Compiled by GERARD GIMINO and C. ARUNO
A MAN had to pay RM10,000 as compensation after his son was caught stealing three durian from an orchard in Raub, Pahang, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Cai Wei Wen, 29, and his friends found a man sitting under a tree with three durian and a large basket next to him on July 17.
The group caught the trespasser, tied his arms and hung the durian around his neck.
They then took a video of the trespasser as a warning to other orchard owners in the area.
“I live in Kampung Sungai Chetang and rented this piece of land to grow durian.
“I have always suspected that there were thieves stealing my durian but I never managed to obtain evidence,” Cai said.
Cai made a report over the theft at the Tranum police station.However, the trespasser’s father pleaded with him to give his son a second chance.The matter was settled privately, with the father promising to pay Cai a hefty sum of RM10,000 as compensation.
When contacted, Raub OCPD Supt Mohd Shahril Abd Rahman confirmed the case.
He said since the matter was settled privately, the police will not be investigating.
> The daily also reported that the United Chinese School Teachers Association (Jiao Zong) has called for the psychological evaluation of teacher candidates to be abolished.
The group said the test should not be used as a benchmark to determine whether a person is suited to become a teacher.
Its president Cheah Lek Aee said more than half of those who applied for teacher training get rejected at the psychological evaluation stage, preventing many who are passionate about teaching from joining the profession.“I oppose the psychological evaluation, which claims to assess whether one is suited to become a teacher.“If they have yet to receive any training, how can you even say they are not suited for the job?” he said.
Cheah added that despite the overwhelming response among Chinese candidates, fewer than a quarter made the cut.
For this year, only 784 candidates out of 4,000 who applied were accepted, he said.
“If we cannot get it abolished, we want the importance of such psychological evaluations in assessing candidates be reduced.
“For example, let it (the psychological evaluation) be (reduced to) just 30% to 40% of the test in determining whether someone is suited to be a teacher,” Cheah said.
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.
