Why white instead of red?

Red colour is always used for decoration during events held to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Red tablecloth is used while red packets, commonly known as ang pow, are distributed to children and senior citizens. However, Malay rights group Perkasa had recently used white tablecloth and distributed white packets during its Chinese New Year Open House at the Sultan Sulaiman Club in Kampung Baru, sparking condemnation from the public as white colour is used by the Chinese only during funerals.

Was it an intentional move or unintentional mistake due to the lack of understanding of Chinese taboo?

Based on Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali's records, many remain sceptical even after they have explained and apologised.

Teaching Assistant, 35, Had Sex with Boy of 13 in Classroom – Instead of Tutoring

 A married teaching assistant has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old boy she was tutoring after school.

Holly Polson, 35

Holly Polson, 35, is accused of having sex with the student in an empty classroom at Palmdale Middle School in California.

They had allegedly been having sex for two weeks before the boy’s parents found inappropriate texts on his cell phone and called police.

Polson, a mother of four, has been booked for four felony counts of lewd acts with a child, and is due to appear in court tomorrow.

Sergeant Brian Hudson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told ABC Polson was supposed to be giving the boy extra tutoring – but instead she was sleeping with him.

He said: ‘We entrust our children to teachers and school instructors and in this case that trust was violated.’

When confronted, the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police the relationship had started about two weeks earlier.

Officers say Polson confessed to the affair when she was arrested at her family home on Tuesday.

Sergeant Hudson said: ‘She admitted to several instances of having sexual intercourse with the victim on school grounds.’

Polson is being held in custody. Her bail is set at $100,000.

She is the 15th female teacher in the U.S. to be arrested or charged for having sex with a pupil this month alone.

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