Compiled by C. ARUNO and ALLISON LAI
A LAKSA seller was fined RM4,500 for calling a woman a prostitute in a messaging platform. The two women had previously shared the same husband.
Nur Hazwani Mustapha, 39, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court in Kota Baru, Kelantan, to insulting Nur Faezah Sohaimi, 33, in the text messages sent on Nov 1 last year, Sinar Harian reported.
The court heard that Nur Hazwani was a single mother of four who earned about RM50 a day selling laksa.
She was charged under Section 509 of the Penal Code and paid the fine.
> Veteran actor and former sports commentator Datuk Rahim Razali recently received a major career honour at the age of 87, being named Tokoh Seri Angkasa 2026, Utusan Malaysia reported.
The award recognises his decades of contributions to the arts and broadcasting industry.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil presented it at the Anugerah Seri Angkasa ceremony at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre on Saturday night.
Rahim took home RM18,000 in cash, a Proton e.MAS 7 worth RM150,000, a three-day, two-night holiday package and a trophy.
He described the award as one of the highest honours of his career.
> The daily also reported that a 25-year-old woman was found unconscious after being trapped in a lift with five others, including two children, at an apartment in Bayan Lepas, Penang.
The six were trapped when the lift stopped on the third floor of Block B at Idaman Selasih, Lilitan Sungai Ara, at about 8.55pm on Saturday.
Firefighters arrived and opened the lift doors at about 9.30pm, rescuing all six.
The woman received initial treatment from Malaysian Red Crescent personnel before being taken to hospital.
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.
