Compiled by JAROD LIM, TARRENCE TAN and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE driver of a luxury SUV with a Malaysian number plate was denied entry by Singapore Customs for ignoring police instructions, China Press reported.
The sports utility vehicle was seen using the bus and lorry lane to overtake the long queue at Johor Causeway but was stopped by the police who asked the driver to make a U-turn and return to the queue.
The driver, however, ignored the instruction and tried to force his way past the police.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore issued a statement to acknowledge a video of the incident that happened on June 10.
“The driver was heading to Woodlands Checkpoint and had used the bus lane, which is not allowed,” the statement said.
Hong Kong artist Mandy Wong. pic from her IG
> Hong Kong actress Mandy Wong who has yet to renew her soon-to-expire contract with TVB has sparked talk of an impending departure from the broadcasting company, according to China Press.
After filming Secret Door in 2021 and another drama last August, the 40-year-old artiste has not been filming for months.
“Recently, I have been busy with stage play rehearsals and promoting my series.
“So other matters will be dealt with after the stage play,” she said in reply to questions from reporters about her future plans with TVB on Tuesday.
In her 16 years with TVB, Wong has held several prominent roles including the lead in drama series Threesome, which landed her the TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Actress in Malaysia as well as Singapore.
Some of the leading ladies who had left TVB were Natalie Tong and Charmaine Sheh.
> In celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on June 22, 400 people in Lanxi in the Yiyang prefecture of Hunan fit themselves into a gigantic boat and rowed it along a river, Sin Chew reported.
Measuring about 100m long and 2m wide, the vessel had to be hoisted into the river by two large cranes, attracting the attention of many onlookers who also celebrated the event.
The dragon boat rowing culture has a long history dating back to the Three Kingdoms period.
China’s Dragon Boat Festival has been added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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.
