Good evening…The Headlines from Bai Lung Central Television
Dannistrian Prime Minister has plans to visit Bai Lung to hold talks about recent controversy on Bai Lungese Arms Manufacturers supplying weapons to Tyrsis Prime.
General Fang Jia Wei has been murdered in his home in Sing Ren. His body was discovered with multiple stab wounds. ISB have appealed for the public to find his killers.
Mass attacks on Bai Lungese citizens with camcorders dubbed as Happy Slapping in the United Kingdom cause huge controversy in Bai Lung. Depute Head of ISB Yang Sun condemns the acts committed by young citizens.
Bai Lung’s oldest man celebrates his 126th birthday.
Endangered species Giant Panda is a potential candidate to replace the dragon as the national animal.
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Good evening, I’m Kim Lái Wáng. Dannistrian Prime Minister P’aanil F’orrlason Smith is to visit Bai Lung to hold talks regarding the recent controversy which Bai Lungese Arms Manufacturers are allegedly supplying weapons to Tyrsisian insurgents. Yesterday, our Great Eternal Leader has released a statement denying all claims and that it was rogue employees who secretly supplied several AK-47s and plastic explosives of various types to terrorist groups. The Prime Minister is expected to visit Bai Lung around Mid to late March. Kim Huang Joon reports
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108th His/Her Majesties Royal Ha’na-Bi 108 Regiment are flushing out this church in Nordan Tyrsis with rocket launchers and hand grenades. They claimed that it was housing suspected terrorist groups. 5 hours later, the building was rigged with C4 and was detonated shortly.
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This car containing half a ton of explosives blew up in a suburb of Darril-Bensoh claiming 6 more lives in the front line. This soldier was the lone survivor of 7 troops on a daily patrol route. Next time, he might be pushing up daisies.
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Private James Ha’rlinskitch-Carson (108th His/Her Majesties Royal Ha’na-Bi 108 Regiment): It was a normal patrol routine and I asked the sergeant if I could stop for a brief break. She said “yes” and I was given the chance to do so. Just as I took a sip of water from my canteen, one of my friends screamed “BOMB!”…then all of a sudden there was a large bang and I was buried in several tonnes of concrete. I was lucky that time…had I been in the middle of the road I would’ve been dead.
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The Dannistriaan Prime Minister P’aanil F’orrlason Smith is planning to visit Bai Lung and hold talks there regarding the recent controversy of Arm Manufacturers allegedly supplying weapons to Tyrsisian insurgents. He is expected to visit the capital Pyongjing around mid to late March.
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P’aanil F’orrlason Smith (Dannistrian Prime Minister): I hope the peace talks in Bai Lung will ease tensions between both sides. I will expect the Bai Lungese Government to be cooperative and help us deal with the current situation. I respect any statements they make and it would be undemocratic to have a one sided argument. I ask this question: what if we are wrong and the bombs actually belong to another nation closely linked with (Tyrsisian) insurgents.
Reporter: When are you going to visit Bai Lung?
P’aanil F’orrlason Smith : I hope to visit Bai Lung around mid to late March. I will confirm the date next week.
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While the Prime Minister will be confirming final dates for his visit to Bai Lung, scenes like these will go on. At the same time, Defence Secretary Oh Rong Yi announce that he will be visiting Nordu Dannistra tomorrow morning to meet the Prime Minister. Kim Huang Joon reporting in Ry’u P’aanailuia, outside of Darril-Bensoh in Tyrsis Prime.
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General Fang Jia Wei, who helped our Great Eternal Leader to get into power in 1962 has been murdered in his home in Sing Ren. His body was found lying on the front doorstep of his home with multiple stab wounds. The motive behind this attack is likely to be political. Li Hwang reports.
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A large crowd is mourning when legendary General Fang Jia Wei was found murdered at his home in Sing Ren. There were complaints from neighbours because of a horrible smell in the General’s home. ISB intervened and smashed down the door to find the 97 years old’s body lying there with multiple stab wounds. ISB said he was killed around 11 PM when someone knocked on his door. He was then stabbed by one person and held firmly by another. ISB have concluded that his murders were politically motivated and have appealed to the public to come forward and give crucial evidence which might help find Fang’s killers.
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General Fang Jia Wei was born in February 15th 1909 in the outskirts of Chen Tai Soon, he was raised in the dilapidated suburbs of the city. His mother was a market seller and his dad was a soldier. He was only 15 when he was enlisted to Bai Lung Liberation Army just a few days shy of his 16th birthday. He served tour of duty for 3 years and was given various tasks from sweeping the barracks floors to delivering messages to high ranking officers. In 1937, he was sent to China to fight in the Sino-Japanese war where he met our Great Eternal Leader. He became instant friends during the war and by the end of the war he had lost contact with our Leader until he met him again in 1959 when our Leader was protesting in Choktak in an attempt to overthrow the evil Nationalists. He would be the one who planned the crucial movements to overthrow them via a coup d’état. The movement proved to be a winning strategy for the People’s Workers Party as they gained power in 24th June 1962. 10 years later, he was awarded the Chen Jong Sun Medal of Honour by our Great Eternal Leader. He was given a place to work as Defence Secretary which he started from 1973-1989. In 1989, he was forced to resign after pressure from General about allegations of paedophillia which was later dropped by our Great Eternal Leader. Many of the accusers where subsequently executed. In 1990, increasing support for the Nationalists resulted in an attempted assassination of the legendary general. He was shot in the stomach and left there for 3 hours until a passer by saw him lying at his door step. In 1993, again he almost had his life taken, this time someone burned down his house. He only suffered minor burns. In 1997, his life was almost taken away a third time when a Nationalist sympathiser unloaded his entire clip on him. Fortunately, he was wearing bullet-proof armour and the perpetrator was taken down shortly. In mid 2005, he was awarded the Chen Jong Sun Lifetime Achievement Award for his duty in overthrowing the previous Government.
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Our Great Eternal Leader has released us a statement offering his condolences to Fang’s friends and relatives. He mentions that…
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“…it is a very downhearted day to see one of the most important figures of my generation murdered in his home. He helped remove the corrupt dictatorship of the nameless, faceless Junta and introduced real Democracy in this country. He has been murdered in vain and he will rest in peace and will be given a place in Political History. The juveniles who did this will be found and charged fairly…”
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The Head of Internal Security Bureau, Xu Lin Wei will be opening an investigation on how the General was murdered and why his body guards failed to protect him. He believes the murders were politically motivated and the killers are linked to Nationalists themselves.
Xu Lin Wei (Head of Internal Security Bureau): I condemn the acts of murder towards our people especially when the victim is a very important figure of the 20th century. General Fang was our Great Eternal Leader’s mentor and to some extent, a real father to him. The youths who murdered him have no regarded for the elderly or it’s politically motivated in some way.
Reporter: What further actions will you embrace?
Xu Lin Wei:Well…I will be launching an investigation into the murder of Fang. This is an extremely serious crime and anyone who murders anybody especially an important figure will be dealt with severely, the penalty for murder is death. So far, all the information we gathered is that the General has been murdered in his home and there are at least 3 youths involved. I will appeal to the public for any vital information which could find his killers. I want to know how many people were involved, what they look like and where they live.
Reporter: Do you think this has something to do with politics?
Xu Lin Wei: Yes, I do believe it had something to do with politics. Over the last 2 decades, he was harassed by a group of Nationalistic youths, I won’t give any details at the behest of his family. I all can say is that his killers were linked Nationalist groups.
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So far, there have been no new information regarding the murder but ISB have been placing notices throughout the country to ask for any witnesses to come foward. This is Li Hwang reporting at General Fang’s house at Sing Ren.
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There has been mass attacks on Bai Lungese citizens by youths with camcorders in which they record the attacks and distribute the footage to friends and other sources. The term has been coined in the United Kingdom as Happy Slapping where a group of people slap an unsuspecting victim while on of the perpetrators films the assault. Roh Yimou reports.
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In Bai Lung, you will get images like these…and these…and these. It’s a new phenomenon called Happy Slapping, a term coined by the United Kingdom. It involves a gang of youths who assault an unsuspecting victim while one of the youths films the assault. Most victims tend to alone especially women. These images can be distributed freely by any means and can reach the other side of the globe.
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This is Jeong, he is one the victims of this fad. He was walking along this street to buy his weekly supplies until a gang of 10 youths surrounded him and kicked him several times. He noticed one of the youths was holding a camera phone to film the assault. He has called for the technology to be banned.
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Jeong (Victim of Happy Slapping): I was walking across this street (points at a street) until a group of 10 or so youths came to and asked: “Hi, old bag of bolts” I replied “What do you want?” (they said) “You!” They shoved me to the floor and started to kick me death while one of them held some sort of camera attached to the phone. I heard that phones nowadays are capable of recording footage of any sort and I guess I was a victim of this violent crime. I can’t go out without proper security now. I fear that it’ll extend from assault to murder. I want our Leader to ban such technology.
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Unfortunately, the worst scenario does come true in this case. It is more than a mere Happy Slap, it becomes a Happy Murder. This man had been shot 6 times in the chest near the famous Mao Zedong market place in Pyongjing. The culprits were caught red-handed shortly and in one of the youths belongings was a camera phone. His phone contained footage of the victim getting shot 6 times and then his eyes were gouged several times by camera operator. Both youths were charged of murder and executed.
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Depute Head of ISB Yang Sun has plans to crack down on anti-social behaviour including the Happy Slap incidents. He vows to spend 25 million Da Dendrites on advertising alone to remind Bai Lungese citizen that this phenomenon is a serious offence. He is currently asking the Home Secretary to launch a phone amnesty to encourage Bai Lungese citizens to hand in their camera phones.
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Yang Sun (Depute Head of ISB): This fad is unacceptable…no matter how short this phenomenon is, it will be classified as a serious assault. It is also an offence to record any images or footage without the persons consent. An offence like these is at least 20 years in prison and in the case of the murder of Kim Lin Dong the punishment is death. I have plans to spend 25 million Dendrite on an advertising campaign and remind the citizens that it is a serious offence to film and assault anyone on the streets. I will be collaborating with the Home Secretary to launch a Phone Amnesty to encourage citizens to hand in their camera phones in an effort to reduce this fad. Happy Slapping incidents has gone through the roof. In December last year, there were 300 incidents. Last month there was 1800. To date, there are 19,000 cases of Happy Slapping , 15% of them were murders. We must stop this or it will get out of hand.
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The Home Secretary will be releasing a statement regarding the current situation of this fad, will it grind to a halt or will we see more of these everyday? This is Roh Yimou reporting in Pyongjing.
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Bai Lung’s oldest man, Li Dé Hua is celebrating his 126th birthday. He is currently the eldest person in the world beating Jeanne Calment who dead at the age of 122 in 4th August 1997. Hung Ji-Tae reports.
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This is Li Dé Hua, born in 26th February 1880. His father was a steel worker and his mom was a house maid. He was raised in the run down areas of Port To which to this day he still lives in the city. Here, his relatives consisting of 10 generations are here to celebrate his 126th birthday. He is currently the eldest living man and the oldest person ever beating France’s Jeanne Calment who lived at the age of 122.
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Li Dé Hua (Oldest Person): I feel happy to beat the oldest person by a good 4 years…maybe it was my humour which kept me going. My son is still alive, I’m happy to see my son, my grand-son and my great grand son all at my 126th birthday. There are no secrets to my longevity, you just need to believe in yourself and have a little humour mixed into the cocktail. I’ll be celebrating my 130th birthday soon! (Laughs)
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Li Jhoo Won (Grandson of Li Dé Hua): I can’t believe he is still around here, my family is possibly the luckiest family in Bai Lung and the whole world. He has been through two World Wars and the last days of the Boer war, I’m quite astonished! He has never smoked or drank alcohol, in fact he eschewed both. I’ve went through War War 2 and I remember a group of Japanese troops screamed at my dad. He shouted ‘Baka’ when he did not do as they said! I’m 82 and I will be 83 in 2 months time.
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Li Dé Hua had received a birthday card from our Great Eternal Leader and wishes him a happy 126th birthday. The American Company: Guiness Book of Records will be adding his name once again as the oldest living person and as the oldest person in the world. This is Hung Ji-Tae reporting at Port To.
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There have been reports from the Bai Lungese government that they are considering replacing the country’s current National Animal the Dragon to the Giant Panda. The black and white bear animals are found in the Sichuan province of the People’s Republic of China and may become the new National Animal as the Dragon is declining in numbers. Wu Min Kyun reports.
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This is a giant panda. It is easily recognised through its large, distinctive black patches on the eyes, ears and on its rotund body. These lovable animals are found exclusively in the Sichuan Province of China and they are declining in numbers. They are one of the most endangered animals in the world with approximately 1,600 of them in the wild and around 160 of them in captivity. In the Chen Jong Sun zoo in Pyongjing, the staff are looking after Chen Jun and Ling Sing. They are currently on loan for 12 years and any off spring they produce must be handed back to China when reach they are 4 years old.
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Liang Song-Hui (Chen Jong Sun Zoo Staff): These animals are amazing, they have a strikingly beautiful appear which appeals to Western and Eastern public alike. They like to eat bamboo and this adds to their innocence unlike some of the other people here!
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The Government is considering changing the Nation Animal to the giant panda. The reason for this change is because of the current N.A, the Dragon is in sharp decline. There are currently only 260 in the wild and due to the nature of the Dragon, they are impossible to be kept in captivity. This is a 1000% decline since 2000 where 2600 are in the wild. Many have welcomed this move.
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Cho Liu Hui (Member of Central People’s Bank): This would be a crucial move switching the nation animal to the giant panda. It would help improve our image as a whole and it would improve trade links between us and the Chinese. It will make Bai Lung as a better place, more tourist equals more money. Our Great Eternal Leader will make good use of the profit and spend it on improving education and transport.
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The government will be sending ballot papers throughout the country to allow the public to decide which animal should the new National Animal. Early sources indicate that the panda will be ahead of the dragon by a long margin. This is Wu Min Kyun reporting at Pyonging.
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Before we go, there has been a statement from our Great Eternal Leader sent to us a minute ago. It’s about Kelssek’s aid offer to help victims of the Fu Long Gong floods in Liu Xu province. Our Great Eternal Leader wrote:
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“…I politely decline the offer made by Prime Minister Kerk to help Fu Long Gong citizens in the wake of the floods last week. The number of deaths in the city have been greatly exaggerated and despite having inadequate technology, we do have 5 million strong troops in this country. I appreciate the generous offer from PM Kerk but I feel it is the business of the Bai Lungese…”
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That’s all from me, next up is Culture Express. I’m Kim Lai Wang reporting for BLCTV News…Zàijiàn!