Compiled by RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A TORTOISE that apparently “fell from the sky” has been named the King of Kings for having survived the fall, China Press reported.
It all began on Thursday in Kampung Lapan, Melaka, when hawker Huang Jing Long heard a loud thump as he parked his car.
Initially, he thought someone had thrown stones or perhaps even furniture from a nearby flat.
But Huang was surprised that all he saw was a large dent on the roof of his car and a tortoise on the ground.
He surmised that it was likely a wild tortoise that had been caught by an eagle, which dropped it by accident.
After hearing about the incident, rickshaw driver Deng Run Fa, 46, decided to adopt the 3kg tortoise as he believes that the reptile symbolises longevity and prosperity.
> A man in China’s Heilongjiang province, who set up a roadside stall offering “love advice”, became the subject of ridicule on Chinese social media, reported China Press.
Equipped only with a megaphone, he would sit on a bench with a sign that reads “Love Advice: The Secrets to Finding Your Partner”.
At one stage, several elderly men crowded around his stall, seemingly curious about the whole thing.
A photo of the man has gone viral.
Many Internet users were not amused. They questioned his capability and experience in offering advice on relationships.
“Judging from his face, he looks very young. He may still be single himself. Advice from such a ‘love adviser’ would be very suspicious,” someone wrote.
Others commented that young people in Heilongjiang must be clueless about affairs of the heart to have to seek out his services.
However, there were also those who remarked that they had grudging admiration for him for embarking on such a venture.
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.