Compiled by C. ARUNO and CHARLES RAMENDRAN
UNSCRUPULOUS syndicates are luring cash-starved teenagers into selling vapes at schools, offering lucrative commissions in return, reported China Press.
Quoting a source in the education sector, the daily said students are being recruited to sell the devices at school in exchange for money.
“After being recruited as ‘runners’, these teenagers will try to get their friends addicted to vaping before selling the devices to them,” he said.
It was reported that an independent Chinese school recently took action against a student who was caught selling the devices on school grounds.
Staff members were shocked, however, when a syndicate member boldly called the school board pleading for leniency on behalf of the student.
The source urged parents to keep closer tabs on their children to prevent them from being addicted to vapes.
> A video of a man being put in a chokehold and forced onto the ground by another person at a mall in Kuala Lumpur went viral on social media, reported the same daily.
It was believed that the man had stolen a toy from a store selling blind boxes while the person apprehending him was a store employee.
The video sparked a heated debate among online users, many of whom criticised the employee for using excessive force.
“Even if he had stolen something, was that really necessary?” one social media user wrote.
Some pointed out that a chokehold was dangerous and could potentially cause the alleged perpetrator to suffocate.
Others questioned why no security personnel stepped in to manage the situation given that it took place in a shopping mall.
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.
