Compiled by GERARD GIMINO, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
CELEBRITY entrepreneur Datuk Seri Vida reveals that there are discussions to take her relationship with singer Datuk Fazley Yaakob to the next phase, Kosmo! reported.
Vida, whose real name is Hasmiza Othman, 54, said they will not be rushing into any decision and will instead focus on understanding each other’s character.
She said her relationship with Fazley is not a gimmick but based on their natural chemistry.
Fazley and Vida were previously touted to be in a relationship after several viral videos depicted them both being close.
> The Malay daily also reported on a man’s decision to quit his job as a teacher at a private institution in order to focus on expanding his charcoal business.
Syariah law graduate Mohd Hamiz Zahiruddin Zahari, 31, said the business can generate a handsome income, producing up to 20 tonnes of charcoal monthly.
He said his interest first began after visiting a factory in Kuala Selangor in 2018.
“With my father’s blessing, I stopped being a teacher and learned how to produce charcoal made from coconut husks,” he said.
This kind of charcoal, he noted, is especially favoured by restaurant operators as it produces less smoke and lasts longer.
> The reappearance of a panther near the Pengkalan Gawi rest and recreation area in Terengganu has caused unease among locals, Harian Metro reported.
State Perhilitan director Dennis Ten Choon Yung said their team had gone to the site after receiving a report on the sighting and set up traps to capture the animal.
He also said the Hulu Telemong and Hulu Terengganu forest reserves are only about 500m away from where the animal was spotted.
“Camera traps have also been placed alongside the physical traps, where authorities will conduct periodic monitoring at the site,” he added.
(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.)
