Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, BENJAMIN LEE and C. ARAVINTHAN
THE sight of two king cobras fighting in a nearby drain startled anglers at a fishing pond in Baling, Kedah, Kosmo! reported.
Pond owner Basri Ramli, 56, said several anglers heard strange noises from the drain behind a fishing shed on Wednesday.
“They went over to have a look and were shocked to see two king cobras fighting,” he said, adding that he immediately contacted the Baling Civil Defence Force.
Its officer Lt Mohd Faizol Ab Aziz said both reptiles were caught and would be handed to the Wildlife and National Parks Department.
“One snake weighed about 8kg and measured 5m while the other one was 5kg in weight and about 4.5m long,” he said.
> Comedian and singer Achey and his wife have undergone IVF treatment, driven partly by their adopted daughter’s wish for a sibling, Berita Harian reported.
Achey, 40, said his eight-year-old girl had often voiced her desire for a sibling.
His wife Nor Hasanah Yahaya, better known as Anne, began the treatment on Sept 5 and is resting at home now, he said.
He said they were keeping their expectations in check after their first IVF attempt in 2022 failed.
Achey and Anne married in 2011 and adopted a child in 2018.
> Actress Siti Khadijah Abdul Halim, 29, has brushed off talk of a romance between her and actor Amir Ahnaf, saying they are friends and colleagues, Kosmo! reported.
She said the speculation came about due to their on-screen chemistry in the drama Cinta Dalam Sekam.
“I am happy and I like being friends with him. That is my answer,” she said.
Siti said both of them felt the pressure from fans who repeatedly tagged them together on social media.
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.
