Starting them young on charitable acts

A GROUP of children aged between seven and 15 washed cars to raise funds for the education of underprivileged children, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The Wash & Give Back Charity Car Wash in Kuala Lumpur, an annual programme by charitable organisation VshareVcare, saw about 250 volunteers including the children from 60 families and 25 students from Universiti Malaya taking part.

The event raised RM3,000 for 70 children from The Pure Life Society.

VshareVcare project director Andy Wong thanked the public for their support.

> A woman in Guangzhou, China, stomped on her six-year-old son because she was angry with him for coming home late, Kwong Wah Yit Poh reported.

It was learnt the boy went out and only came home to his mother because he was hungry.

The woman got angry and allegedly pushed him on the floor before stomping on him.

The boy has been staying with a relative since the incident.

According to neighbours in their village, the boy usually stayed home alone because his father works out of town and the mother is often out of the house. > Hong Kong actor Louis Fan SiuWong became the father of a baby girl recently, the daily also reported. Fan, who has had roles in Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, Ip Man and Kung

Fu Jungle, announced the news on Facebook. He also posted a photo of his Chinese actress wife J.J. Jia carrying their baby.

The couple tied the knot in a low-profile wedding ceremony a year ago after dating for five years.