Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUSTIN ZACK and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A WOMAN was filmed throwing boba tea in the face of an apartment security guard as she was incensed that a delivery rider was not allowed to her unit, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       The video footage was shared on Facebook by the managing director of the firm that employs the guard.

       The guard had advised the woman over the phone that food delivery riders were not permitted up because of Covid-19 prevention rules.

       The woman stormed to the ground floor and yelled at the security guard, questioning him why door-to-door deliveries were allowed in other countries but not in Malaysia.

       The furious woman is seen on video throwing the drink she had in hand at the security guard, causing him to be drenched in boba tea.

       The managing director praised the guard for handling the matter calmly and professionally.

       > It’s a case of “one man’s poison is another man’s meat” where Cantopop superstar Alan Tam’s latest news is concerned.

       Businesses in Hong Kong are cashing in on the scandal, with a hawker in North Point offering a meal promotion called “Sad Beef Noodles”, named after the social media handle of the man who accused Tam of having an affair with his 23-year-old girlfriend, a fan of the 71-year-old singer, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       When interviewed, the hawker denied that he was making fun of Tam but thought it was fun to add onions and satay to his beef noodles and call it “Sad Beef Noodles”, adding that he did not expect it to be a hit among customers.

       Supermarket Pricerite promoted its Taiwan beef noodles after the scandal broke.

       It prompted an Internet user to quip: “We won’t be sad anymore after eating their beef noodles.”

       On Nov 24, “Sad Beef Noodles” in China wrote a long article on Weibo to claim that Tam had an affair with his girlfriend. He also tagged Tam in his post, which was later deleted.

       Tam’s agency, Impact Entertainment, issued a statement on Weibo the next day to refute and strongly condemn the allegations.

       > Amid Covid-19 restrictions, a pet grooming centre in Melaka held a dog show called the Huskitory Cup 2021 online, China Press reported.

       The competition organised by the grooming centre Huskitory was aimed at ensuring pet owners do not neglect grooming during the pandemic and to showcase well-groomed pups.

       According to the centre’s manager, Xiao Tian Rong, this was the second time they had held such a competition, which was open to all dog owners.

       He added that the dogs were judged based on their photos and their interaction with their owners.

       “By observing the volume of fur, their reaction and their expressions when interacting with their owners, we can tell whether they have been taken good care of by the owners or not,” he said.

       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.