A FEMALE tourist from China, who went diving in Semporna, Sabah, has called out another Chinese national who was seen dragging a critically endangered hawksbill turtle, breaking corals deliberately and killing sea slugs during a dive, China Press reported.
The tourist, known only as Xiaoqing, shared on social media that she visited Sabah and went diving in Semporna on Dec 31 and Jan 3.
During the first dive, Xiaoqing witnessed another diver from China who was in his 50s tugging at a hawksbill turtle.
On the second dive, she claimed the same man had crushed a blue sea slug to death and damaged corals on the seabed.
Xiaoqing reported the incidents to the diving operator, but they were unwilling to disclose the man’s diving certification number, citing privacy concerns.
Upon returning to China on Jan 4, Xiaoqing shared the incidents on social media and reported the man’s alleged violations to the Professional Associations of Diving Instructors (Padi).
Several diving instructors and diving guides have contacted Xiaoqing for further information, assuring her that they will report the matter to the police.
It was also reported that Padi is investigating the matter.
> The selfless act of a primary school pupil in Henan, China, tugged at the heartstrings of the public after he was found to be surviving on scraps and passing his state-sponsored school meal to his mother.
China Press reported that the boy attends a school in Nanyang city where teachers noticed that he would collect leftovers from his classmates’ tables during recess, leaving his own food untouched.
Deeply puzzled, a teacher followed the boy to the school gate one day, only to see him hand over his food to a dishevelled woman who broke into a wide grin upon seeing him.
“Mum, it’s time to eat,” the boy could be heard saying.
This was when the teacher discovered the boy’s reason for saving his own food.
The two were seen squatting in front of the school gate and eating together.
According to local media, the boy’s father died in an accident, and his mother suffered from an intellectual disability and was unable to care for herself.
The two depended on each other for survival.
After the story was shared online, the boy’s selflessness and sense of responsibility moved many netizens to tears.
Kind-hearted members of the public donated daily necessities to the family, including rice, cooking oil, flour, fresh meat, noodles and winter clothing.
According to a donor who drove three hours to deliver supplies to the mother and son, the house is now filled with goods donated from people across the country.
“Seeing the smiles on their faces made everything worthwhile,” he said.
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.
