Dispensary Corner 23 Jul 13
July 23, 2013
Driven claim crazy - and no
medical assistance required.
A man who crashed a car on
average every three days for
almost three years in a Chinese
insurance scam has been
arrested, the Xinhua press agency
reported on Friday.
The 42-year-old made 334
insurance claims in the southern
city of Shenzhen between 2010
and May this year, according to
the report.
He drove up behind other
cars during rush hour, bumping
into them slowly to avoid being
injured, police officers said.
He then bribed mechanics to
overestimate the damage and
claimed for the inflated invoices,
which totalled about $60,000.
The government of Dubai is
stepping up the war on obesity, by
offering to pay its residents cold
hard cash - in the form of gold - in
return for losing extra kilograms.
A 30-day weight loss challenge
has been launched to coincide
with Ramadan, the Muslim holy
period during which adherents
abstain from eating and drinking
during daylight hours.
Once the sun sets, many
overeat, gorging on traditional
dishes loaded with fat and sugar
meaning that they actually gain
weight over the fasting period.
Under the special challenge,
contestants who register will
receive one gram of gold -
currently worth around $45 - for
every kilogram they lose by 16
August.
Ramadan dieters must lose at
least 2kg to qualify for the prize.
According to a statement
from the Dubai Municipality,
“participants must have excess
weight to reduce and stay away
from unhealthy methods to lose
weight and should be present on
the final day to measure weight”.
According to the International
Diebetes Federation, half of
the top ten countries for the
condition are located in the
Middle East.
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