Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE , C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A 70-YEAR-OLD woman from Henan province, China dedicated nearly all her waking hours to watching livestreamers, resulting in an extravagant expenditure of 200,000 yuan (RM118,726) on jade jewellery, porcelain and health supplements in just three months.
Her daughter suspected that the livestreamers had marketed their products to the elderly, China Press reported.
The daughter, known only by her surname Wang, decided to check out these livestreams.
She discovered that these sellers claimed their goods were being sold below market price.
Her mother ignored her advice to not make such purchases.
“When they appreciate in value, I will leave all of them to you someday,” the mother said.
Authorities have since taken Wang’s report and launched an investigation into online sellers.
> Singaporean singer JJ Lin shocked fans when he revealed that he has a heart condition and that he will be taking a break, the daily also reported.
Lin, 44, made the announcement during his concert on July 13 in Beijing – the final stop of his JJ20 Final Lap World Tour.
He had been diagnosed with heart disease in April last year and was taking medication.
“For the first time, I feel the sands of time flowing faster. How much longer can I sing? I told myself that even if my heartbeat becomes irregular, I will continue to work hard,” he said.
Fans pointed out that Lin appeared to be in pain during the show and was seen clutching his abdomen during his performance of No Turning Back that evening.
In spite of his condition, Lin completed all 103 concerts in his world tour.
(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.)
