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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Korea’s booming hangover cure drinks industry is being embraced in Silicon Valley
The country has a booming industry of specialty drinks which promise to help you get on the booze without the bumping headache the next day.
The country’s “hangover cure” industry generates about $158 million a year and these special-purpose drinks which underpin it are widely popular.
They are consumed before a heavy drinking session and an ingredient in them is said to break down a toxin produced in our liver when drinking and also reduce the effect of alcohol on our brain’s neurotransmitters.
The country has a booming industry of specialty drinks which promise to help you get on the booze without the bumping headache the next day.
The country’s “hangover cure” industry generates about $158 million a year and these special-purpose drinks which underpin it are widely popular.
They are consumed before a heavy drinking session and an ingredient in them is said to break down a toxin produced in our liver when drinking and also reduce the effect of alcohol on our brain’s neurotransmitters…
MORE: Hangover cures: Why don’t we have what they have in Korea?
Friday, July 21, 2017
Singaporean police probe company run by Pilbara businesswoman Veronica Macpherson
Singaporean police are investigating a company controlled by Pilbara businesswoman Veronica Macpherson — the 37-year-old mastermind of a collapsed suspected Ponzi scheme in which mostly Singaporean and Malaysian investors handed over $110 million.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
- Ponzi schemes often have little or no real investments or assets
- Investor returns are paid from money generated from later investors in the scheme
- Warning signs include a rate of return on an investment that’s too good to be true
- Eventually the scheme falls apart
The investigation of Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd by the Singapore Police Force’s commercial affairs branch was revealed in documents tabled in the Federal Court by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
ASIC is still investigating Ms Macpherson over potential offences of stealing, fraud and forgery.
There are hundreds of angry investors who were promised annual returns of up to 18 per cent if they gave their money to Macro to invest in Pilbara property developments around Newman and Port Hedland.
Instead the investment scheme collapsed last year with creditors owed more than $200 million, according to a liquidator.
Some of these overseas investors believed a corporate video filmed in the WA Parliament and featuring a senior politician encouraged them to think it had government support.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Man arrested in Albury after Sydney flight. Passengers being told to “get out and run, run, run”
PASSENGERS on a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Albury jumped 1.2 metres from the plane onto the tarmac after being told to “get out and run, run, run” as soon as the plane landed.
A passenger on the 8.05am flight told AAP that passengers were urgently evacuated as soon as the plane landed at Albury Airport on Tuesday morning.
The doors of the plane were said to be “ripped off” and passengers were told to leave their luggage.
A passenger on the 68-seater turboprop was arrested on the tarmac and taken away by police.
Virgin Australia said that it was a passenger who said “get out and run, run, run” and rather than wait for the stairs, those on board jumped down to the tarmac…
MORE: Virgin Australia: man arrested in Albury, NSW after Sydney flight | Perth Now
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Italian teacher ‘caught with $1.1 million of cocaine worth hidden in her luggage at Melbourne Airport’
- Elisa Salatino, 39, landed in Melbourne Airport from Rome on February 12
- Australian Border Force allegedly uncovered the drug in one of her bags
- The five kilograms of cocaine worth $1.1 million was in a bag with a false bottom
- Salatino appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court facing life in prison if guilty
This is the Italian teacher who allegedly imported five kilograms of cocaine worth $1.1 million into Australia in a bag with a false bottom.
Elisa Salatino, 39, touched down in Melbourne International Airport from Rome on February 12, when Australian Border Force officials allegedly uncovered the drug hidden in one of her bags.
Salatino has appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on May 22 to face charges with a maximum sentence of life in prison if found guilty.
Elisa Salatino allegedly imported five kilograms of cocaine worth $1.1 million into Australia
Salatino spoke through an Italian interpreter and made no application for bail.
She is charged with importing and possessing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.
The bag had been fitted with a false bottom made out of a piece of plywood, the Australian Federal Police will allege they discovered during an x-ray.
Further tests are being conducted to determine the exact weight and purity of the substance.
Australian Border Force officials allegedly uncovered the drug hidden in one of her bags with a false bottom made out of a piece of plywood
Salatino has appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on May 22 to face charges with a maximum sentence of life in prison
A Facebook post from one day before her arrest shows a smiling Salatino with the accompanying message: ‘Happy Weekend.’
According to Italian media, Salatino works as a special education teacher in the province of Brindisi.
Her brother claimed she was flying to Melbourne for a refresher course as part of her teaching.
An order has been made for her to appear in court in person on September 8 for a half-day contested committal hearing.
Salatino has appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on May 22 to face charges with a maximum sentence of life in prison
Her brother claimed she was flying to Melbourne for a refresher course as part of her teaching
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