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Focus Malaysia
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Focus Malaysia
Groom vanishes, father steps in to wed bride in viral wedding drama
SOMETIMES, we pay our internet bills not because we want to remain connected to the digital world. We pay it, and gladly too, because the cyberspace is filled with bizarre, jaw-dropping stories that make us pause and think that this is a very fascinating planet that we live on. And today's novelty news has something to do with marriage. Netizen @jllmisai brought to light a story where the groom apparently ran away from his wedding ceremony, leaving the bride and everyone else in the cold. The solution? His father was forced to marry the bride instead. While it is difficult to wrap one's head over the story, some netizens conjectured that the father had always wanted a second wife and it was just an elaborate setup for him to get one. The post was also filled with sarcastic comments from netizens who said they too were willing to shoulder the 'responsibility.' Apparently the story came to the attention of netizens when a video went viral on social media. In it, a man can be seen wearing a long-sleeved batik shirt, sitting opposite someone believed to be his father. The video then continues with the solemnisation of a marriage between the father and the woman who was supposed to become his daughter-in-law. According to TribunNews, the woman's elder brother said their family had arrived at the wedding venue as soon as they received the news. 'The guests had already turned up in response to the wedding invitation. The groom's family then informed us that their son had gone missing and could not be contacted,' he said, adding that his younger sister had been in a long-term relationship with her fiance. He further shared that their family suffered losses of up to Rp25 mil (approximately RM7,630) in managing the wedding preparations. As for the father-in-law, we have only words of respect for the 'sacrifice' he must make. —July 18, 2025 Main image: Astro Awani
New Straits Times
12-07-2025
- General
- New Straits Times
Malaysian ferry tragedy victim buried in East Java
JAKARTA: The remains of Fauzey Awang, a Malaysian who died in the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry tragedy last week, were laid to rest in East Java on Friday night, in accordance with his final wish. The deceased was buried far away from his native Terengganu, but close to his wife he visited every three months. Fauzey, 55, was among the passengers on board the ill-fated ferry, which was carrying 65 people and 22 vehicles when it sank near the Bali Strait on the night of July 2, nearly half an hour after departing Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, for Bali. He had been travelling in a tour van aboard the ferry, on his way to catch a flight from Bali. His remains were later found off Perancak Beach near Jembrana, Bali, on Thursday morning. Indonesian authorities identified him based on his clothing and personal effects before transferring the remains to Blambangan Hospital in Banyuwangi, East Java, for forensic examination. Banyuwangi police chief Commissioner Rama Samtama Putra said the body was handed over to the family following coordination between Indonesia's Foreign Ministry and the Malaysian Embassy, and the submission of a formal consent letter from Fauzey's next of kin for his burial. "The family, who had travelled from Malaysia, met the victim's wife here and agreed on a local burial," Rama said in a statement. Before the tragedy, Fauzey sent a message to his daughter, Syifa Amerah Fauzey, from his first marriage, expressing his wish to be buried in Banyuwangi next to his teacher's grave. His remains were buried at the village cemetery in Dusun Lidah, Gambiran, Banyuwangi. "He worked in Malaysia but came home every three months to be with his wife," said Sumarni, a local relative, as reported by TribunNews. As of Friday, 47 people have been accounted for, with 30 survivors and 17 confirmed dead. Others, including passengers not listed on the manifest, remain missing as search operations continue. — BERNAMA
