Male escorts make big bucks up north

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MALE escorts up north are said to be making more money than most white-collar workers by charging up to RM600 for a four-hour session.

Notices to recruit male escorts can be seen in several northern states.

In a probe, a Nanyang Siang Pau reporter posed as an interested candidate for the job and called a number given.

A man named Eddie answered and told him that a male escort earns two to four times more than a white-collar employee, and can get between RM400 and RM600 for two to four hours’ “work”.

He said that male escorts only needed to make sure the clients were “happy and satisfied” by chit-chatting with them or providing services such as a massage.

When asked to meet to discuss further details about the job, Eddie declined and said that everything could be arranged over the phone.

He also told the reporter that he would take half of the fees charged as commission.

> Kwong Wah Yit Poh highlighted a “beggar” family in Beijing with a posh lifestyle.

On Friday, a netizen first found the family having breakfast at a fast-food outlet.

At noon, one of the men ordered a beef takeaway at a shop and bought cans of beer. He then poured the beer into a bottle, disguising it as a medicinal drink for another family member who was lying on the street covered in a blanket before they started begging.

Just before they called it a day during tea time, the family was spotted having ice cream, fruits and tea at a cafe. For dinner, the family treated themselves to an expensive meal of meat, fish and beer at a restaurant. Pictures of the fake beggar family were posted online, sparking anger among netizens.

> The Hong Kong man known as Jacky Lo, who had earlier put his dog in a spinning washing machine supposedly to bathe his pet, threatened to kill dogs in a Facebook posting, according to Sin Chew Daily.

Lo wrote on Friday that he had six strays with him and the fate of the animals would be tied to the answers given to questions he would be posting every day.

A correct answer will mean the release of a dog while a wrong answer will make him kill a dog.

Lo posted the challenge on the HKGolden.com Chinese discussion forum in retaliation for being exposed online for his dog abuse on Aug 12.

However, his Facebook page was disabled and netizens are now demanding that police act against him.

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