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Gulf in class when u use it for comparison. Would u want to retire when u are drawing obscene wages from tax payers monies? :D

Well they can't remain quiet can they? And so the conspiracy theories. :eek:

What about tomorrow and the day after? :eek:

China steps up hunt for corrupt officials overseas - state media Reuters March 12, 2014, 2:11 pm Procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China Cao Jianming delivers a work report during a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the...

CIA accused of spying on U.S. Senate intelligence committee Reuters March 12, 2014, 10:18 am National Security Agency (NSA) Director General Keith Alexander (R) walks into a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington March 11, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron By Patricia...

S. Korea spy chief takes heat in forged spy case AFP March 12, 2014, 4:52 pm Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's spy agency chief came under growing pressure to step down Wednesday over a scandal with political ramifications involving the fabrication of evidence in an espionage case. The National...

'Smuggling boss' to fight Aust extradition AAP March 12, 2014, 10:48 am Alleged people smuggling kingpin Sayed Abbas is set to fight his extradition to Australia. AAP An alleged people smuggling kingpin will fight long and hard against a decision to grant his extradition to Australia, his...

Pirates prepared to take more risks to seize ships Global Times | 2011-7-15 5:06:00 By AFP Attacks on the world's seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, seizing more ships than before and taking even bigger risks, an international body said...

Swapping prisoners Global Times | 2014-3-9 19:53:01 By Global Times Police escort Chinese a suspect involved in telecommunications fraud from an airplane arriving at the Beijing Capital International Airport, which set off from Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 31, 2013. Photo: IC...

Students send laundry to parents by express mail Global Times | March 10, 2014 23:03 By Wen Ya College students are express mailing their dirty laundry home for their parents to wash, an official with State Post Bureau said during an online chat staged by the news center of the two...

iPhone 6 has Apple gearing up for the most massive iPhone launch yet By Chris Smith Mar 6, 2014 Apple is apparently getting ready for a massive iPhone 6 launch, at least according to Chinese publication Commercial Times (via Digitimes). According to the report, the trade paper has learned...

Tunnel of cards CFP | 2014-3-7 1:03:01 By CFP A woman walks through a pedestrian tunnel under a road in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The local government spent 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) on the project in 2010, but the ceiling cracked and was repaired with cardboard. There have been...

Red tape crusader Global Times | 2014-3-7 5:03:01 By Lin Meilian Cao Zhiwei displays the 103 certificates and documents that an ordinary Chinese can't live without during a CPPCC meeting in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on February 19. Photo: CFP Stamp! Stamp! Stamp! Life in China is...

Mom, dad, daughter accused in $7M shoplift spree Mom, dad, daughter from suburban Chicago charged in $7M, multistate shoplifting spree Associated Press By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Thu, Mar 6, 2014 CHICAGO (AP) -- A father, mother and daughter from a posh Chicago suburb stole $7...

Man arrested in 'ice' seizure March 03, 2014 Drug sting: Customs officers have seized 26kg of ‘ice’ worth $11 million in Tin Shui Wai. Customs officers arrested a 28-year-old man yesterday and seized 26kg of 'ice' worth $11 million in Tin Shui Wai. Officers found 26 packets of...