Kelantan royals dine at kopitiam

Compiled by HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, LIEW JIA XIAN and R. ARAVINTHAN 

TENGKU Mahkota Kelantan Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra and his wife Sofie Louise Johansson made their first public appearance together by having breakfast in town, reported Utusan Malaysia.

The couple had their breakfast at 9.30am at Kopitiam Kuan Heong Huan on Monday together with 22 others believed to be close friends and others from the royal family.

Restaurant owner Tan Kiat Eng said the royal couple arrived at his shop without any protocol and enjoyed their coffee, toast and half-boiled eggs.

“I was made to understand that His Highness’ in-laws from Sweden were part of the entourage and they spent at least an hour at the restaurant,” he said.

“For me, it was a very special day because His Highness brought his wife and she was very friendly.

“My family and I are very lucky,” said Tan, who has been running the family business for three decades.

Tan said he was contacted by Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz’s officers late Sunday night and told to prepare four tables for the entourage.

He added there was no protocol every time Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz visited his shop.

“Tuanku always comes to have coffee here and every time, he orders kopi ‘O’ and milk coffee as well as three types of toast.”

 

> A woman in Jempol, Negri Sembilan shows that a wife’s love knows no bounds as she takes her sickly husband whenever she goes to work, Utusan Malaysia reported.

Norazlin Abdul Ghapa, 37, often brings along her husband when she goes to clean offices and homes.

Her husband Eri’ifat Mohd Salleh, 41, suffers from nerve problems two years ago, limiting his ability to do most things.

“I have to take him with me as he has no strength to walk. If I leave him at home, there is no one to look after him,” she said.

The couple has two children who also sell clothes at the morning market for extra income.

Norazlin said most of her customers understand her situation.

“I need to earn enough for my husband’s treatment in Kuala Lumpur. Sometimes I only have enough for fuel to take him to the hospital.

“That is not taking into account the expenses for our two school-going children,” she said and thanked the Welfare Department for the aid which she started receiving this month.

The above articles are 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.