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Pak comedian describes just one stop in between. The train can highway service plans to expand the
minority Hindus as 'Dogs' go up to a maximum speed of 100 kms program.
an hour carrying 365 passengers. The
In what could be termed as one of the train will take six months of testing Frozen tiger cubs found in
most disgraceful moments in Pakistan's before commercial operations being Thai Temple
television industry, a performer crossed early next year.
all limits and used offensive and de- Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger
rogatory remarks against one specific Chinese city creates female- cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's
religious group in the country.In the only parking spaces for un- infamous Tiger Temple as they re-
'comedy program' aired on television skilled women drivers moved live animals in response to in-
in Pakistan, the comedian used a word ternational pressure over suspected
'Hindu kutta' (Hindu dog) in the clip. Officials in a Chinese city said larger trafficking and abuse.
parking spaces meant only for female
What was even more shocking to see drivers are in response to difficulties The Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi
was him being applauded by the audi- women have while parking. province, west of Bangkok had become
ence with loud claps and laughter, that a tourist destination where visitors
it was allowed to go on air keeping in The female-only spaces, designated in snapped selfies with bottle-fed cubs.
mind there are millions of Hindus liv- parking lots in the Tonglu highway ser-
ing in Pakistan also came as a surprise. vice area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, are But the temple has been investigated
50 percent larger than normal parking for suspected links to wildlife traffick-
China launches 1st locally spaces and are outlined in pink with a ing and abuse.
made Maglev train drawing of a skirted figure similar to
one that might be found on a bath- The 40 dead tiger cubs were found in
A Chinese city, Changsha, launched the room door. a freezer in a kitchen area, said
country's first locally made magneti- Adisorn Nuchdamrong, deputy direc-
cally levitated (maglev) train which can Pan Tieyong, director of the Tonglu tor-general of the Department of Na-
run on two or three different kinds of highway service area, said the spots tional Parks.
energy. were installed in response to female
drivers in the area having trouble back- "Foreign volunteers at the temple told
The maglev in Changsa city of China's ing into spots and being seen "parking us about it and showed us the freezer.
Hunan province is a middle-to-low carelessly." Pan, who said the spaces Perhaps they felt what the temple is
speed train that will connect the local were inspired by similar schemes in doing isn't right," Mr. Adisorn said.
railway station to the airport across other cities and abroad, said the fe- "They must be of some value for the
18.55 kms. It will take 19 minutes and male-only parking spots have been well temple to keep them," he said. "But
30 seconds to cover the journey with received by female motorists and the for what is beyond me."

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