Compiled by QISTINA SALLEHUDDIN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
IN a bid to get an extra two marks on his test, a Malaysian undergraduate in Taiwan took on his lecturer’s arm-wrestling challenge only to end up with a shattered upper arm, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The incident took place in September at the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology during class in front of some 30 students.
While trying to beat his lecturer in an arm-wrestling contest, the undergraduate heard a loud crack and his arm became bent at an awkward angle.
He was rushed to hospital and it was found that his right humerus was fractured in multiple areas.
Despite undergoing months of rehabilitation, the undergraduate still struggles with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing up, and putting away his belongings.
> A film about Wuhan’s early fight against Covid-19, which starred Andy Lau, was pulled without warning on the day it was due to hit theatres in China, reported Sin Chew Daily.
The movie Angel in White drew upon true stories of medical staff working in the frontlines at the start of the pandemic.
Filming wrapped a few years ago and passed review last year. It was set to open on Nov 6 this year.
However, public backlash on the eve of its release reportedly prompted the film’s sudden withdrawal from cinemas.
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.
