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The Star
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Uncle Gedek's 16-year selfie streak sets a record
Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO and C. ARUNO MARZUKI Mahboob, 56, better known as Uncle Gedek, has made it into the Malaysia Book of Records for his feat of taking a selfie every day for the past 16 years, Kosmo! reported. Marzuki said he initially intended to create a blog titled 'Blog Begins At Forty', but he found writing challenging and opted instead to share daily selfies. 'From the start, I've shared a selfie from wherever I was, capturing different backgrounds,' he told K-Tekno. 'I'd strike a similar pose with the same facial expression, adding a short, humorous caption.' Besides using a smartphone, Marzuki said he would also use a DSLR camera or laptop to snap photos of himself. He also uploads time-lapse videos of his selfies to YouTube. These videos document the gradual transformation of his appearance, from black hair and beard to white. Among those who had taken selfies with him are Nurul Izzah Anwar, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Ramli Sarip, and Altimet. > It was reported by Sinar Harian that 34-year-old housewife Nur Ainatun Adillah Mohd Fauzi from Kuantan surprised herself by being able to gather 40kg of 'kepah' or clams in four hours. The mother of two had initially accompanied her husband and a friend to the fishermen's jetty in Pantai Balok, intending only to observe their clam gathering. However, she decided to join in and successfully collected a large quantity of clams between 8am and 11.45am on Monday. Nur Ainatun said the area is known for this annual clam phenomenon, which has recently gone viral on TikTok and Facebook. This surge in online attention has led to a rush of people to the area to collect clams. 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.
The Star
14-05-2025
- The Star
JJ Lin fans from China fall victim to fraudulent ticket scam
Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO and C. ARUNO OVER 20 Chinese nationals were scammed out of over RM40,000 after discovering their tickets for Singaporean singer JJ Lin's concert at Stadium Bukit Jalil were fake, reported Sin Chew Daily. With Lin's concerts sold out in China, his Chinese fans travelled to Malaysia specifically to attend the 'JJ20' FINAL LAP World Tour in Kuala Lumpur on May 10. Some even paid as much as RM5,000 for VIP seats, only to be denied entry at the stadium as their tickets were fake. One of the victims set up a chat group for some 20 other victims from China to share their experience of being scammed. They have collectively made a police report in Malaysia. > A man in China's Henan province quit smoking after his wife contracted lung cancer, reported China Press. 'I tried quitting before but was never successful. Now, for the sake of my family, I will no longer smoke,' said the man, who was a smoker for four decades. The man's wife saw a doctor after experiencing a cough and tightness in her chest. The husband, 58, said he started smoking when he was 15 and had never been able to quit the habit. When the story came to light, many Internet users criticised the husband for his actions, saying that they were tantamount to murder. 'What is the use in quitting now that she is diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer?' one netizen asked. 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.
The Star
29-04-2025
- The Star
Dispute grows over temple's management
Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN CONTROVERSY is brewing between Malaysia Hindu Sangam and a temple in Kelana Jaya, with accusations of mismanagement and police reports lodged, Tamil Malar reported. Sri Sakthi Easwari Temple's former committee chairman Selvam Paramasivam said he has filed a police report. Selvam said MHS president T. Ganesan, when speaking at a function in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, had allegedly accused him and his committee of defrauding the temple of RM3mil. This accusation, which was made in front of about 750 people from the community, is completely baseless and has damaged his reputation, added Selvam. He and committee members filed a report at the Petaling Jaya police station over the accusation. > Three people were killed in India when a sack of fireworks was set off in a freak accident during a temple festival, Malaysia Nanban reported. The incident happened in Salem, Tamil Nadu, when a man was transporting a large stock of firecrackers by motorcycle. He apparently lost control as he passed by a burning pile of rubbish and crashed into the flames. The fire ignited the fireworks, resulting in the immediate deaths of three men and severely injuring a boy. 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.
The Star
29-04-2025
- The Star
Teacher training candidates show poor preparedness
Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN NEARLY all candidates interviewing for teacher training lacked skills in organising documents, while a small number dressed inappropriately for the occasion, Sin Chew Daily reported. According to Dr Chew Fong Peng, an associate professor from Universiti Malaya's Faculty of Education and an interviewer for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (DPP) programme, the vast majority of interview candidates fumbled when it came time to present their documents. Many would take their documentation out one by one from their backpack when asked to do so, she said. Among Chinese candidates, Chew pointed out that the most common mistakes they made were failing to use proper honorifics, poor Malay language skills and inappropriate attire, all of which were a source of frustration for her and other interviewers. Chew said all interviewers for the programme were PhD holders themselves and many Chinese candidates failed to address them appropriately by their title. 'Chinese candidates like to address interviewers as 'awak', 'kamu' and 'engkau'. 'In fact, just address everyone as 'doctor' in the second person, and that will be sufficient,' she said. She added that she has seen female candidates in Kelantan and Sabah, who were Chinese, dressing in very short skirts, which led to awkwardness among the interviewers. No matter how impressive a candidate's academic achievements may be, such interview faux pas will leave a poor first impression on the interviewers, she stressed. > A university student in Taiwan threatened his teacher with a box cutter knife after he received zero marks for an assignment. The daily also reported that video footage of the incident showed a male student walking towards the teacher in class while holding the blade. He then demanded the teacher give him higher marks for his assignment. The teacher urged the undergraduate to remain calm and provided him with an explanation for the zero marks received. The undergraduate eventually calmed down before retracting the blade, crumpling the assignment into a ball and returning to his seat. The video was widely circulated on the social media platform Threads, where many netizens expressed their concerns for the teacher's safety. One netizen even joked that teaching could now be deemed a high-risk profession. When contacted, the university in New Taipei city declined to comment on the incidet, saying that they had to protect the privacy of the student involved. 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.
