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The secretary-general of the Taiwan Macaque Coexistence Promotion Association, said monkeys would continue entering the campus as long as food remained easily accessible. She called for clearer rules limiting exposed food and outdoor eating in areas frequented by macaques.

Kaohsiung’s tax-registered homes averaged 34.41 years in the second quarter of 2026, with Renwu the youngest district and Tianliao the oldest.

The Fisheries Agency has defended Cianjhen Fishing Port’s NT$405 million crew hostel, denying an ongoing water shortage and outlining repairs. Its response did not provide occupancy figures or directly answer concerns about affordability and peak-time shower capacity.

The first 880 meters of the NT$98.4 billion Kaohsiung-Pingtung Second Expressway will break ground in Jiuru on Sept. 28, beginning work on a route expected to reach Zuoying in 2033.

Police rescued a 48-year-old man who was found dehydrated but alive after spending four days trapped in mud in Kaohsiung’s Tianliao mountain area.

President Department Store’s Wufu building has been demolished, with part of the jointly owned site tentatively set for parking and long-term redevelopment still unclear.

Pingtung County has opened anonymous e-cigarette collection points as Taiwan considers fines of NT$30,000 to NT$100,000 for possession. The amendment has not yet passed, and no enforcement date has been announced.

Opinion writer Shen Nai-hsun argues that Kaohsiung’s NT$8.1 billion redevelopment of Cianjhen Fishing Port has failed to provide foreign fishing workers with adequate, affordable accommodation and shower facilities.

Following heavy rain and reports of potholes across Kaohsiung, author Shen Nai-hsun argues that the city must explain how repairs will be funded and completed. However, funds carried forward in government accounts should not automatically be described as unspent money available for immediate use.

Scholars credit Chen Chi-mai’s administration with changes in technology, transit, tourism and green space as five candidates compete to lead Kaohsiung.