Compiled by NG SI HOOI, NURBAITI HAMDAN and R. ARAVINTHAN



A MAN allegedly kissed and molested an 18-year-old sales promoter who attended to him at a clothes stall in Malacca on Thursday, China Press repor­ted.

The 20-year-old suspect had requested the victim, who was alone at the stall, to check the prices of several clothes for him.

Then he cornered her and kissed her on her lips before trying to run away, it reported.

Even though she was shocked, she managed to grab his legs and shouted for help.

Several stall operators managed to detain the suspect before handing him over to the police.

> An elderly man from Harbin, China, defecated on a bus after he had a quarrel with the driver, reported Kwong Wah Yit Poh.

The man had a quarrel with the driver after the latter stopped him from closing the bus window on Wednesday, it reported.

Upset over the incident, the man, believed to be in his 70s, pulled his pants down and defecated in front of other passengers.

The passengers ran out of the bus after the driver stopped the vehicle.

Two police officers rushed to the scene but the driver decided against taking action against the man after he apologised.

The faeces were removed by the man’s wife who was with him in the bus.

> The daily also reported that leggy Taiwanese beauty Lin Chi-Ling does not mind if her future boyfriend is shorter than her.

Lin, at 174cm, said she could accept a boyfriend who is about 10cm shorter than her.

The 40-year-old model and actress, who is still single, also said she did not mind if her boyfriend was five years younger than her.

Lin said she was looking for a boyfriend who understands her.

> Found in translation 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 a >, it denotes a separate news item.