Trump International Dubai was named Best Par 3 Course at the 11th annual World Golf Awards while Yas Acres Abu Dhabi was voted World’s Best Nine Hole Course
sports4 hours ago
A top Taiwanese official issued a plea on Thursday for people to stop changing their name to "salmon" after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion.
In a phenomenon that has been dubbed "Salmon Chaos" by local media, around 150 mostly young people flocked to government offices in recent days to officially register a change in their name.
The cause of this sudden enthusiasm was a chain of sushi restaurants.
Under the two-day promotion which ended Thursday, any customer whose ID card contained "Gui Yu" — the Chinese characters for salmon — would be entitled to an all-you-can-eat sushi meal along with five friends.
Taiwan allows people to officially change their name up to three times.
But Taiwanese officials were not amused.
"This kind of name-change not only wastes time but causes unnecessary paperwork," deputy interior minister Chen Tsung-yen told reporters as he urged the public to "cherish administrative resources".
"I hope everyone can be more rational about it," he added.
Local media ran interviews with people who took advantage of the promotion.
"I just changed my name this morning to add the characters 'Bao Cheng Gui Yu' and we already ate more than Tw$7,000 ($235)," a college student surnamed Ma told TVBS news channel in southern Kaohsiung city.
Roughly translated, Ma's new moniker means: "Explosive Good Looking Salmon".
"I've changed my first name to salmon and two of my friends also did," a woman surnamed Tung told SET TV. "We'll just change our names back afterwards."
Other salmon-themed names reported in local media included "Salmon Prince," "Meteor Salmon King" and "Salmon Fried Rice".
The United Daily News reported that one resident decided to add a record 36 new characters to his name, most of them seafood themed, including the characters for "abalone", "crab" and "lobster".
Trump International Dubai was named Best Par 3 Course at the 11th annual World Golf Awards while Yas Acres Abu Dhabi was voted World’s Best Nine Hole Course
sports4 hours ago
This travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa, said the Public Health Agency of Canada
world4 hours ago
The jury also determined that Samsung's infringement was wilful, which could lead to a judge increasing the award by up to three times
tech4 hours ago
In October, she accused Marcos of incompetence and said she had imagined cutting the president's head off
asia4 hours ago
President Subianto's aircraft was met by a ceremonial escort of military jets upon entering UAE airspace
uae4 hours ago
The event encouraged participants to engage in physical fitness and social interaction
uae4 hours ago
These diverse exhibitions promise to provide meaningful insights into the country's rich cultural heritage, offering something for visitors to enjoy
uae5 hours ago
The Dubai-born golfer will next compete for a coveted PGA Tour card at next month's Final Stage in Florida
sports5 hours ago