"Gold fever swept Thailand today after a controversial politician said a vast hoard of treasure hidden by Japanese troops during World War Two had been found in a cave and could help solve the country's economic woes."

A Thai Senator claims that he has found the location of the lost Japanese gold hidden by departing troops at the end of World War II, a la Neal Stephenson's Crytponomicon. By the way, if you haven't read the Cryptonomicon, you should.