Indonesia bans sand exports
Not normally a hot topic in Lewis, the following paragraph in the Economist, caught my eye.
The Indonesian navy has now sent no fewer that eight warships to its maritime border with Singapore to intercept suspected sand-smugglers. At the same time, the Indonesian sand-shovellers' association, facing unemployment, is threatening to sue the government over the ban.
This is almost beyond satire, until I came across another interesting snippet:
Bangladeshi Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol - unless they have a doctor's note prescribing it for their health. This useful document can be bought over the counter in Dhaka's bars.
The Indonesian navy has now sent no fewer that eight warships to its maritime border with Singapore to intercept suspected sand-smugglers. At the same time, the Indonesian sand-shovellers' association, facing unemployment, is threatening to sue the government over the ban.
This is almost beyond satire, until I came across another interesting snippet:
Bangladeshi Muslims are forbidden to drink alcohol - unless they have a doctor's note prescribing it for their health. This useful document can be bought over the counter in Dhaka's bars.
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