The beggar was said to be ­telling passers-by that his parents were ill and urgently needed money to settle medical bills. Officers from the Welfare Department visited the man’s home and found that both of his parents were in good health. > A Taiwanese court ­lengthened a social media influencer’s prison term for filming prank videos at supermarkets, saying the earlier sentence was too lenient, repor­ted Oriental Daily. Prosecutors charged Dai for damaging commercial credibility, to which he pleaded guilty and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. The Taichung High Court subsequently ruled that the original sentence was too lenient and increased his prison term to eight months.

Source: The Star March 20, 2026 02:50 UTC