Online users have lashed out at a medium for causing a scene at the wake of a teenager who died after being struck by a falling beam at a temple in Tanjong Sepat, Selangor, recently, Sin Chew Daily reported.
This was following a viral video of the medium shouting at the parents and at a photo of the deceased, claiming that the girl’s death was a form of “resolving karma”.
The Soon Tien Kong Temple quickly released a statement cutting ties with the medium, urging the public not to conflate his remarks with the temple’s official position on the matter.
The temple said it regretted the incident and apologised to the victim’s family.
The temple added that it will cooperate with authorities investigating the fatal incident and will conduct a thorough safety review of its premises.
Similarly, the Malaysia Taoist Cultural Research Association also condemned the medium’s actions, saying that it only caused further emotional harm to the family.
> A couple from Ipoh almost lost RM15,000 to a scam after being pressured into making purchases at a shop while on tour in Yunnan, China, reported China Press.
Both were on a seven-day tour to Yunnan arranged through a local tour operator they found on social media.
During a guided tour at a museum in Shangri-La City on the fifth day of their trip, the couple said their group was ushered into small rooms where Dzi prayer beads and amulets were being promoted for sale.
According to the man’s wife, the items ranged between RM8,000 and RM30,000.
“We felt something was off and said we could not afford any of it,” she said, adding that the sales staff kept on insisting they buy the items at bargain prices.
She was told she could make an initial payment of about RM1,000, with the remaining sum settled by performing good deeds.
She reluctantly agreed and was asked to make a payment via credit card without any confirmation of the amount with the couple.
To her shock, they discovered that they were charged over 26,000 yuan (RM 15,100) for the items and they insisted on a refund.
“We left immediately and called our bank in Malaysia right away to confirm the transaction was cancelled. Only then did we feel relieved,” she 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.
