Compiled by ALLISON LAI, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE kind gesture of a security guard greeting visitors at a driving institute in Kuala Terengganu has tugged at the hearts of Malaysians, reported Harian Metro.
A video of Muhammad Norhafizan Mohd Nordin, 25, raising his hand in a respectful salute to each passing vehicle, saying, “Drive safe, hope you are well, and have a good day, sir!” has caught the attention of many online.
“No one told me to do this, it’s an instinctive gesture every time I see a vehicle entering.
“It’s my way of being friendly, and if possible, I want people to appreciate how I welcome them,” he said.
One “Azhar,” the TikTok user who uploaded the video that went viral, said he posted the footage just to share the positive side of a security guard.
“I am impressed by his attitude because those words are like a prayer, and it’s great if he continues with this approach.
“Security guards are frontliners and they are important because visitors refer to them first, so it’s not wrong for us to respect each other,” he added.
> Singer and actress Atilia said refusing to do voice-overs promoting pro-Israel products was not as easy as it seems, Kosmo! reported.
She said voice-overs were part of her livelihood.
“I don’t want to lie; I need to work to earn money because I am not wealthy.
“Furthermore, I am not married and live alone, so I only have myself and my family to support, making it difficult for me to say ‘no’.
“I have been doing voice-overs for advertisements since I was a child. It’s only when I reach the studio that I find out what the product is,” said Atilia, whose full name is Raja Putri Atilia Raja Haron.
Atilia, 50, added that she could not just simply turn down offers from clients.
“This issue is quite complex. We need to wisely discern which jobs are acceptable and which are not.
“It’s unrealistic to say we reject 100%; there are always people who take on big brand (pro-Israel) jobs,” she added.
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.
