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Police have stepped up patrols around Taipei American School (TAS) in Taipei's Shilin District (士林) after a threat was made on Sunday that ... Home TaiwanNews Tue,Dec14,2021page3 TASsuspendsclassesafterthreatofcampusshooting Staffwriter,withCNA PolicehavesteppeduppatrolsaroundTaipeiAmericanSchool(TAS)inTaipei’sShilinDistrict(士林)afterathreatwasmadeonSundaythattherewouldbeashootingoncampus. Classesattheschoolweresuspendedyesterdayinresponsetothethreat,andanadditional30policeofficershavebeendeployedtheretobeefupsecurity,ShilinPrecinctdeputychiefChiangHsun-kuei(江勛貴)toldanewsconferenceyesterday. ChiangsaidthatlawenforcementofficialsarelookingintothesourceofthegunthreataftertheschoolreportedtheincidentonceitlearnedofthethreatpostedonSnapchatDiscord,asocialmediaplatform. ApoliceofficerstandsinfrontoftheclosedgateofTaipeiAmericanSchoolinTaipei’sShilinDistrictyesterday. Photo:CNA TheaccountthroughwhichthethreatwasmadewasfoundtobelongtoaTASstudent,whosaidduringquestioningthathisaccounthadbeenhacked,aninitialinvestigationreportsaid. TheaccountwasalsofoundtohavebeensignedintousedifferentInternetprotocoladdressesfromabroad,includingtheUS,EgyptandIndia,policesaid. Anyattempttointentionallyorrecklesslysendordeliveranydocument,whetherviamailorsocialmedia,andthreateningtokillorinflictbodilyharmonanypersonconstitutesacrime,policesaid. TheprecinctsaidithasaskedtheShilinProsecutors’Officetoassistwiththeinvestigation. Commentswillbemoderated.Keepcommentsrelevanttothearticle.Remarkscontainingabusiveandobscenelanguage,personalattacksofanykindorpromotionwillberemovedandtheuserbanned.FinaldecisionwillbeatthediscretionoftheTaipeiTimes. MostPopular 1Evergreenworkersreceivegenerousbonuses:reports 2Pollsays72.5%ofTaiwanesewillingtofightagainstforcedunificationbyChina 3TaipeithanksUSfordefensemove 4COVID-19:NewclustersuspectedatTaipeihotel 5TsaiexhortsChinaagainstuseofforce Youmightalsolike Taipei101todisplayCTBCmessage 2021-12-30 ChinatrustCommercialBank—alsoknownasCTBCBank—isthesolepartnerofTaipei101inthe2022CountdowntoNewYearevent,witha120-secondHomeRunTaiwananimationtobedisplayedontheskyscraperusing140,000LEDs. Theanimationistobanishthepastyear’sfearsofCOVID-19withamessageoflove,hopeandsolidaritywithTaiwananditspeople,CTBCsaid. TheNewYear’sEvecountdownpartyandfireworksatTaipei101areamongthemostspectacularcelebrationsofitskindintheworld. Thisyear,CTBCBankistotakepartinthefestivities,whichare ‘Dismay’asgenderequalitybillpassed 2021-12-29 PARTICIPATION: Women’srightsadvocateswantedfatherstobegrantedsevendayspaidleaveforprenatalcheckupsandanothersevendayspaidpaternityleaveTheLegislativeYuanyesterdaypassedanamendmenttotheActofGenderEqualityinEmployment(性別工作平等法)thatwouldgivefathers-to-betwomoredaysofpaidleavetoaccompanytheirspousetoprenatalcheckups,butcivicgroupssaidthattheamendmentwouldnotofferadequatesupportforcoupleswhowanttoraisetheirchildrentogether. Thecurrentregulationsstipulatethatemployersmustgrantfemaleemployeesfivedaysofpaidleaveforpregnancycheckups.Employersshouldalsograntmaleemployeesfivedaysofpaidpaternityleavetocarefortheirspouseandchildrenduringandafterchildbirth. Theamendment,whichistobeimplemented ByShelleyShan PRCcurbsTaiwanactors’TikTok 2022-01-03 China-basedTaiwaneseactorsKevinLin(林瑞陽)andTingChang(張庭),hiswife,havehadtheirSinaWeiboandTikTokaccountsputunderrestrictions,localmediareportedyesterday. AuthoritieswereinvestigatingfinancialfraudallegationsagainstLin,theCentralNewsAgency(CNA)said. Chang,whousesherTikTokaccountformarketingproducts,hasbeenbannedfromconductingbusinessontheplatformduetoactivitythat“violatesTikTok’scommunityguidelines,”thereportsaid,citinganotificationfromtheplatform. Thecoupleisaccusedofresellingproductsatpricesseveraltimestheoriginalvaluethroughtheircompany,ShanghaiDaerweiTradingCo(上海達爾威貿易有限公司). TheShijiazhuangCityGovernmentin ByWilliamHetherington NewYear’spartiestolightupthenationwithfireworksdisplaysandconcerts 2021-12-29 Celebrities,singersanddancersaretoringintheNewYearwithperformancesacrossthenation.Hereisalistofcountdownpartiesandfireworksdisplaystohelpyouchoosewhichtoattend. TheNewYear’sEvecountdownpartyandTaipei101fireworksdisplayistobeheldfrom7pmonFridayto1amonSaturdayatTaipeiCityHallSquare. Itissettofeaturesomeofthehottestnamesinthenation’sentertainmentindustry,includingindiebandsEggPlantEgg(茄子蛋)andAccusefive(告五人),andsinger-songwriterA-Lin(黃麗玲). PoprockgroupTizzyBac(鐵之貝克),rockduoPowerStation(動力火車)andMalaysianpop Copyright©1999-2022TheTaipeiTimes.Allrightsreserved.