Firemen help get 250kg man to hospital

FIREMEN had to help send a 250kg man who has been living alone in a shack in Pokok Mangga, Melaka, to hospital, reported Harian Metro.

During the 45-minute effort on Wednesday, 10 personnel from the fire station in Jalan Kubu had to lift Ong Chuen Hock, 43, from his bed onto a piece of canvas before transporting him in a lorry to Hospital Melaka for treatment.

Fire chief Deputy Commissioner Kamarulzaman Mohd Sin said this was the second time his personnel had to send Ong to the hospital. The first was over a year ago.

Ong failed to control his weight till he could no longer walk and had to live in the shack, which was without electricity or water supply.

He also had to depend on his friends to bring him food daily.

> Kosmo! reported that 1980s pop singer Dayangku Intan, who had just donated one of her kidneys to husband Rosman Yahil, 56, plans to have a special concert once she has fully recovered.

Speaking from her hospital bed four days after the transplant, the singer, whose real name is Tengku Intan Tengku Abdul Hamid, 53, said the concert was to fulfil her fans’ request.

“We may be in hospital for a week and have been advised to rest for three months at home. During that time, I will make preparations for a solo concert.

“The concert was supposed to have been held before the transplant,” said Dayangku Intan, who is known for her song Semakin Rindu Semakin Sayang.

She said she had to continue singing to cover the high cost of the surgery as well as for follow-up treatments.

“We have been married for 34 years. I was ready to sacrifice for my husband,” she said.

> Utusan Malaysia reported that chillies detected with very high traces of pesticide were still being imported into the country from Vietnam despite the government having banned them on Sept 14.

The chillies were believed to have been distributed to various markets, including sundry shops around the country.

A source said the imports were due to loopholes in enforcement at the country’s entry points as well as greedy importers.

“The chilies were imported using a permit import, which was approved a week before the ban,” he said, adding that the Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ministry found traces of pesticide on the vegetable products.