TAIWANESE actress Dee Hsu, the younger sister of the late Barbie Hsu, was slammed online after saying she wanted to keep the recently deceased actress’ ashes at home, reported China Press.
Internet users, believed to be neighbours of Dee’s condominium in Taipei, blasted her for being “selfish and inconsiderate”.
“You are a public figure and yet so selfish! This is complete disregard for the feelings of all the residents in this building,” one wrote.
They reasoned that a condominium is of a “yang” or “light” nature, meaning it is meant for living people.
This is in contrast to cemeteries, which are considered “yin” or “dark” and meant for the dead.
“If you want to put the ashes in your own villa which is exposed to the sun, we don’t care even if you place 10 urns with ashes.
“But please do not allow your selfish actions to affect the lives of your neighbours,” the netizen fumed.
Another Internet user quipped that no one would complain if Dee, 46, had bought the entire condominium block for herself.
Barbie, 48, died of pneumonia on Feb 2 after contracting the flu during a vacation in Japan to celebrate Chinese New Year with her family, including her South Korean husband, singer DJ Koo.
Her body was cremated in Japan and the ashes were flown back to Taipei.
> The sight of a snake would terrify most people but for Sarawakian Lai Li Xiu, his favourite pastime is capturing these reptiles, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The 56-year-old operator of a coffee shop in Sibu started learning the skills of catching serpents from his family during his childhood.
His prowess in subduing the slithery ones became well known in Sibu after a daily highlighted it in a news report.
Since then, his phone has not stopped ringing with people asking for help to remove snakes from their houses, shops, cars and even factories.
According to Lai, he catches around 70 snakes a month and will keep them at home for a few days before releasing them into the wild.
His fame attracted the notice of the Sarawak Forestry Department, which discovered that he kept dozens of the reptiles at home.
Not only did they not take action against him, but the authorities also awarded Lai a licence to capture and keep protected animals.
The department lauded Lai’s efforts in animal protection and urged him to continue with his work.
● The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
