Owner and buffalo Awang to part after five years
AFTER five years of caring for a 650kg buffalo named Awang, owner Muhammad Faris Aiman in Kuantan is selling it for RM12,000, Harian Metro reported.
He explained that he was doing so not because of financial problems but that he had come to realise it was time to let go.
'I have had offers in the past but I wasn't ready to sell it then,' said Muhammad Faris, 25.
He said Awang was gifted to him by his father when the buffalo was just one year old.
The buyer, he said, wanted to donate Awang to a madrasah for a sacrificial ritual.
For Hari Raya Haji this year, he said he had sold 300 cows so far.
> Mila Mohsin, the daughter of the late actor Hani Mohsin, is all set to have an acting career, Harian Metro reported.
She will appear in the movie Laknat, which premieres on June 5.
'My mother has given me her blessing to be involved in films,' said Mila, 31, referring to Puan Sri Tiara Jacquelina.
Mila, who is also a jujitsu trainee, said she was fortunate to have had the chance to learn from her parents.
> The venue of the comeback concert by nasyid group Inteam has been switched to a bigger place in view of the overwhelming reception from their fans, Berita Harian reported.
This came about after the tickets, which went on sale on May 23, were taken up within two hours.
The venue was changed from Zepp Kuala Lumpur to Idea Live Arena in Petaling Jaya that could accommodate about 5,000 fans.
Konsert Kasih Kekasih 25 Tahun Inteam, originally slated for Sept 27, was also pushed a day later.
'We decided to change the date and the location after hearing the feedback from our fans,' said Inteam member Mohd Syahril Abdul Khalid.
The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
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