Antique dealer holds on to mystery sword
AN antique dealer in Temerloh, Pahang, has turned down all offers to sell a mysterious sword left to him by a trader six months ago, Kosmo! reported.
Mohamad Adzly Othman said the sword, which has Chinese inscriptions and an image of a dragon inlaid with pure jade, has courted the interest of many buyers who were willing to pay at least RM2,000 for it.
“I don’t know the origin of the sword, but the previous owner told me to hold on to it because I would never get it back again if I sold it,” he said.
Adzly, 43, said antique hunters were also interested in another pair of twin swords and crystal vases with “Kalimah Allah” (the name of God) on them but those items were also not for sale.
> Teachers from SK Mambang in Pekan, Pahang, were willing to trudge through muddy forest paths to teach pupils living in 13 Orang Asli settlements, Harian Metro reported.
Headmaster Zafran Zainuddin said teachers from the school took turns to deliver lessons and textbooks to 126 pupils in the settlements.
“Teachers faced challenges as they delivered lessons to their pupils who could not follow distance learning because of poor Internet services and the lack of gadgets,” he said.
Despite the challenges, teachers like Nur Adilla Tan Abdullah, 51, and Ahmad Farnizan Mohamad, 41, felt a sense accomplishment when bringing lessons to their pupils.
Nur Adilla, who is also an Orang Asli, recalled being chased by dogs and falling into a swampy area in her attempts to reach her pupils.
“Sometimes, I have to bring snacks to coax them to learn when they’re not in the mood,” she said.
Farnizan said seeing his handful of pupils was worth the long motorcycle journeys to the villages.
“As a teacher, I want to see them succeed and the movement control order should not be a reason for them to lag behind,” he said.