TALK about good fortune.

       A man from China’s Henan province won a lottery prize of 10.7 million yuan (RM7mil) barely one year after he got an almost similar sum of money.

       Identified only by his surname Liu, he calmly walked up to the stage recently to receive his prize money while wearing a panda mask, China Press reported.

       Then he stunned the audience when he said: “This is not my first time coming here to collect a prize.”

       It was revealed that Liu had won the same lottery in April last year which was worth 10.35 million yuan (RM6.8mil).

       This means that his total winnings came up to about 21 million yuan (RM13.8mil).

       When the news came to light, many Internet users expressed envy at Liu’s good fortune.

       However, others questioned the authenticity of his story, saying that it could be just a gimmick by the lottery company to attract more sales.

       > A Japanese koi enthusiast and breeder in Terengganu spent proceeds from a land sale to buy a variant of the ornamental pet fish worth RM300,000, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       Known as Sakai Kohaku, the breed originates from Sakai, Japan. It is among the best type of koi fish, winning many international competitions.

       Mohd Zulkifli Husin, 46, said he sold his land just to buy the Sakai Kohaku variant, adding that the fish is now kept at a koi farm in Sakai.

       He will not be bringing his prized fish back to Malaysia as he plans to have it compete in various koi competitions in Japan.

       “If I ship it back to Malaysia, the price will fall. Moreover, it will be hard to find a buyer who is willing to pay for it at market price,” he said.

       Zulkilfi, who lives in Kampung Gong Pauh, said he had been offered RM450,000 for the fish.

       “But I am not ready to sell it as the market price recently exceeded RM600,000,” he said.

       However, he said he will sell it at a higher price at a later date in Japan as most of the world’s koi enthusiasts are located there.

       Zulkifli has Japanese koi worth about RM500,000 in his farm. He spends about RM2,000 monthly to buy fish feed and vitamins.

       He said he has been breeding the fish since 2015.

       ● 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.