Crazy But True
Mar 31, 2010
Sex workers rent husbands<br>MALAYSIA-Foreign sex workers are paying local men up to $1,500 (sh3m) a month to become their husbands so that they can stay in the country to ply their trade. Under immigration laws, foreign spouses of Malaysians are initially given three-month visas before eventually
Sex workers rent husbands
MALAYSIA-Foreign sex workers are paying local men up to $1,500 (sh3m) a month to become their husbands so that they can stay in the country to ply their trade. Under immigration laws, foreign spouses of Malaysians are initially given three-month visas before eventually obtaining year-long permits, which are renewed automatically. Although prostitution is illegal, many spas and karaoke bars double up as brothels.
Dogs’ love beats spouse
US -A third of Americans admit to missing their dogs more than their partners when out of town. Nine out of 10 feel their pet is more pleased to see them after a hard day at work and is even more likely to notice when they have had a bad day. A survey commissioned by dog snack maker, Pup-Peroni, which questioned over 1,000 US dog owners about the feelings for the pup in their life, revealed that many Americans turn to their four-legged friends for solace before friends and family. Nearly two thirds believe their dogs are more dependable than their closest comrades.
Sh4b on Zuma’s wives
SOUTH AFRICA-More than $2m (sh4.3b) a year is spent to support the President's family, almost double the budget a year ago, the parliament was told. Zuma, has three wives and recently admitted to fathering his 20th child out of wedlock with the daughter of a friend. The “spousal office†pays for personal support staff,like secretaries as well as domestic and international air travel and accommodation. It also covers mobile phones for the spouses and their secretaries and a special daily allowance for “incidental†expenses. “The state supports the spouses to meet their responsibilities in a manner that permits them to actively to pursue their careers,†Collins Chabane, a minister charged with performance, said.
MALAYSIA-Foreign sex workers are paying local men up to $1,500 (sh3m) a month to become their husbands so that they can stay in the country to ply their trade. Under immigration laws, foreign spouses of Malaysians are initially given three-month visas before eventually obtaining year-long permits, which are renewed automatically. Although prostitution is illegal, many spas and karaoke bars double up as brothels.
Dogs’ love beats spouse
US -A third of Americans admit to missing their dogs more than their partners when out of town. Nine out of 10 feel their pet is more pleased to see them after a hard day at work and is even more likely to notice when they have had a bad day. A survey commissioned by dog snack maker, Pup-Peroni, which questioned over 1,000 US dog owners about the feelings for the pup in their life, revealed that many Americans turn to their four-legged friends for solace before friends and family. Nearly two thirds believe their dogs are more dependable than their closest comrades.
Sh4b on Zuma’s wives
SOUTH AFRICA-More than $2m (sh4.3b) a year is spent to support the President's family, almost double the budget a year ago, the parliament was told. Zuma, has three wives and recently admitted to fathering his 20th child out of wedlock with the daughter of a friend. The “spousal office†pays for personal support staff,like secretaries as well as domestic and international air travel and accommodation. It also covers mobile phones for the spouses and their secretaries and a special daily allowance for “incidental†expenses. “The state supports the spouses to meet their responsibilities in a manner that permits them to actively to pursue their careers,†Collins Chabane, a minister charged with performance, said.