10-Km Long Queues In Sri Lanka As Buddhists Line Up To See Sacred Tooth
Colombo: Buddhists swarming to see sacred teeth in Sri Lanka were urged by authorities to stay on Thursday after four died and hundreds became ill during the long line. Local police chief Laris Patinayake said the city of Candy is already 10 kilometers (6 miles) as long as Buddhists were waiting to worship Buddha’s teeth, […]
Rubbish music, chatbots and online queues: welcome to your life lived on hold | Elle Hunt
IWhen we look back at how we spend our days, we don’t want to think about all the time we spent calling the tax office. But that and other necessary administrative vices are increasingly taking up our precious time. Last year, taxpayers spent a total of about 800 years on hold with Revenue and Customs […]