Last Word
No f*rting around, please, we’re Malawians
Posted Monday, February 7 2011 at 00:00
“No more farting around in Malawi!” is the big plan by the Bingu wa Mutharika government to outlaw the breaking of wind in public.
Nyasa Times reported last week the outlawing of farting contained in the Local Courts Bill of 2010 is set to be presented before a forthcoming parliamentary session by Justice Minister George Chaponda. “Breaking wind is to become a crime in Malawi” – “and it is already causing a stink.”
The government of Malawi plans to punish persistent offenders “who foul the air” in an effort to “mould responsible and disciplined citizens.”
The paper continues, “If this sounds pretty ridiculous to you, you’re definitely not alone. Many citizens feel the country has bigger fish to fry than holding people accountable for living by the phrase ‘better out than in’.”
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Somali pirates wake up in Korean heaven
Welcome to South Korea. Five Somali pirates, now detained in the country’s southern port city of Busan, are said to be enjoying the country’s hospitality so much they don’t want to leave.
According to the report, the men are adjusting to life in Korea so well that one, Serum Abdullah, has already requested that he be naturalised as a Korean citizen.
The others have all expressed positive opinions of their treatment while under investigation by a team headed by South Korea’s Coast Guard.
One pirate allegedly told reporters that the prison facility in which they are being held is far better than some of Somalia’s best hotels. All have raved about the food.
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Blow that whistle, Julian, you have the key
You can shut him up but he will go down shouting! WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has detailed a plan to release a deluge of secret documents should the whistleblower website be permanently shut down.
In an interview with CBS News, Assange said his group had a “system whereby we distribute encrypted backups of things we have yet to publish… There are backups distributed amongst many, many people, 100,000 people, and all we need to do is give them an encrypted key and they will be able to continue on,” he said.
The WikiLeaks founder, who is currently under US criminal investigation over the leaking of hundreds of thousands of secret military reports and diplomatic cables, said the key would only be released as a last resort.
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