Compiled by CHARLES RAMENDRAN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A MAN became the Internet’s latest whipping post for allegedly “running his marriage like a company” by setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for his wife and cutting her monthly allowance if his targets were not met, China Press reported.
The wife had posted on the social media platform Threads claiming that her husband had set strict standards on how chores are performed at home.
“My husband wants the house and family dinner to be ready by 8pm every night. The kids should also be put to bed by 10pm.
“Every Friday, I am required to spend time with him even if I am feeling unwell. Otherwise, my allowance would be cut (as punishment),” she said.
The woman added that she is a full-time homemaker and has no other income apart from the allowance from her husband.
She said he usually gives her RM1,000 a month but reduces it to as low as RM600 when he feels she has fallen short of the KPIs.
“I tried communicating with him, but he accused me of insubordination as if I am an employee working for him,” she said.
The woman feels that her husband is treating the marriage like a company.
Many netizens slammed the husband in the comments section for how he treated his wife and urged him to change his ways.
“A marriage should be built on respect, not cold and emotionless KPIs,” one netizen wrote.
> Malaysian actor Hero Tai, 38, had a harrowing experience when his toddler choked on a grape but was saved thanks to his quick use of the Heimlich Manoeuvre, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Tai, who hails from Parit Buntar, Perak, recounted the incident involving his one-year-old daughter in an interview recently.
“One time, we wanted to feed her grapes. Even though it was cut into small pieces, she had difficulty breathing after swallowing it,” he said.
Tai, who is trained in first aid, said he immediately held his daughter face down and started patting her back, which eventually dislodged the grape.
He demonstrated the manoeuvre during the interview and urged everyone to learn it in case of emergencies.
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.
