a hk-based journo for the wee island daily rag [soz, linking is only possible for paid online subscriptions] was detained by the peopre's lepubrik authorities for, get this, spyin.
no details were forthcomin about who he was spyin for. the odd bit is this wasn't even mentioned on today's said rag whatsoever. sounds rather fishy, innit?
well, given that said rag is run by the wee island government, who fill the top senior posts with *lifeform's who are not even journo's, does this make a scandalous story? i think not.
* this bit was nicked without permission:
... the wee island daily rag has no competition on the wee isle. It's owned wholly by a company called the wee island press conglomerate, whose stock is sold publicly but whose affairs are closely monitored by the government of Prime Minister name deleted to erm, protect the letter b, son of the wee isle's founding father, former prime minister name deleted to erm, protect the letter b.
The paper is run by editors with virtually no background in journalism. For example, my direct editor was Ms name deleted to erm, protect the letter b, a woman in her mid 30s. She was an intelligence officer. Other key editors are drawn from the wee isle's bureaucracies and state security services. They all retain connections to the state's intelligence services, which track everyone and everything...
so now you's know why i called it the daily rag? besides, the trackin of wee islanders' movements is done via the ID card thingy.
as enscribed by the letter b @ May 31, 2005 12:12 PM