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North Korea Has Successfully Landed First Human on the Sun

A North Korean central news anchorman said during a live broadcast: “We are very delighted to announce a successful mission to put a man on the sun. North Korea has beaten every other country in the world to the sun. Hung Il Gong is a hero and deserves a hero’s welcome when he returns home later this evening”.

Hung is expected back on Earth in just a few hours time, where he will be greeted by his uncle, and supreme leader: Kim Jong-un. Hung traveled in the cover of darkness, as it would protect him from the harsh, and extreme temperatures of the Sun. Hung will also be bringing back some sun spot samples for his uncle, which I’m sure he will show off to the world in a short amount of time.

The North Korean central news agency is calling the 18-hour mission the “greatest human achievement of our time” – and so they should, landing a man on the Sun, a trip that took 18 hours return, is quite the achievement, all things considered. I wonder if Dennis Rodman considered this a slam dunk for the country.

September 18, 2014
Bintan Resorts Stop Accepting Singapore Dollars, All Transactions in Rupiah

SINGAPORE: Several hotels and resorts in the Indonesian island of Bintan have stopped accepting Singapore dollars since the start of this month, citing a government policy that requires all transactions to be made in the Indonesian rupiah.

Five hotel operators, including Banyan Tree Bintan and Nirwana Gardens, told TODAY that they had been told not to accept foreign currencies. Prior to this, Singapore and American dollars were allowed to be used on the island, the operators said.

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, however, said the rupiah-only policy is not a new one. An embassy official from its information, social and cultural department referred TODAY to a Bill passed by the Indonesian Parliament in May 2011, which requires all financial transactions within Indonesia to be made in rupiah.

An online report posted on legal firm Allen & Overy’s website said the currency law took effect on June 28 that same year, but does not apply to “transactions related to the state budget, grants given by or to a foreign state, international commercial transactions, bank deposits denominated in foreign currencies and international finance transactions”.

While it is not clear why the law is being enforced only now, a report by the Antara news agency in June this year said the Bank of Indonesia is encouraging people to use the rupiah in their transactions ahead of the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community next year.

“Bank of Indonesia has asked all entrepreneurs and the Indonesian community to use the rupiah currency in every transaction across the nation, as the bank feared that other countries will be one step ahead of Indonesia,” the central bank’s Deputy Governor Ronald Waas had been quoted as saying.

Some travel agencies in Singapore said they had not been told about the rupiah-only policy. But an Asia Travel spokesperson said the company had been told by local operators in Bintan that travellers must use only the rupiah because of a “new government policy”, although it did not receive any official notification. Several travellers described the currency restrictions as inconvenient, but added that they will not be deterred from visiting Bintan.

Communications specialist Chua Ee Ghim, 27, is concerned about carrying too much cash as the rupiah comes in far smaller denominations than Singapore dollars. “I have to be very careful in keeping my notes and ensure that shopkeepers give me the correct change,” he said.

The policy appears to have not taken effect in Batam yet. Batam is another Indonesian island popular with Singaporeans seeking short getaways.

Three resorts there told TODAY that they still accept payment in Singapore dollars. Batam was in the news last month after Indonesian immigration officials at the Batam Centre began sending ferry passengers back to Singapore for talking too loudly.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hotels-in-bintan-no/1367636.html

September 18, 2014
Asian Women Are Attracted to the Body Smell of African Men

They shower gifts and money on their girlfriends but that’s not what drives some Malaysian women crazy about African men – it’s their body odour, Harian Metro reported.

Forty-year-old Maria, who claimed to have fallen out of love with three local men, including her ex-husband who neglected her, said she became attracted to African men while working as a salesgirl in Ampang seven years ago.

Relating her affair with Izem, a Nigerian in his 30s, Maria said it started as a casual friendship but quickly blossomed into romance.

“We got intimate as I could not resist his body odour each time we went out or had meals together,” she said.

“Although it was unpleasant in the beginning, I became used to it, then was attracted by it,” said Maria, adding that it came to a point where she became addicted to her boyfriend’s body odour.

She said his dark complexion was not an issue as Izem, who claimed to be a student at a local institute of higher learning, was young and athletic.

“Maybe that is why he has that body odour,” she said, confessing that African men were “romantic, caring and gentle”.

Maria, who was detained in 2008 for her part in an Internet scam, said she had met other African men and they all exuded the same natural odour that made her feel relaxed whenever she was with them.

She claimed that her women friends were just as fascinated with the Africans as she was.

On her relationship with Izem, Maria said they were no longer together as he had been detained since April last year over an Internet crime. However, she added: “I will never forget him.”

Source: http://women.asiaone.com/women/relationships/seductive-scent-african#sthash.02Je38cv.dpuf

September 17, 2014
Man Tattoed His Face And Body With Islamic Words

Obsessed with Islam and Allah, a Muslim man attaoed his face and body with words frequently used by the Muslims in Arabic.

September 17, 2014
Depressed Woman Commit Suicide by Jumping into a Pond With 1000 Crocodiles

An elderly woman committed suicide by jumping into a pond full of crocodiles, it has been reported.

Wanpen Inyai, 65, was torn apart after apparently throwing herself into a pit with more than 1,000 crocodiles at a zoo in Bangkok, Thailand.

A disturbing picture was posted online reportedly showing a crocodile approaching her moments before she was attacked.

Police said they arrived at the scene to find zoo keepers and staff desperately trying to ward off dozens of reptiles which were feasting on her body.

Her sister Sunan Tharmna said Wanpen was depressed and had not spoken to anyone for several days before her death on Friday.

Her family tried to file a missing person’s report that day, but were told to wait 24 hours by Rom Klao police as required by law.

CCTV footage reportedly shows her leaving her shoes on a walkway before jumping into the pit at the Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo, it was reported by the Bangkok Post.

Officers said they were able to identify after finding her healthcare card floating on the surface of the water.

This was later confirmed by DNA tests.

Farm owner Uthen Youngprapakorn said staff had already installed extra fences and security measures along the walkway which the woman jumped from.

He described her death as a ‘force majeure’ and expressed condolences to her family.

Founded in 1950, Samut Prakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo describes itself as the world’s largest crocodile farm.

Its website says it has more than 100,000 crocodiles over 300 acres and was created to help safeguard the animals from extinction.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2757498/Suicide-crocodile-pit-Elderly-woman-torn-apart-dozens-giant-reptiles-jumping-pond-zoo.html#ixzz3DWpezT2

September 17, 2014