Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A DISABLED man is seeking RM100,000 in damages from a coffeeshop in Klang, Selangor, for failing to put up a warning sign about its slippery floors, which he claimed caused him to fall and suffer a debilitating injury, Sinar Harian reported.
Lee, who is an amputee, claimed that since falling in front of the coffeeshop last September, he is wheelchair-bound and no longer able to earn a living.
“I suffered a spinal injury and need to use a wheelchair now. “The doctor treating me said I required surgery but I declined,” said the 55-year-old.
The father of five said he lodged a police report over the incident on Oct 3 and decided to pursue legal action against the coffeeshop operators.
He said they only offered him RM23,500 after his lawyers sent them a letter of demand.
Lee said the amount was unacceptable as he had not been able to work for the past six months and still requires treatment.
> It was not a love for acting but the lucrative pay which lured Datin Seri Umie Aida into the business.
She said her break came when artiste Datuk Rosnani Jamil, better known as Mak Nani, asked her to stand in for Erma Fatima (Umie’s elder sister) for a project.
“During the initial part of my career, I used to tag along with Erma – she was showered with many acting offers then.
“When she had to pull out of a project at the last minute, Mak Nani was forced to look for a replacement and offered the role to me,” Harian Metro quoted her as saying.
Umie Aida was sharing her journey as an actress in the “Hitam Putih Kehidupan” podcast, hosted by actor Datuk Rosyam Nor and Usanita Sdn Bhd’s chief executive officer Datin Seri Adzliana Hasan.
Despite having no experience in acting, she accepted the role when told she would be paid RM3,000.
“It was from this moment I tried my luck in the acting world,” she added.
The actress agreed to use the name Umie Aida at the behest of Mak Nani as her real name, Umi Khalsum, sounded similar to the late actress Datin Umi Kalthum.
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.
