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The article presents stories about stupid criminals. Police in Manchester, England had no problems identifying a thief who tried to rip off a video camera store. The bad guy failed to notice that eight cameras were broadcasting his every move on display televisions in the store. In Antwerp, Belgium, a woman was arrested for larceny. Store detectives noticed the woman had suddenly grown bigger than when she entered the store. Turns out the woman was trying to steal clothes by wearing them out of the store. Even though it was a hot summer day, the thief piled on a jogging suit, a sweater, 11 tops, shorts and a pair of sneakers all at once.

Presents update on the tourist trade in Asia and the Middle East as of May/June 2000. Information on the bird-watching sites in Australia; Attractions at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Taiwan; Description on the Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel in Elat, Israel.

Presents update on the tourist trade in Australia as of May/June 2000. Completion of the Alpine Way, the road through the Snowy Mountains; Recommended places for surfing; Tourist attractions that have won the 1999 Australian Tourism Awards.