> Informants not tipping off customs due to delay in payments
The action of some high-ranking custom officers over intentionally delaying payment for informants has discouraged them from providing vital information to the authorities. According to a source, these custom officers were discreetly sabotaging efforts to curb smuggling activities as they had allegedly received bribes from the black market to turn a blind eye on their vice activities. Some informants were purportedly not paid their rewards for up to four years.
> Shila Amzah wants a Mandarin-speaking lover
Malaysian songbird Shila Amzah, who has made a name in China, has asked her fans to match-make her with someone who speaks Mandarin at her concert in Kuala Lumpur. However, the 24-year-old singer said she would not make her love relationship public. "Maybe I have to wait until I get married, then I will inform you all," she said. At the concert on Saturday night, she sang songs in Malay and Mandarin, including Zheng Fu (Conquer), a number by Chinese star Na Ying that propelled her to fame and clinched the Asian Wave 2012 champion title.