Compiled by AUSTIN CAMOENS and C. ARUNO

       THE carcass of a “tiger”, which was found by a roadside in Kedah, was later confirmed to be a dog spray-painted with stripes, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       A 39-second video went viral on TikTok recently, with the uploader expressing surprise that the carcass of a tiger was found in the neighbourhood.

       However, the Kedah Department of Wildlife and National Parks later confirmed that the carcass was that of a dead dog.

       Stripes were painted to make it resemble a tiger, according to department director Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim.

       “We are uncertain about the intention for the act, but it is regrettable that it happened,” he said.

       > A Chinese national who works as a hawker in Kuala Lumpur joked that he suffers neck pain from profusely nodding in reply to repeated “thank yous” from local customers, Sin Chew Daily also reported.

       The jianbing (fried pancake) seller, who is known only as Xin Miao, uploaded a video documenting his experience on Douyin – China’s version of the popular app TikTok.

       “Every time they come and buy things, they will say ‘thank you’. Many buy only one jianbing but say thank you three times,” he said.

       Xin Miao, who operates the stall in Jalan Kuchai Lama, said he would nod in reply so that the customers would not think Chinese nationals were impolite.

       Many Internet users commented on his video, agreeing that Malaysians have a habit of thanking others repeatedly.

       Xin Miao regularly shares interesting stories as a jianbing seller on Douyin.

       One such experience was that of a customer who brought him a burger and asked if he could wrap it in a jianbing.

       > A man in Japan decided to finally make a meal out of the curry prepared by his mother that was kept in the freezer for six months after she died, China Press reported.

       The 48-year-old man admitted that he was reluctant to eat the last meal his mother prepared as he felt a sense of loneliness which was hard to explain.

       At the behest of a TV crew, the man finally took out his mother’s signature curry and heated it using a microwave.

       He then tasted the curry on camera and cried as he enjoyed her last dish.

       “This is so tasty,” he said in tears.

       He later revealed that his mother had suffered from lung cancer, but was still cooking for him right up to the week before her death.

       > The principal of a training academy in China’s Shandong province was arrested after being caught slapping a female student for 40 minutes, China Press also reported.

       According to local reports, the principal had a habit of slapping female students but he was only arrested when one of the teachers managed to secretly film the incident.

       The 13-year-old student was sent to the training academy in September for being rebellious at home.

       The parents paid 19,200 yuan (RM12,500) in fees and were given a guarantee by the principal that she would be well-behaved after spending a year at the academy.

       After starting school, the girl was not allowed to return home. Her parents were also perplexed as to why they were not allowed to visit her.

       They decided to lodge a police report after teachers at the school told them that their daughter was being subjected to physical punishment.

       When police arrested the principal, they found more CCTV footage of the incident, which showed the girl being slapped outdoors for 20 minutes and indoors for another 20 minutes.

       According to the police, the principal would be remanded for 15 days to assist in investigations and the academy had been shut down.

       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.