Pandemic denies See the chance to take part in China’s reality show

Compiled by JIA QI CHOK and CHOW HOW BAN

MALAYSIAN singer Uriah See had thrice missed out the chance to participate in China’s reality show Sing! due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sin Chew Daily reported. However, the 2014 Astro Star Quest winner remained optimistic about his chances of breaking into the China market.

The 26-year-old said he would now spend more time on brushing up on his Chinese language and improving his singing skills in Malaysia.“Actually, the production team of Sing! China had invited me to take part three times. But I really could not go because of the pandemic.

“If another chance comes about in the future, I hope I can go overseas to develop my career,” he said.

> Five residents of an apartment in Beijing were killed in a fire caused by an explosion of an electric motorcycle lithium-ion battery, reported China Press.

The incident happened at the five-storey building in Tongzhou district at 3.21am on Monday.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, fire had broken out at one of the units on the third floor and had spread to the upper floors.

Many residents fled their units while more than 10 residents were rescued during the incident.

Authorities said preliminary investigation revealed that one of the victims had brought the lithium-ion battery into the apartment unit before recharging it with the unit’s power socket.

The incident has prompted the Beijing Real Estate Agents Association to once again remind residents in the Chinese capital not to recharge lithium-ion batteries at home for fear of fire hazards.

According to the city’s housing regulations, motoped users must only recharge their batteries at the parking area and not in their house.

> Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported that Hong Kong actress Valerie Lam’s recent Instagram post that contained a semi-nude picture of her and her three-year-old son had caused a stir on social media.

The photo showed the 31-year-old and her son in a bathtub while gazing at a view of the skyline through a window of the hotel where they were staying.

Some netizens criticised Lam for posting photos like that with her son, with some saying that it will have a negative impact on her son in the future.

Lam defended her actions, saying that each family has different values and she will use her own way to educate her child.

“I really don’t see any problem with me taking a bath with my three-year-old son,” she said.

I can only relate one thing in this photo - love,” she said.

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.