Woman shares joy of mum’s pregnancy

Compiled by JAROD LIM, CHAN MAY THENG and R. ARAVINTHAN

A WOMAN was surprised but couldn’t help sharing her joy at finding out that her 43-year-old mother was pregnant.

The 24-year-old woman, who goes by the handle @lycheemeraaah on TikTok, said she had thought she was always going to be the youngest offspring in the family, Kosmo! reported.

She also shared the results of her mother’s pregnancy test and the video of her accompanying her mother for a check-up at the clinic.

TikTok users congratulated her mother and conveyed their good wishes, with some noting that women aged 40 and over face challenges in giving birth.

> The online edition of Kosmo! reported that a fire at Felda Jengka 14, Maran, Pahang, has shattered a lorry driver’s hope of having a joyful Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Ahmad Mazlan Mat Adam, 49, his sister and his two children, aged seven and 10, managed to escape safely in the 2.20pm, March 5 incident.

The fire had spread rapidly from the front of the house to the living room and kitchen, he said.

“My house was destroyed,” he told the news portal.

Ahmad Mazlan added that he and his family would be staying at his uncle’s house while his house was gradually rebuilt.

> Actor and entrepreneur Zoey Rahman has clarified his relationship with actress Shakira Stephen, 26, Harian Metro reported.

“We became close when she participated in the On Air Programme. After that, we lost contact and met again recently,” said Zoey, 37, whose real name is Mohd Hairey Azhar Abd Rahman.

He did not admit nor deny when asked whether Shakira was his lover after his supposed dalliances with a few other female celebrities, saying she is “a good woman” and he would have no problems being in a relationship with her.

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.