Showoff pays the price for burning money

Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM, CHOW HOW BAN and R. ARAVINTHAN

A YOUNG man from Xiangyang city in China’s Hubei province paid the price for burning money and sharing videos of his “wealth flaunting” antics, reported Sin Chew Daily.

He was fined 10,000 yuan (RM6,439) under laws related to the management of the country’s currency.

The man filmed his act of burning a 100-yuan note before sending the video to a WeChat group with some 400 people.

Acting on a complaint lodged by some of the chatgroup members, the police arrested the man who admitted to his wrongdoing.

“I simply wanted to light my cigarette and show off my fortune. I wanted to prove to them that I am very rich,” the man said.

Police also found that he had sent videos of him driving luxury cars and using branded goods.

> China Press reported that Taiwanese actress and singer Tina Chou appeared in court in Taipei over charges of damaging the reputation of TV host Blackie Chen.

After a hearing that lasted 40 minutes, the 38-year-old Chou, also known by her stage name Da Ya (Big Tooth), left the court complex together with her lawyer and manager.

When asked by the journalists if she would take legal action against Chen, Chou quipped: “Thank you all for your care.”

She had also uploaded a long post on her Instagram account, saying that she was feeling tremendous pressure as it was her first time stepping into the Taipei District Court.

“I never imagined that I would become the first person to be charged in the #MeToo movement in Taiwan. This will make this movement stop here as there will not be any more victims who will come forward to make their voice heard,” she said.

Chou alleged on social media on June 27 that her former boss – a “Mr Chen” – had hugged her from behind and tried to coerce her into having sex at a hotel in Hong Kong in the early morning of July 18, 2012.

Chen, 46, denied the allegations.

He and his wife Christine Fan, 47, filed a criminal complaint against Chou for tarnishing his image.

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.