Compiled by C. ARUNO and SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI
HE is a lawyer on weekdays, but on weekends, he dons the robes of a medium to serve devotees at a temple in Batu Pahat, Johor, China Press reported.
Chen Yong Hao, 27, has been a lawyer in Kuala Lumpur for the past four years but began serving as a medium for the deity Fa Zhu Gong when he was 16.
In 2015, he recalled entering a trance while sitting for a Form Four examination. He ended up lying face-down on his desk, with his legs shaking involuntarily as his body began twisting.
Three classmates tried to restrain him but failed.
Chen said he felt physically drained and ill after the episode.
It was later revealed that the deity Fa Zhu Gong had chosen him as a medium after his mother took him to the temple.
Since then, Chen has served at the temple, allowing the deity to possess him to help devotees with their problems.
Currently, due to his work commitments, Chen returns to Batu Pahat only once or twice a months.
According to Chen, his work as a medium is voluntary, and he donates all the ‘ang pows’ he receives to the temple.
He said he finds meaning in his work as a medium by helping others resolve their problems.
> A man in China’s Hebei province suffered a brain haemorrhage and became paralysed during sex with a female colleague, reported China Press.
The incident took place on Jan 22, 2024, and despite undergoing emergency brain surgery, Zhang, 40, ended up in a vegetative state.
Following this, the company dismissed Zhang.
Furious, his family took the company to court, seeking 383,000 yuan (RM230,921) in compensation for medical expenses and unlawful dismissal.
However, it was revealed in court that the company had introduced a rule in 2023 allowing employees to be dismissed without compensation if they were found to have an improper relationship with colleagues.
The court ruled that Zhang’s dismissal was lawful and ordered the company to pay 11,000 yuan (RM6,632) in sick leave wages.
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.
