Eagle attacks woman and flies away with RM1,300

Compiled by HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, NG SI HOOI and R. ARAVINTHAN

A WOMAN who lost her life savings after an eagle attacked her and flew away with her money in Uttar Pradesh, India, was helped by an American businessman to pay for her daughter’s wedding, Tamil Nesan reported.

The woman had withdrawn 20,000 rupees (RM1,300) for her daughter’s wedding and was heading home with the money in her purse when she was suddenly attacked by an eagle.

The bird flew away with the money as the shocked mother and bystanders looked on. The woman’s story was reported in the local news which apparently caught the attention of the businessman.

He contacted the local police station to find the woman and gave the family the money they needed for the wedding.

> A woman who reported that she was cheated by her employer of more than RM10,000 in EPF payments is being harassed for reporting the matter to the authorities, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Devinder Kaur said she had been working for the same employer as a tailor for several years.

“The company did not pay my EPF contributions and RM6,400 in Socso payments,” she said.

The woman reported the matter to the authorities, including the Labour Department.

Following this, four men from the company came to her home in November and threatened her, she alleged.

Meanwhile, no action had been taken against the employer or the four men, she claimed.

The woman, whose husband died three years ago, urged the authorities to resolve the matter.

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 a >, it denotes a separate news item.