ACTOR and singer Naim Daniel (pic) does not agree with the tactics of some insurance agents who use tragedies such as the recent death of singer Siti Sarah Raissuddin from Covid-19 to market their products, Harian Metro reported.

       Naim said insurance agents should be more sensitive and show more empathy for the families of the victims.

       The celebrity said he was not against those who want to educate others about the importance of insurance but it should not be done in such a way just to increase sales.

       “Have you heard about timing sensitivity? Especially when you don’t get the consent of the victim’s family.

       “You wouldn’t want the death of your family members to be exploited by anyone for business purposes, right?

       “I believe others would also agree with me that sensitivity is important,” he said.

       The singer behind the hit song Sumpah said he knew how important insurance was as his family members also worked in the industry.

       “My brother and parents were in the industry for almost 20 years. But they do not misuse another person’s tragedy on the pretext of helping others,” he said.

       Naim, 23, shared a post on his social media about his disappointment towards some insurance agents who used Siti Sarah’s death to illustrate the concept of Hibah (bonus or dividends).

       > A non-governmental organisation claimed that many spouses of Malaysian workers who are stuck in Singapore are cheating on their partners, Kosmo! reported.

       The 1thirdmedia Movement volunteer spokesperson, Farrah Diyana Mohamad Ali, said based on complaints received, these spouses were involved in extramarital affairs because their partners had not returned home following the Covid-19 pandemic.

       She said many had shared their frustrations about the pressures they were facing while in Singapore.

       “There were several incidents where the husbands felt that their wives were being cold towards them and had changed.

       “Investigations found that some of the said spouses had new life partners because their husbands had not returned home for a long time,” she added.

       Farrah Diyana said in one case, the wife gave the excuse that her husband no longer cared for the family and their children.

       “There were also those who had affairs to fill the emptiness in their lives as their husbands or wives were in Singapore.

       “We were also informed by those in Singapore that they had wanted to return home but couldn’t because of the high cost involved,” she said, adding that there were some who threatened their spouses with divorce if they did not return home.

       She said from their statistics, young couples, aged between 20 and 35, were more likely to face these issues.

       ● 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.