ACTRESS Datin Seri Umie Aida (pic) was RM1,000 poorer because of an apple, Kosmo! reported.
She was at the Malaysia Airlines airport lounge on Tuesday, waiting to board a flight to New Zealand where she was scheduled to work on a drama series.
“I took an apple to eat during the flight, but later I got too tired and dozed off, forgetting about the apple.
“When I arrived in New Zealand, the (security) staff scanned my bag and found the apple. I was fined NZ$400 (RM1,020),” she said in a video post on Instagram.
According to the New Zealand Customs service, items such as fruits, meat, dairy products and plants must be declared on arrival.
Umie, 51, however, took the incident in her stride.
“This is fate,” she said.
Other netizens also shared their experience.
“Last month, someone from my group was fined NZ$400 after he forgot that he had a hard-boiled egg with him,” someone wrote.
> As senior nurse at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nur Izzatul Aini Mohd Hata is accustomed to working long hours.
“We work 12 hours a day and up to 48 hours a week. Often, I work more than 48 hours weekly due to my commitment to patients,” Utusan Malaysia quoted her as saying.
Nur Izzatul Aini, who has been working in the kingdom for 13 years, said she chose to remain there with her husband and two children due to the high pay.
According to the report, salaries could go up to RM35,000 a month for Malaysian nurses working overseas.
“Working experience here is highly valued.
“If you plan to work in Europe later, they will ask whether you have experience working in a hospital in Saudi Arabia,” said Nur Izzatul Aini, 39.
The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
