Compiled by ZAKIAH KOYA and BEH YUEN HUI
RENOWNED fashion designer Datuk Rizalman Ibrahim shared heartbreaking news about his adopted son, Umar Nail, who was struck by an ice lorry at Wangsa Walk on Saturday, Harian Metro reported.
“Umar went out for awhile after helping to cut carrots. He was walking along the pedestrian walkway at Wangsa Walk when he suddenly encountered an ice lorry reversing.
“Many people were at the scene and helped in various ways,” he wrote on social media.
Rizalman said Umar’s condition was initially extremely worrying, with doctors having to perform emergency surgery, adding that he was being closely monitored by specialists.
He expressed gratitude to those who helped at the scene.
> Being a person with disability did not stop a single mother in Kuala Terengganu from learning new skills to improve her family’s financial situation, Sinar Harian reported.
Norhaslina Suria Mohamed, 43, said a spinal cord injury she suffered after giving birth to her first child in 2011 left her largely bedridden for about eight years.
During that period, Norhaslina Suria was unable to work and had to depend entirely on her husband, who has since died.
“Before I became ill, I worked as a clerk at an oil and gas company, while my husband took on contracts to clean hospital equipment and clinical items.
“However, after the incident, my husband had to quit his job to devote himself fully to looking after me and our child.
“Life was extremely difficult because we had no fixed income. Our second child was born three years later,” she was quoted as saying.
Norhaslina Suria said she began treatment at the PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre in Terengganu in 2019 and enrolled in a sewing class the following year.
Her efforts paid off when she managed to start a small business at the Kuala Terengganu City Council (MBKT) bus terminal.
> The traditional cultural art of Singa Barong, also known as Reog, remains a vibrant symbol and pride of Johor’s Javanese community, reported Berita Harian.
The art form is a testament to the rich cultural diversity that shaped the harmonious identity of Malaysia’s Javanese community.
According to Umar Abu, the beauty of Singa Barong was in the harmony of its dance movements, drumbeats and elaborate costumes which symbolised strength and courage.
He said his son Mohd Nizal’s involvement was crucial in ensuring the continuity of the heritage so that it would not fade in time.
Their partnership continues to inspire the local community, with the duo also actively working to correct misconceptions among the public who often associated Singa Barong with mystical barongan dances.
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.
