Decomposed body stuck to Kuantan jetty

The almost-decomposed body of a man believed to be washed away, was found stuck at the pole of a jetty in Tanah Putih Baru, Kuantan, Pahang on Friday. Kuantan police chief, ACP Mohd Jasmani Yusoff said the body was found by villagers at about 5.52pm Friday and there were no identification documents found on the man. "The dark-skinned victim was only clad in blue jeans with blue belt, without a shirt," he said, adding that the victim might have been in water for more than 24 hours. He said the initial investigation showed no cuts or any stab wound on the victim's body, but only minor bruises believed because the body was in water for too long. The body was sent to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital and police are looking for the victim's next of kin. Source: Bernama

Dog travels over 1,700km to Lhasa

A stary dog has been following a team of cyclists for 20 days over 1,700 kilometres from Sichuan province to Lhasa in Tibet, China. Nobody knows where the white dog came from or how long she has been wandering on the road, said Zhang Heng - a 22-year-old student from Wuhan in Hubei province. He was riding to Lhasa with his buddies when they met the lonely dog on May 4. "She looked tired and was lying on the road around Yajiang, Sichuan province," Zhang Heng told China Daily. "So we fed her, and then she followed us." They thought the dog was following for fun, but found she insisted on sticking around them day and night. "We felt she might want to come with us, so we decided to bring her along," said Zhang Heng, adding they call it Xiao Sa by combining xiao (little) with the last syllable of Lhasa. During their journey, the cycling team and Xiao Sa covered more than 1,700-kilometre and climbed over 10 mountains higher than 4,000-metre.

"Many people stopped cycling in some sections, then took the bus but the dog continued. "Sometimes she ran too fast and was far ahead of us, when she couldn't see anyone, she ran back to find us," said Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng said he would put Xiao Sa at the back of the bike while going downhill or when it was really tired. "The speed can reach 70km per hour, it's hard for the dog to catch up with us." Zhang Heng and his buddies have opened a Weibo account for Xiao Sa, updating the canine's journey to Lhasa, The micro blog "GoGo Xiao Sa" has attracted nearly 47,000 followers in two weeks. On Thursday, the team and Xiao Sa have finally arrived in Lhasa. Zhang Heng wrote on his Weibo that he planned to bring Xiao Sa back to Wuhan. Source: China Daily/ANN

Grandpa who 'travels' around the world dies

Grandpa Ling Ruiming, who had 'fulfilled' his last wish of 'travelling' around the world, died on Thursday. His granddaughter Ling Yifan announced the news on her Weibo. "Grandfather passed away peacefully at 10.44am. We have received well wishes and photographs from good-hearted people. Thank you all for showing him a warm world full of love. "I'm happy that I could help him fulfill his dream... thank you." Three weeks ago, Yifan posted on Weibo a plea to 'take' her 86-year-old grandfather, who was suffering from terminal cancer, to 'travel' around the world. "My grandpa is sick with only a few days left," she wrote. "All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favour by taking a photo with his portrait wherever you are?" Netizens from all over the world immediately responded to the post. A campaign "Grandpa, we're bringing you to see the world!" was established and within a short period of time, Ling had 'traveled' to more than 20,000 places including the South Pole. Source: DailyChilli

Man makes meat of 20 teens

Police in southwest China have detained a man suspected of murdering more than a dozen boys and young men, chopping up their bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers. Zhang Yongming, 56, was detained two weeks ago in Nanmen village in Yunnan province and is being investigated over the murder of a 19-year-old man in late April, the Guangxi News website reported. Police searching Zhang's home found the young man's cellphone, bank card and other evidence, according to the website, which said more than a dozen other teenagers had gone missing from the village over the years. It said Zhang had previously served almost 20 years in jail for murder. Zhang was known in the village as the "cannibal monster," the site reported, quoting residents as saying they had seen green plastic bags hanging from his home, with what appeared to be white bones protruding from the top. Local police declined comment when contacted by AFP Friday, saying information would be made available "at an appropriate time", and other reports on the gruesome case appeared to have been removed from Chinese websites. But Hong Kong newspaper The Standard said Friday that police entering Zhang's home discovered human eyeballs preserved inside wine bottles and pieces of what appeared to be human flesh hanging in the house to dry. Police feared that Zhang had fed human flesh to his three dogs, while selling other parts on the market, calling it "ostrich meat", according to The Standard. Beijing has dispatched a team of experts to Yunnan to supervise the investigation into the missing teenagers and two local police chiefs have been dismissed from their positions, the official Xinhua news agency said. Families of the missing suspected that they had been kidnapped and forced to work in illegal brick kilns, Xinhua said, adding that the government had urged a swift resolution to the case. Source: DailyChilli