At least 24 TV sets were ceremonially burned in a Muslim area of the city of Ahmedabad to make sure there will be no further temblors, The Indian Express reported. This followed a revelation by Muslim holy men in the nearby Khajori Vali mosque that God was angry because of immoral TV programmes. Reader Nihal Kappagoda tells me that the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co. has implemented a new policy to cut the number of people committing suicide by throwing themselves in front of trains. Anyone who does so will be hit with a cash fine. Women police officers in Malaysia have been moonlighting as hostesses in girlie bars.
Nightclub patrons disagree, finding the officers' appearance much enhanced.
Kosovo is not completely without high technology, I hear from Hong Kong-based foreign correspondent Dan Kubiske. This driver, photographed recently, has gamely kept his car going throughout the troubles. Review Publishing Company Limited, Hong Kong. All rights reserved. Search Tips Prev.