Yuna keen on starting a family on home soil


SINGER Yuna (pic) prefers to start a family back in her home country, Malaysia, as the quality of life is better, reported Kosmo!.

Yuna, whose full name is Yunalis Mat Zara’ai, 38, has developed her music career for more than a decade in the United States.

However, after six years of marriage, she and her husband, Adam Sinclair, want to have and raise their children back at home.

“We have long wanted children and are working towards this.

“We tried before but it wasn’t meant to be. What can we do? We will continue to wait patiently,” she said when met during a photoshoot on Tues-day.

The singer is not worried about starting a family in her 40s and said that the quality of life as a family is better in Malaysia.

“It feels safer and I have strong support from family and friends,” she said.

> A teenager narrowly escaped a brutal crocodile attack thanks to his quick thinking, reported Sinar Harian.

The 18-year-old boy had gone with two other relatives to the Jeti Tanah Merah, Tawau, to fish in the afternoon on Monday.

According to his relatives, a crocodile suddenly emerged and attacked the boy.

However, he fought back and punched its eye before climbing up the riverbank.

The boy, who managed to escape, sustained injuries to his body and legs and is currently receiving treatment at Tawau Hospital.

Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin confirmed the incident after receiving a report from the victim’s family.

“The case has been referred to the Sabah Wildlife Department,” Comm Jasmin said.

> Three friends with a total of 166 previous criminal cases among them were arrested yet again for attempting to steal a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

These men, aged between 33 and 45, were caught on Tuesday at USJ Sentral 1, reported Harian Metro.

Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the suspects were found with tools and electronic accessories.

“All the suspects were detained and believed to be in the process of stealing the vehicle,” he said.

According to him, the first suspect had 79 previous cases, the second had 18 and the third had 69.

All three also have drug-related offences.

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.

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