{"podcast":{"title":"EZ News","slug":"ez-news-1063909","podcast_index_feed_id":1063909,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundon.fm/podcasts/d881874d-74a9-43e1-8d92-6e5746969a71.xml","website_url":"https://www.icrt.com.tw","image_url":"https://files.soundon.fm/1590400671701-499db714-348f-4ac0-ba9c-b5cf92e6d327.jpg","author":"ICRT News Team","episode_count":1511,"summary":"ICRT 主播用簡單緩慢的英文，幫助你了解台灣每日重點新聞！ 讓你學習英文、接收新知，一舉兩得🎉 EZ News is designed to help learners improve their English. It is a production of ICRT News, and is posted on our web site and app weekdays. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:20:09.814912+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ez-news-1063909"},"episode":{"title":"EZ News 05/12/26","slug":"ez-news-05-12-26","published_at":"2026-05-12T02:18:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ez-news-1063909/ez-news-05-12-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ez-news-1063909","url":"https://player.soundon.fm/p/d881874d-74a9-43e1-8d92-6e5746969a71/episodes/8c8470ef-e7cb-458f-95b6-92d10bd874c1","audio_url":"https://rss.soundon.fm/rssf/d881874d-74a9-43e1-8d92-6e5746969a71/feedurl/8c8470ef-e7cb-458f-95b6-92d10bd874c1/rssFileVip.mp3?timestamp=1780219282206","summary":"Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 90-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 41,880 on turnover of 18.5-billion N-T. The market closed higher once again on Monday, but the gains were muted after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw losses following a the Wall Street Journal report that Apple could shift its orders to Intel. Statute of limitations for child sex crimes to be extended The Ministry of Health has announced draft amendments to Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act and the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act. According to the ministry, the planned revisions seek to change the starting point for the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases involving minors to when a victim turns 20. The head of the ministry's Department of Protective Services says the proposed amendments are aimed at ensuring victims can seek justice after gaining a better understanding of their victimization (受害) and having greater resources to speak out. Under current regulations, the statute of limitations begins from the date the offense was committed, making it difficult for victims abused as minors to pursue legal action after reaching adulthood. Taipei conducting 5-day cleaning drive to counter 'rat problem' The Taipei City government is continuing a cleaning and sanitation (衛生) drive across all 12 administrative districts this week, as it seeks to combat concerns about recent increases in rat sightings. According to the city government, the cleaning drive that began last Friday in Zhongshan District is is now being expanded to other city districts through Thursday. City officials say sanitation work will focus on Nangang, Wenshan and Neihu districts today. It will continue tomorrow in Songshan, Daa…","meta_description":"Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 90-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 41,880 on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ez-news-1063909/episodes/ez-news-05-12-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ez-news-1063909/ez-news-05-12-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}