Father trains 10-year-old daughter as partner in crime
A MIDDLE-AGED man in Johor Baru taught his 10-year-old daughter how to steal and made her his partner in crime, reported China Press.
They stole the handbag of a salesperson working at a car expo in a shopping mall, said the paper.
The 29-year-old victim placed her bag underneath the counter before attending to a customer.
Minutes later, she noticed her bag missing when she went to retrieve her purse.
She requested to see the mall’s CCTV, where the father-daughter team were seen scouting the area
for about 20 minutes before making their move.
The dad acted as a lookout while the girl stole the bag before fleeing the scene.
The victim said the bag contained her purse, customer records and something of sentimental value that her late mother had gifted her.
When she posted the story online, netizens commented that the thieving duo were repeat offenders.
>South Korean local governments are providing an allowance between 3mil won and 10mil won (RM10,920 to RM36,400) to single
farmers to wed foreign brides, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.
With the declining population in farming areas, some men have difficulty finding a wife.
To date, more than 35 local governments have provided such marriage funds in areas where the main source of income is derived from agriculture or fisheries.
For example, in the Yangpyeong county in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province, single men aged between 35 and 55 who are working in the agriculture, fishery or forestry industry, and have lived in the area
for over three years, can apply for the 10mil won wedding allowance.
Since 2009, there have been 57 successful applicants and most have brides from Vietnam.
However, experts criticised the move as objectifying women, likening it to encouraging men to buy wives.
South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported in 2017 that marrying a Ukranian bride is the costliest, at around 18.3mil won (RM67,000), followed by brides from the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.