INDONESIA – These incredible photos capture the stomach-churning moment a snake sneaks up on a lizard and swallows it whole. The white-spotted cat snake, measuring about 1.8m in length, spent around half an hour consuming the lizard after slithering up on it as it slept. The chameleon forest dragon, also known as a Javan humphead lizard, usually sleeps at the ends of branches which makes it an easy target for predatory snakes.(dailymail.co.uk)…[+]

ENGLAND – X Factor reject Chloe Mafia has claimed a pilot allowed her and a fellow glamour model pal into the cockpit during a transatlantic flight from London Heathrow to JFK in New York. The self-made millionaire reportedly made a video documenting the extraordinary flight, which would have broken aviation rules putting passengers at risk. Busty Chloe told the paper she was “stunned” as she alleges she drank alcohol, sung Disney songs and saw packets of cigarettes in the cockpit during the Kuwait Airways flight.(mirror.co.uk)…[+]

The Anti Narcotics Brigade of the Police Force Suriname (KPS) on Thursday arrested entrepreneur AB on suspicion of drug trafficking. Investigators suspect that AB is the leader of a drug organization and that he hired drug mules. Inspector Prem Jethoe, head of the Anti Narcotics Brigade, confirmed that AB who owns a car dealership and a bus company has been arrested. The suspect’s name was mentioned in two cases. It has been said that he is the mastermind behind the drug trade in those cases…[+]

Judge Ingrid Lachitjaran will announce the verdict in the case of Raymond Sapoen and Chitan Diepakkoemar against the Pertjajah Luhur (PL) after the recess of the judiciary. This means that both parties have to wait until October. Nailah vanDijk, the attorney representing Sapoen and Chitan, told Times of Suriname that the judge had a talk with the attorneys of both parties. PL’s attorney will be given the opportunity to reply to Sapoen’s and Chitan’s claim around 3 p.m. on Thursday…[+]

The National Party Suriname (NPS) and the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) are considering taking legal action against the Central Main Voting Bureau (CHS) because the CHS has failed to announce that 2 parliamentary seats are vacant now that Raymond Sapoen and Diepakkoemar Chitan have been recalled by the Pertjajah Luhur (PL). The leaders from the NPS, VHP and the PL on Friday discussed the issue during a meeting…[+]

Police officials on Thursday indicated that two young men had been arrested in Paramaribo on separate occasions. One of the young men was arrested after he had violated restraining order. He was not allowed to go near his ex wife. Reports indicate that he was under the influence of alcohol when he went to her house…[+]

People who want to obtain medicines such as cough syrup and multivitamins at the local pharmacies are being told that the insurance companies no longer cover these medicines. Irvin Jong A Liem, chairman of the Association of Pharmacists (VvA), told Times of Suriname that when Basic Health Care Insurance was launched each insurance company that offers the basic health insurance package used the general medicine index. But they have reportedly put together their own medicine index. He explained that the insurance companies do not regularly scrap medicines from the list. “Many people have this assumption,” said the VvA chairman…[+]

Police officers from the De Nieuwe Grond Police Department on Thursday morning surrounded a house located at the Hanna’s Lust Housing Project to arrest two burglars. Reports indicate that PM and PS were arrested. The police received a call indicating that two thieves had been spotted near a private residence by neighbors…[+]

The government on Wednesday announced that it has made it possible for people whose property was damaged by Tuesday’s whirlwinds to get a 5% interest loan of SRD 15,000 at the Surinaamse Post Spaarbank (SPSB) with a statement from the National Coordination Center for Disaster Control (NCCR). Officials on Wednesday held a press conference to give a clear image of the damage that was done on Tuesday. About 70 buildings, including homes and schools were damaged by Tuesday’s whirlwinds. The affected areas are located in the southern and western part of Paramaribo…[+]

The president of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has officially congratulated his Surinamese counterpart, Desi Bouterse, for having been reelected for a second term. The Chinese president sent a congratulatory letter through the diplomatic channels between Beijing and Paramaribo. In the letter President Xi also confirmed that he wants to maintain the good bilateral relations with Suriname…[+]