Compiled by SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A STUDENT in China’s Shandong province who missed his Gaokao exam after trying to save his friend’s life, was allowed to retake the paper, China Press reported.
On May 10, Jiang Zhaopeng from Shandong Urban Services Vocational College was making his way to the exam venue when his classmate on the same e-hailing ride suffered a seizure and stopped breathing.
Jiang immediately administered CPR as the e-hailing driver rushed them to the nearest hospital.
Despite the Gaokao being an important exam which could determine a student’s entire academic and career future, Jiang said he did not regret his actions.
Many netizens pleaded with the Education Ministry for Jiang to have a second chance at taking the exam.
Their pleas were heard as the Shandong Provincial Education Admissions Examination Institute allowed Jiang to retake the exam last Sunday.
> A university student in Kuching who tried to recover the money he was scammed through a “lawyer” only ended up being scammed again.
The daily also reported that the 22-year-old first placed RM4,478 in an online investment platform which offered lucrative returns in just 24 hours.
He realised he had been scammed after finding out that the platform charged exorbitant fees to withdraw his investment.
With the help of a friend, the student contacted a lawyer from Hong Kong who claimed he was able to recover the money.
The student followed the lawyer’s instructions and transferred a total of RM23,700 to a local bank account before realising he had been scammed.
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.
