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- Heartbroken girl attempts suicide in front of mother
- Teen posts pix of friends on FB to earn money
- MIC to focus on education to boost community
| Heartbroken girl attempts suicide in front of mother Posted: 18 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST A 16-year-old student attempted to commit suicide in front of her mother and a teacher after her boyfriend wanted to break up with her, major Chinese dailies reported. China Press reported that the girl tried to jump from the third floor window of a music centre in Puchong after her boyfriend told her of his decision over the phone at about 11.20am on Saturday. However, the girl's mother and the teacher managed to pull her to safety. The girl's father and boyfriend rushed to the scene after receiving the news and a police report was lodged. Police sent the girl to the Serdang Hospital. According to the teacher, the girl, who worked part-time at the music centre, had the tendency of attempting suicide whenever she faced problems in her relationship. "She hit her head with a glass bottle several weeks ago. "She also tried to drink soap water and had hit her head against the wall before," the teacher said. The girl's mother, a divorcee, said her daughter had tried to slit her wrist at home previously. According to sources, the boyfriend wanted to break up because she was trying to control him. > The daily reported that Cantopop singer Miriam Yeung was two months pregnant but her husband Real Ting declined to confirm it. However, Ting promised to make an announcement if there was any good news. According to Chinese belief, couples should only announce a pregnancy after three months to prevent miscarriage. Other News & Views 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. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Teen posts pix of friends on FB to earn money Posted: 18 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST A TEENAGER who posted pictures of her beautiful friends on Facebook has been "sweet talking" some 30 men into giving her thousands of ringgit, reported Metro Ahad. The 17-year-old, who only wanted to be known as Liana, has been running the scam for three years, earning between two and three thousand ringgit a month. "Initially, I put up sexy photos on my account to attract friends and admirers. Suddenly, I found myself with thousands of acquaintances. "I then took photos of my attractive friends and put these on my Facebook account. I'm embarrassed to put up pictures of myself because I'm fat," she said. Liana would flirt with men who checked out her profile and asked them for money once they became interested in her. "Once they have deposited the cash into my bank account, I would tell them that the money had not come through and they would transfer more," said the girl, who lives with her mother in Kuala Lumpur after her parents' divorce. Liana, who said she did not regret her actions, targets up-and-coming artistes, siblings of celebrities, engineers and corporate executives. She said she spent the money on shopping, karaoke sessions and overseas trips. > The tabloid also highlighted a couple who graduated together during a convocation ceremony in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Chee Choon Hui, 32, and his wife, Josee Chua Sew Pein, 31, are graduates of a Masters programme in engineering science management, a twinning course between the local university and the University of Warwick in Britain. "Initially, I was hesitant about pursuing my studies because I was worried that I could not handle the workload. "But after discussing with my husband, we decided to do it together," said Chua. Juggling between her duties as a wife, worker and student, Chua said it all boiled down to her willpower to succeed. "Despite being around books 24 hours a day and sacrificing any semblance of a social life, I'm grateful that I did not have to delay my studies or repeat any exam," said Chua, who won the Best Scholar award. Other News & Views 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. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| MIC to focus on education to boost community Posted: 18 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST MIC will continue to emphasise on education to boost the community's well-being, reported Tamil Nesan. Party Youth chief T. Mohan said that through education, the community would be able to improve their standard of living. He said the party had been providing financial assistance to Indian students to pursue their higher studies through the Maju Institute of Educational Development. "About 45,000 youths have been provided skills training in TAFE Institute while 800 others are pursuing medicine in AIMST University in Sungai Petani. "MIED has been assisting hundreds pursuing various degree courses in universities in several countries," Mohan said, while adding that MIC had done a lot despite claims that the party had done nothing for the community. > Makkal Osai reported that a Malay- sian who was returning home after visit-ing India died of heart attack at the Anna International Airport in Chennai on Fri-day. Syed Abdul Jali complained of chest pains to his wife Syed Israni when they were about to board the plane. She approached the airline staff who rushed a doctor to treat Abdul Jali but he had died. > A group of women claimed that the Social Welfare Department had either stopped or reduced the monthly RM300 aid to them for the past three months, reported Malaysian Nanban. They said no reason was given and they were facing difficulty paying the rental for their units. Other News & Views 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. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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