Grand birthday ‘do’ for Parit Buntar’s oldest man
SIN Chew Daily reported that Parit Buntar’s oldest man celebrated his 108th birthday on Sunday.
More than 250 relatives and friends attended the birthday party of centenarian Ng Lai Tiu (pic) in Parit Buntar in Perak.
Lai Tiu told his children that he wanted a bigger celebration for his 110th birthday.
His fifth son Ng Ah Lin said his father was in good health despite his old age.
“He only stopped working in his oil palm plantation in recent years. Everyone who knows him address him as ‘Ah Gong’ (grandfather),” he said.
Ah Lin said his father had 10 children, 45 grandchildren, 102 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
> The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ( MACC) is looking at conducting polygraph tests for those applying for vacancies in the civil service in an effort to check corruption, Sin Chew Daily reported.
MACC deputy commissioner Datuk Azam Baki said MACC would suggest to the Public Service Department to include polygraph tests for new intakes, especially for those applying for posts in Grade 41 and above.
“Polygraph tests are carried out to check if an applicant is prone to corruption, and those who fail the test should not be accepted,” he said.
He said the result was usually up to 95% accurate.
> China Press reported that visitors to Perak can experience a rare moment of walking across the sea from Pulau Lalang, one of the islands in the group of Pulau Sembilan, to a nearby island, due to super low tide.
9 Island Agency Sdn Bhd owner Khor Weng Kiang said the super low tide happens only at a certain period in a year, and visitors could walk through the seabed from Pulau Lalang to Pulau Saga located about 400m away.
“During the walk, visitors can see corals, sea cucumbers, urchins, oysters, coral fish and other sea creatures in the crystal clear water.
“A few days ago, super low tide happened where the water level was reduced to only 0.3m. However, it only lasted for about 30 minutes before the water level rose again,” he said.