Pet shop staff left traumatised by goldfish-eating stunt
WORKERS at a pet shop were horrified when a man entered the shop and caught a goldfish from a tank and ate it alive, Sin Chew Daily reported.
They said they could hear chewing sounds as he live-streamed the act and shouted 'This is for Trump' at the store in Sydney, Australia.
He left the shop but returned later to pay A$8 (RM22) for the fish.
The pet store issued a statement condemning the act, saying its employees were shocked and distressed by the incident.
The company has offered support and counselling, emphasising that any act of animal cruelty is unacceptable.
The 20-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences, including animal cruelty.
He is expected to appear in court on Aug 20.
> The daily also reported that South Korean actor Byeon Woo-seok would star in the live-action adaptation of the hit anime Solo Leveling.
According to Netflix, he was chosen following his success last year in Lovely Runner.
Solo Leveling began as a web novel and has since become hugely popular in the form of webtoons, animation and games.
It has also accumulated more than 14.3 billion global views.
Its animated version made history by becoming the first Korean animation to win nine awards at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Anime of the Year, Best Action Anime and Best Main Character.
The series will be co-directed by Lee Hae-jun (Ashfall) and Kim Byung-seo, the cinematographer behind Along With the Gods.
> Oriental Daily recently reported that a 20-year-old Malaysian has been sentenced to four months jail for embezzling S$38,000 (RM126,239) from her company in Singapore.
She had reportedly spent the money to tip social media influencers.
She pleaded guilty on Thursday to one charge of criminal breach of trust and another under Section 477A of the Penal Code for falsifying payment vouchers.
Court documents show that between Dec 2, 2024, and Jan 9, 2025, the defendant stole money on 42 occasions, with amounts ranging from S$65 (RM216) to over S$2,000 (RM6,644).
She also falsified payment vouchers to avoid detection and forged signatures to steal the corresponding amounts.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
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