Diary of a policewoman racy photo scandal grips Hong Kong

Hong Kong has been gripped by another photo scandal, after racy images featuring policewomen were taken from a blog and splashed across the territory’s newspapers.

The photographs – which numbered more than 100 – showed Hong Kong policewomen touching a colleague’s breasts, dressed in their underwear, pointing guns at each other and pulling up their skirts.

They were uploaded onto the personal blog of a 25-year-old female constable who joined the force in 2007, officials said.

While Hong Kong’s police code does not bar officers from taking photographs while at work, it specifies that any behaviour should not harm the force’s reputation, the Post said.

5-year-old boy shoots 4-year-old boy in playground outside Washington, D.C.

A 5-year-old boy shot his 4-year-old neighbor in the back at a Maryland playground Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

The bullet passed through the young boy's upper torso while the two were playing in Hillcrest Heights, suburb about 10 miles southeast of Washington D.C., officials said.

Officers were called to the scene shortly after the shooting and found the victim, who was taken to hospital where he is expected to survive.

The young shooter was scared by what happened and ran away and hid the handgun in his family home, but it was later recovered, police said.

It is not clear where the gun came from, but authorities are questioning his parents and adults who have access to the apartment.

A man who described himself as the shooter's uncle told the Washington Post that witnesses believed the boy found the gun outside.

Dee Johnson, 29, said the child's mother lives in the apartment with her four children and does not keep guns.

Thai bomb disposal expert survives car blast

A car bomb explodes as a member of a Thai bomb squad was inspecting it in Narathiwat province, south of Bangkok.

The officer, who was wearing a protective suit, was attempting to open the front passenger door of the parked car when the bomb exploded.

Authorities arrived at the scene after receiving a tip-off about the abandoned car, which was left in a no-parking zone.

The bomb disposal expert despite being lawn away nearly 10-meters by the explosion, picked himself up and walked away. He was treated for minor injuries.

Authorities said the bomb was triggered by remote from someone near the scene.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far, but the incident was believed to be linked to Muslim militants.

There has been a recent increase in the number and scale of attacks with Muslim villagers, soldiers and police among the victims of roadside blasts and ambushes.

Ethnic Malay Muslims, represent the majority of the population in the southernmost provinces of predominantly Buddhist Thailand, have long complained of discrimination, especially in education and job opportunities.

Bangkoks Fish Massage Nibble On Despite Health Fears

Spa-goers in Thailand are sidestepping potential health issues to wallow in tanks filled with flesh-eating fish

Rather than razor-toothed piranhas, the fish are tiddlers that simply suck up dead skin -- but officials in Thailand and around the world have warned that blood in the spas' pools could pose serious hygiene problems.

However customers are continuing to patronize the fish spas, shrugging off any talk of danger.

Some fish spa fans stricken with gout, psoriasis, eczema, bunions and other ailments have insisted the fish cured them, giving rise to widespread debate and online first-person testimonies about the treatment's benefits and dangers.

Most establishments throughout the world use toothless Garra Rufa, also known as "doctor fish," though some places describe their fish as toothless carp or Cyprinion Macrostomus.

Earlier this month, Thailand's Public Health Ministry advised people who have injuries on their skin not to use fish spas.

Bayi Lahir Tanpa Dubur

Abdul Rohim dan isterinya Neneng, penduduk Kali Paten Kampung, terkejut selepas mendapati bayi yang baru lahir mereka tidak mempunyai dubur.
Rasa malu, pasangan itu memilih untuk menyembunyikan bayi mereka apabila wartawan melawat rumah mereka pada hari Rabu.

Neneng yang melahirkan bayi lelaki di Hospital Umum Tangerang pada petang Sabtu berkata dia tiada masalah fizikal sebelum melahirkan anak. Abdul Matin, ketua unit masyarakat tempatan, berkata dia dan penduduk lain yang cuba untuk membantu keluarga untuk mendapatkan perkhidmatan kesihatan secara percuma bagi bayinya, walaupun pasangan itu masih belum mendaftarkan diri mereka sebagai pendatang baru dalam kejiranan.

Berita asal : thejakartapost.com