Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C.ARUNO AND R. ARAVINTHAN
FOR the past four years, the operator of a chalet in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, has been building a rockwall every monsoon season at a total cost of more than RM100,000, Kosmo! reported.
Nor Suhana Zakaria, 40, said the wall at Chalet Layaran near Pantai Teluk Bayu is to prevent coastal erosion that has been worsening since 2020.
“When Chalet Layaran opened in 2019, the beach was more than 100m away. Now the distance is less than 10m,” she said.
Nor Suhana said the waves that hit the resort’s beach every monsoon season are so violent, it destroys infrastructure.
She said she rebuilt a new wall last week after the one that was constructed last month was washed away by strong waves.
“The cost of rebuilding is about RM20,000. Every night, I can’t sleep thinking about the safety of the chalet. This has also affected the number of visitors to Chalet Layaran,” she said.
Nor Suhana said bookings have declined significantly. She used to rake in RM20,000 but now is lucky to make RM3,000 a month.
> After his divorce from actress Nur Fazura, actor Fattah Amin is once again in the spotlight, Berita Harian reported.
His popularity is evident in the high viewership he garners during TikTok live broadcasts, making him a sought-after figure for product endorsements.
While Abdul Fattah Mohd Amin, 33, (Fattah) is enjoying commercial success, some have criticised the content he creates as inappropriate.
However, he refutes the notion that his content is designed to “bait” viewers into purchasing products.
“Naturally, companies want maximum visibility for their brands,” he said.
“If some find the content distasteful, that’s their prerogative, and I respect that. My priority is fulfilling my contractual obligations to the companies that hire me.”
> The recent floods have left such a deep impact that a farmer in Tumpat, Kelantan, is forced to sell his herd of goats at a cheap price.
“This flood is one of the worst. I have sold many (goats) to buy new furniture,” said Muhamad Azrean Abd Aziz, 29.
He said he sold his herd of 130 goats after the floods.
“I even sold a goat for as low as RM400, which was old enough for an aqiqah (sacrifice of animal after birth of child),” he told Sinar Harian.
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.
