A FAMILY in Kuching almost cremated the wrong person following a mix-up at the hospital and was later shocked to find out that their relative was still alive, China Press reported.
Earlier on Sept 2, the family received a phone call from the hospital informing that their 74-year-old sister had died.
As they were unable to handle the funeral themselves, they handed the task to a funeral service operator.
They also published an obituary and informed relatives of the sister’s passing.
However, family members realised something was wrong when the funeral company, which was preparing the body for cremation, sent a photo of the deceased’s face as confirmation on Sept 3.
Realising that the body did not belong to the sister, they pulled the brakes on the funeral and immediately contacted the hospital for clarification.
It was later found that the supposedly dead sister was still receiving treatment at a Covid-19 ward and that the body was that of someone else.
One of the family members, whose surname was Shen, said this was a serious error on the hospital’s part.
> Popular games including Super Mario Maker 2, FIFA 21 and Animal Crossing became the latest victims of China’s ever-tightening rules on gaming after they were taken down from the country’s second largest e-commerce site.
China Press reported that JD.com announced that it had taken down 87 games from its website, citing compliance with several regulations relating to online gaming in China.
In a statement, the website added that it would ban any games that promote vulgarity, pornography, gambling and violence.
From Sept 1, China started banning children from playing online games for more than three hours per week.
Those under 18 will now only be able to play online games from 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and public holidays.
> The daily also reported that a couple who worked at a farm in China’s Hebei province burst into tears after spending six hours counting their wages paid in 0.1 yuan (six sen) coins.
The couple, who had just returned to work from leave to attend a funeral, were shocked when the pig farm’s owner paid both of them with a sackful of coins.
To add insult to injury, the couple had only received 3,500 yuan (RM2,249) in coins, which is less than the 8,000 yuan (RM5,142) they were supposed to be paid.
One of the victims known only as Li explained that even though the owner had approved their leave application, he believed that the owner was upset that production at the farm plummeted after they left.
Only after making a police report did the farm owner transfer the remaining 4,500 yuan (RM2,892) via WeChat Pay.
