Naked dancing
HUNDREDS OF disco workers took to the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, to protest against a government crackdown on naked dancing. This crackdown was part of a government plan
Lisbon goes gay for a day
REMEMBER THE old Hollywood song A Gal in Every Port? Well, there were nearly 2,000 guys in Lisbon port over the weekend but if any girls were getting excited, they
Elephant goes cold turkey
AN ELEPHANT that spent three years in a detox programme in Hainan, China, has finally been allowed to go home. The elephant, known as Big Boy, had been fed heroin-laced
Trust me, I’m a doctor!
A FRENCH doctor who posed as a plastic surgeon and carried out illegal operations in a derelict clinic in the city of Marseille has been sentenced to three years in
Green polar bears
TWO POLAR bears who live at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Japan are causing concerns to visitors because their fur has turned green. This colour change happened in
The good, the bad and the ugly
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
The last red light
THE RED light at the last legal brothel was shut down in central Taiwan, on Friday, following the death of its 87-year-old pimp. Ai-Le was the last legal brothel in
In the dog house
A NEW law has been passed in Lima, Peru, to try and curb the problem of noisy dogs. Citizens in the city will now only be allowed one dog if
Stiletto stampede
STILETTO CLAD women in Sydney competed in an 80-metre sprint to win their place in the record books on Tuesday. More than 260 women, plus a few men, slipped on
Museum commemorates Battle of Aljubarrota
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com A MUSEUM commemorating the 623rd anniversary of the decisive Battle of Aljubarrota of August 14, 1385, is to open close to the original battle site. Considered