Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM and TAN SIN CHOW
A DUTCH tourist suffered facial and leg injuries after being attacked by several stray dogs while holidaying in Langkawi, China Press reported.
A Facebook user, “Lsjco Coffee”, said the victim, known only as Rene from Amsterdam, was bitten twice, with wounds requiring multiple stitches.
Several local residents rushed to his aid and sent him to Hospital Sultanah Maliha.
The report did not say when the incident occurred, except that Rene returned to his home country yesterday, after a two-week stay on the island.
He later expressed gratitude to those who had helped him and praised the hospital staff for their professionalism and care.
“Lsjco Coffee” also urged the authorities to take the stray dog issue seriously in the interest of public safety as such incidents could affect Langkawi’s image and tourism development.
> Award-winning actress Charmaine Sheh sat under the blazing sun for 90 minutes, leaving the back of her shoulders slightly sunburnt during her recent appearance in Genting Highlands to officiate the opening of a mall, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Unlike her previous events in Kuala Lumpur, Sheh expressed her fondness for the highland’s climate, saying: “The atmosphere here is very chill. I really like it.”
“It feels cooler than Kuala Lumpur and is a great place to relax and stay,” she said.
Sheh made a special effort to greet her fans, some of whom were from Singapore, knowing they had journeyed up to the highlands to meet her.
She was spotted signing autographs and taking group photos with fans.
Although the interaction lasted only five minutes, the gesture warmed the fans’ hearts.
> Chinese actress Tang Wei is pregnant with her second child.
Sin Chew Daily reported that she shared a photo of a small horse on social media, calling it a “big surprise” and revealing that her child would be born in the Year of the Horse.
However, Tang did not disclose the due date or gender.
The 46-year-old award-winning actress married South Korean director Kim Tae-yong in 2014.
The couple have a nine-year-old daughter.
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.
