有可能，但偏偏這種集團性地進行掏空總是要等到政權移轉的縫隙，或派系利益鬥爭中才得以讓社會大眾一窺其暗黑腐敗。

國民黨立法院黨團書記長羅智強說「檢調終於動起來」，呼籲嚴查到底，毋枉毋縱；民眾黨團總召黃國昌也說，北檢要查就好好查，不要只做政治動作、虛晃一招；民進黨立委郭國文則說，尊重司法，也盼盡快還原真相。

羅智強提到，以前著名電影「黑金」（又名「情義之西西里島」）的台詞說「我們的政府很有錢啊」，來諷刺國家工程招標弊端，沒想到這次是真實上演。


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中油三接工程傳出疑似浮報工程經費逾百億元採購弊案，檢調昨大舉搜索中油及台灣世曦工程顧問公司涉採購案人員，熟悉工程採購的人士說，從計算營建物價、採統包的最有利標到評審流程，此案若想全由「自己人」操盤非難事，這也印證近期公共工程委員會要修採購法放寬投標資格，外界之所以憂心忡忡的道理。

根據立委羅智強先前揭露疑似弊案的內容，中油疑聯合業者哄抬工程款高達原預算案的三倍，多出一百多億元。業界人士說，工程顧問公司正是負責估算工程營建物料價格的關鍵角色，即使是中油這樣的國營事業，負責工程採購的員工也不敢自己估價，須靠工程顧問公司報價才敢編預算；然而國內有一套估算營建物價的標準系統，顧問公司報價何以敢偏離營建物價甚遠？工程會眼見這種情況，為何未介入調查？都待釐清。

這幾年常有地方的捷運等公共工程流標，後來地方政府就以營建物價飆漲為由，大幅拉高工程預算，在議會遭質疑時堂而皇之捍衛「漲價有理」。業界人士表示，有些預算是騙外行人的，如果沒有新增或必須修改的重要工項，工資也有一定的估算標準，為何要加那麼多錢？這方面工程會應秉持專業落實監督、守護公帑。

業界人士認為，有些施工難度高的工程加價有理，全憑顧問公司的專業良心，但這些年來，大型顧問公司有政治化現象，公司重要人士全由執政黨安排，「都是自己人當然好辦事」，也被懷疑是為特定人牟利的白手套。

「估價、報價搞定了，後面的流程就不難了。」熟悉工程採購的退休官員說，像中油三接一期工程採用最有利標，這最近在業界就被詬病「統包的最有利標比率非常高，未免太氾濫了吧」，而採統包的最有利標，背後代表工程採購機關握有絕對的裁量權，如果顧問公司懂得在材料規格綁標、工程採購機關也掌握評選委員會，上下其手的空間自然大，「簡直就是任你玩」。所以，最近要修採購法，不可不慎。

title: 三接弊案 業界：顧問公司政治化 自己人好辦事