Hong Kong man caught for 5th time crossing border with 150 iPhones taped to body

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A Hong Kong man has been caught trying to cross the border into China with almost 150 iPhones strapped to his body… for the FIFTH time!

The man, who was apparently picked out by customs because of his android-like gait (lol), was intercepted while attempting to cross the Lo Wu border checkpoint with 126 iPhones taped to his back and another 20 taped to his calves.

While that may be amazing in itself, what’s really ming-boggling is that, according to the People’s Daily Online, this dude has been caught trying to pull the same stunt four times before.

In total, he has been nabbed with 511 phones strapped to his body on separate occasions.

Imagine how many he actually got through!

The body-strap method is popular among parallel traders, with border officials reporting 23 similar cases, sometimes involving diamonds, gold and guns, since the start of the year.

And let's not forget this guy, who was arrested in January with 94 iPhones taped to himself.

​Kind of seems like a poor effort now though.

Source: Coconuts Hong Kong

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Two Cathay Pacific pilots die in violent Hong Kong Porsche crash

Police examine the burnt-out remains of the Porsche. Photo: Metro Daily

Two Cathay Pacific pilots were killed in a car accident in Kwai Chung in the early hours of Thursday, Apple Daily reported Friday.

Ian Wong, 27, and Michael Tam, 28, co-pilots for the airline, were going for a late-night drive with three Dragonair pilots of similar age at the Container Port Road South.

Witnesses reported seeing a BMW M3, believed to be driven by Tam, performing “drifting” maneuvers in an open space.
At about 4:35 a.m., Wong was believed to be driving his 2006 Porsche Cayman S, with Tam in the car, at high speed down the Container Port Road.

The high-powered sports coupe, which cost HK$1.13 million (US$150,000) new nine years ago, smashed into a bridge column after hitting a road divider.

The car burst into flames within three minutes as the three Dragonair pilots and workers at the container terminal about 600 hundred meters away looked on helplessly.

The pair could not escape and were burnt to death.

Firefighters removed their charred bodies after putting out the fire.

Inspector Ma Wai-hung of New Territories South police said the location is not a hot spot for car racing and that no alcohol was found at the scene.

Police are investigating the accident to determine whether it was related to speed, driving attitude or medical reasons.

A Cathay Pacific representative said the company is very sorry for the losses suffered by the two employees’ families and will provide them with support and any necessary assistance.

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Man cooks rice at HK airport after missing flight

Man cooks rice at HK airport after missing flight

A Chinese man drew curious stares from passengers when he was spotted using an electric rice cooker to steam rice at the departure hall in Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday (Mar 9).

Wu Jia Yong, 46, was photographed squatting outside a bakery and beside him was a rice cooker plugged into a wall socket.

“There was steam rising from it, I think it (the rice) was about to be ready,” said a passenger named Miss Hui.

According to Hong Kong media, Wu had missed his connecting flight to Jinan, Shandong, and with little money left, he had no choice but to cook his own dinner.

Wu told reporters that he had been dismissed from his job in Singapore and was returning home to Shandong. While waiting for his 12pm flight, he decided to take a nap but overslept and missed his flight.

After forking out HK$200 (S$30) in extra fare for a noon flight the next day, Wu was left with around HK$20 (S$3) and 40 yuan (S$8), which was barely enough for a meal, so he decided to steam rice using the electric cooker and bag of rice that he brought with him from Singapore.

“I had no choice… I have no money and had not eaten,” said Wu.

According to airport officials, electrical outlets at the airport are meant for use by cleaners and maintenance staff and are not provided free of charge to the public.

A person found using one improperly could face a fine of up to HK$10,000 and three months’ imprisonment if charged.

Source: Xin MSN

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Towelette with Malaysia Airlines logo washes up on beach

The paper towel was found in July last year, but the discovery has only just become public knowledge

The small, unopened, pre-moistened towel has been dispatched to Canberra for testing and verification, Nine News has reported.

If it is identified as being from the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the small paper towel will be the first scrap of evidence from the doomed plane.

The Boeing 777 aircraft –with 239 passengers and crew on board – vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 last year.

A record-breaking international search operation for the missing passenger plane has been taking place over the past 12 months in the Indian Ocean. Relatives of passengers and crew this weekend marked the anniversary of the mysterious disappearance.

Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak told mourning families he was still "hopeful" the Boeing 777 would be found.

Cervantes residents Kingsley and Vicki Miller stumbled across the towelette branded with a Malaysia Airlines logo some 125miles north of Perth.

The couple told Nine News the discovery was "very unusual".

They added: "If it had of been opened and found lying there it would have been completely different".

The paper towel was found in July last year, but the discovery has only just become public knowledge.

Officials have said it is "unlikely" the Malaysia Airlines towelette will definitely be linked back to the missing plane.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau told Agence-France Press: "A 6cm x 8cm moist towelette in wrapping branded with the Malaysia Airlines logo was found at Thirsty Point on 2 July, 2014.

"It was handed in to the WA [Western Australia] police.

"It is unlikely, however, that such a common item with no unique identifier could be conclusively linked with MH370."

The ongoing search for Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has been narrowed to a patch of ocean floor some 1,000 miles from the coast of Perth.

Source: Express UK

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House for sale in Indonesia - with free wife

Wina Lia, a 40-year-old widow and beauty salon owner, stands in front of her house in Sleman on March 11. (Agence France-Presse)

Sleman, Indonesia:  An advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra feature for free - her hand in marriage.

The Internet ad reads for the most part like a regular house listing, saying that the single-storey property has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a parking space and a fish pond.

But it also proposes to buyers a "rare offer" - "when you buy this house, you can ask the owner to marry you", alongside a picture of Wina Lia, a 40-year-old widow and beauty salon owner, leaning against a car in front of the house.
The ad said that terms and conditions apply, and notes the offer is "for serious buyers and non-negotiable". The house in Sleman, on the island of Java, is on the market for 999 million rupiah (about $75,000).

News of the offer quickly spread among Internet users in social media-crazy Indonesia.

Boldies99, a user on popular online forum Kaskus, said Lia was "quite smart - even though the house will be sold, she will remain the owner."

Lia told AFP she was "shocked at the reaction", as she had been overwhelmed by journalists coming to interview her, and even the police in the conservative, Muslim-majority country had been asking questions.

The police "came to verify the news as they consider it as an improper advertisement. But I explained to them that it was not my idea," she said.

The mother of two explained that she had asked a friend who was a property agent to help her find a buyer - and in the process a husband - but she had expected him to pass on the news to a limited number of people, not put an ad online.

"I told a friend of mine who also works as property agent that if there is a buyer who is a single man or a widower who wants to buy a house, and at the same time look for a wife, he can let me know as I'm also a widow," she said.

She added that there was only one potential buyer, who had visited on Wednesday, but refused to give further details.

Source: NDTV

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