Compiled by OON JUN-YANG, ALLISON LAI AND R.ARAVINTAN
SOME parents are forced to sell their jewellery to cover expenses for the new school year.
A survey by Utusan Malaysia found that gold rings, bracelets and necklaces were among the items being sold by parents, who were desperate for cash to purchase school supplies for their children.
Roslaili Yusof, who deals in secondhand gold items, said it is normal to see parents with financial difficulties selling their jewellery items just before the start of the new school year.
“The price of used gold has now reached about RM520 per gram and they are selling their jewellery because they needed the money urgently,” she added.
Roslaili said those selling their gold items usually need between RM500 and RM1,000 for their children’s schooling needs.
> A property agent was shocked when a piece of land he was trying to sell in Selangor was offered to him instead by individuals claiming to be the landowners.
Mustaza Mohd Yusof, made the discovery after visiting the 1.16ha plot of land in Semungkis, Hulu Langat, last October, Sinar Harian reported.
“I found that part of the land had been cleared using heavy machinery,” he said, adding that the landowner was also unaware of such activities.
Mustaza encountered a woman and three men who claimed to be the landowners and had cleared and subdivided the land for sale.
He feigned interest in buying the land and was shocked when the woman later sent him a copy of the same title deed he had previously shared on WhatsApp when looking for buyers.
Mustaza then informed the landowner and lodged reports with the police and land office.
He said the land office had yet to take action, while the police requested more documentary evidence to facilitate investigations.
The landowner decided to evict the alleged trespassers and was paid RM30,000 in compensation.
(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.)
