THE husband of Taiwanese TV host Dee Hsu was caught messaging a young woman online, yet Dee’s own mother was quick to come to his defence, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Local press published what appeared to be screenshots of a conversation between Mike Hsu, who has been married to Dee for over two decades, and a woman from mainland China.
Mike offered to buy the woman a meal if she visited Taiwan and asked to meet up if he visited Beijing.
He was even said to have shared photos taken at the wake of Barbie Hsu, Dee’s elder sister, to prove his identity.
Responding to the allegations through Dee’s manager, Mike admitted sending the messages.
However, he explained that it was to show appreciation to fans of Barbie Hsu who cared deeply for the late artiste.
However, Mike’s mother-in-law Huang Chunmei defended him, saying that he would never send such photos to strangers.
“People with bad intentions are pouring salt on others’ wounds. It is extremely despicable,” she said.
However, fans said her explanation contradicted Mike’s own admission.
> Several families are at a loss on what to do for the coming Qing Ming (tomb-sweeping festival) after 22 urns were stolen from a cemetery in Kulai, Johor, China Press reported.
Lin Jia Wen, 24, said the urn containing the remains of his grandparents had gone missing.
He questioned the cemetery for not informing family members immediately once the theft was discovered.
“This incident took place on March 6 and we were only informed two days later. If no one leaked the news, the incident could have been kept hidden,” he said.
Lin expressed disbelief that the entire memorial park did not have CCTV cameras which could have caught the thief in the act.
“What are we going to do come Qing Ming?” he asked.
Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee confirmed that police received a report on the matter after an assistant manager at the cemetery discovered a break-in with several urns lost.
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.
