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YEAR One pupils at SJK (C) Aulong, Taiping, were excited to be greeted by Pikachu on their first day at school on Monday, China Press reported.
COSMETICS entrepreneur Nur Sajat (
pic) was nowhere to be seen when police and religious authorities raided his home on Sunday night, Kosmo! reported.
The 36-year-old, whose real name is Muhammad Sajjad Kamaruz Zaman, is wanted for failing to attend proceedings at the Syariah High Court.
According to sources, only his father Kamaruz Zaman Harun, 68, his maid, and two stepchildren were at his home in Section 10, Kota Damansara, Selangor.
“After further investigation, and a full search at his house, authorities failed to find Sajat, ” said the source.
He had reportedly poked fun at religious authorities over social media by claiming that authorities do not dare “knock on his door” to arrest him.
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GORGEOUS Singapore-born actress Atikah has made it clear that she has been working hard instead of depending on her boyfriend to have a life of luxury.
Kosmo! Ahad ran a story under the heading “Datuk isn’t sponsoring me” in which the actress dispelled talk that her boyfriend Datuk Lokman Teh, who is the heir to a body care business, was the reason why she could afford a lavish lifestyle.
Atikah has known Lokman, 32, since 2019.
“He has never spoiled me with a luxury lifestyle, ” said Atikah, 30.
“If he did so, why would I need to work so hard as an actress?”
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HONG KONG Cantopop star Andy Lau, 59, said his relationship with his nine-year-old daughter, Hanna Lau has been tested as he is spending more time at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
China Press reported.
Lau said he accompanied his daughter during online classes at home and that he felt like he was back at school again.
He said although he used to spend a lot of parent-child time at home before, he rarely helped Hanna with her homework.
Lau jokingly shared that he could not help but scold his daughter while teaching her.
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THE school board of SJK(T) Jalan Lobak in Seremban will provide financial aid to two pupils from poor families for their education all the way to tertiary level,
Makkal Osai reported.
The board chairman Jeyakumar Muniandy said Suhasini Rajachandran and Sharveshini Subramaniam had achieved excellent results in UPSR in 2017 and 2018.
He added that to ensure that their families’ financial situation does not affect their education, the board has been giving the girls RM1,200 each a year since then to help with their expenses.
He expressed hope that the students will continue to excel in their education and make their family and primary school proud, after he handed over cheques for RM2,400 covering 2020 and 2021 to each of their mothers.