ROCK singer Awie (pic) claims he is a descendant of Sultan Sulaiman Shah of the 17th century Singora Sultanate (present day Songkhla) in southern Thailand, reported Kosmo!
Awie said he chose to tie the knot with his third wife Sharifah Ladyana Syed Shamsuddin at Masjid Sultan Sulaiman in Songkhla on Oct 7, out of respect for his ancestors because the mosque was named after his forefather.
Awie was justifying his decision to get married in Thailand, following criticism levelled at him for secretly tying the knot abroad.
Awie, whose real name is Ahmad Azhar Othman, 48, said he had a right to marry wherever he wished, as long as it was solemnised in accordance with Islamic teachings.
“Many men marry there (in Thailand) but why am I being criticised so badly?” Awie was quoted as saying.
> A cancer-stricken mother from Kuala Selangor is refusing to seek treatment because her only child is terminally ill and needs her by his side, reported Harian Metro.
Suhaida Mohamad, 42, has third-stage breast cancer. Her 11-year-old son Muhammad Danish is suffering from fourth-stage bone cancer.
Although Suhaida is in pain, she has chosen not to undergo time-consuming and energy draining treatment and radiotherapy because she does not want to leave her sick child behind.
Danish’s left leg was amputated and he needs to undergo another surgery because the cancer has spread to his lungs.
Suhaida said her son’s smile was enough to drive her pain away.
> The Fisheries Department has called on 118 fishing boat operators to solemnly swear they will not sell produce harvested in Malaysian waters to neighbouring countries, reported Berita Harian.
It was the final condition imposed on those caught crossing maritime borders to sell their catch in neighbouring waters.
Fisheries director-general Datuk Ismail Abu Hassan said their licence would be revoked indefinitely if they repeated the offence, as stipulated under the Fisheries Act 1985.
Stressing that it was a final warning, Ismail said they would not entertain appeals once the licences were revoked.
? Found in Translation 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.
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