Thursday, July 03, 2003

Burning international issue alert!
(Via Gweilo Diaries) The BBC shocks with Cambodia PM tops smokers' list. It's nice to know that someone has enough time on their hands to track this kind of thing. Kind of like Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed list. So who's the Mr. Blackwell of smoking?
The United Nations has appealed to him to quit the habit, and after several failed attempts he said he was ready to try once again.

"I am checking to see whether I can do that or not," he said.

Cambodia has still not signed the UN Framework Convention for Tobacco Control - and the international body believes the prime minister is setting a bad example.
I should have guessed.

Notice that the UN doesn't publicize the top flatulence list, probably because it hits too close to home.