Man tries to sell skeleton

A MAN from Gansu province in China allegedly tried selling a female’s skeleton online for those wanting to conduct a ghost marriage ritual, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The man, identifying himself as Liu, was asking RMB150,000 (about RM93,000) for the skeleton.

He said the skeleton belonged to a 23-year-old woman who died from leukaemia three years ago.

When contacted by a reporter from China, Liu claimed that the woman was his relative.

He said the father of the woman needed money for an operation so the family was forced to sell the skeleton.

The reporter then lodged a police report as the sale of skeletons is banned in China.

Some families in China still believe that a ghost marriage ritual must be conducted for those who die single so that they will not feel lonely in the afterlife.

> A group of tourists, believed to be from China, were slammed for wasting food at a buffet in a Bangkok restaurant recently, Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported.

A video, which has been circulating on social media, showed people shoving each other to scoop up as many prawns as they could at the restaurant.

Several people were seen holding many plates filled with prawns with their two hands.

However, they could not finish the food and left the food on the tables.

> Popular Taiwanese game show host Jacky Wu is set to film his show Mr Player in Sekinchan, Selangor next month, Sin Chew Daily reported.

Local fans have expressed excitement on hearing the news that Wu and a group of artistes will be in Sekinchan on April 19.

Mr Player is one of the popular game shows in Taiwan.

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