Compiled by MANJIT KAUR, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

       AN 18-year-old girl is pregnant with octuplets after receiving treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), China Press reported.

       The teenager and her husband from Henan province in China were stunned when they found out that they would be having eight babies.

       “When we got the news that I am carrying octuplets, I was shocked and happy at the same time,” said the girl, who is identified just by her surname, Bai.

       Bai’s 23-year-old husband said she had earlier been treated for PCOS.

       Initially, the couple were told that they should be expecting six babies.

       A subsequent ultrasound revealed that Bai was pregnant with octuplets.

       However, a doctor said that the number of foetuses might be reduced to ensure the mother’s safety.

       “I hope to be able to work hard to keep the babies. It would be best if I could keep four or five,” Bai told reporters.

       > Taiwanese pop star Show Lo has been accused of plagiarism in his latest song Trap Game, which was released after a two-year hiatus, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       Internet users were quick to point out that the song was similar to Lazarus by American hip hop singer Gawvi back in 2014.

       “Even the rap part sounds similar,” one fan said.

       Jeremy Li, who is the song producer of Trap Game, insisted that there was no plagiarism, adding that he had never even heard of Gawvi’s song.

       He said songs by Chinese artistes were like a “ticking time bomb” which faced all sorts of accusations anytime.

       “Is it me or do I need to accustom myself (to how things are)?” he said on Instagram last week.

       Lo, who took a two-year break from making music, had uploaded the music video of Trap Game on Nov 20.

       There had been overwhelmingly positive reviews on social media.

       Despite a scandal last year about him cheating on his then Internet celebrity girlfriend Grace Chow, Lo’s fans loved the fast tempo song which featured his dance moves.

       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.