NOTHING can stop you when you believe in your abilities to inspire and achieve great things.
This was exemplified by fashion model Siti Nur Aisyah Shahimee, 24, who has Down Syndrome, and one of the 10 models from the Down Syndrome Association of Malaysia who walked the runway for World Saree Day Malaysia (WSDM) recently.
“I have a YouTube channel where I share videos about my fashion career for my family and friends to watch,” she told Utusan Malaysia.
Nur Aisyah said she was not ashamed to share the videos and said she shoped it would inspire those from the Down Syndrome community to speak out and be brave.
World Saree Day director Bkay Nair said the event this year was aimed at raising awareness on those with Down Syndrome and showcasing their hidden talents to the world.
> The marital crisis between Syamsul Yusof and actress Puteri Sarah Liyana Megat Kamaruddin has taken another turn when Syamsul accused his wife in court of cheating on him, allegedly with a married man.
The actor-director made the allegation when filing a nusyuz (disobedience) application against his first wife at the Syariah Court.
He told Utusan Malaysia that the man’s wife allegedly contacted him and threatened to reveal the affair on social media.
“I want to save my family. Both Sarah and I have made our fair share of mistakes but this can’t be kept secret anymore.
“The longer I keep quiet about this, the worse the situation gets,” he added.
> Local animation company Les’ Copaque Production, which is responsible for the Upin and Ipin series and movies, won the Unity Film Award from the National Development Corporation (Finas) yesterday.
Series producer Burhanuddin Md Radzi said the show aims to highlight peace and harmony between the races in the country.
“We are proud to win the Unity Film Award. Upin and Ipin has always focused on delivering a message of unity to its viewers since it first aired in 2007.
“Upin and Ipin always tries to minimise conflict between people,” he added.
● 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.
