Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM and R. ARAVINTHAN
JOHOR Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced a RM1mil allocation for the Raja Maha Mariamman Temple in Johor Baru, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The temple will undergo its seventh Maha Kumbabishegam (reconsecration) next year after the ongoing refurbishment at a cost of RM3.5mil.
Onn Hafiz was visiting the temple to officiate the opening of the new RM1.5mil cultural centre when he made the announcement.
The temple management was able to raise RM2.5mil while temple committee chairman V. Rajaseelan had requested an additional RM1mil, which the state government agreed to provide.
In his speech, Onn Hafiz said the state government would review the feasibility of providing annual funds for the centre’s upkeep.
> A woman in Tamil Nadu who married and cheated six men was finally arrested, Malaysia Nanban also reported.
The 32-year-old woman, identified as Mahaletchumi from Viluppuram, would marry a wealthy man, absconded with his money, jewellery and other valuables before repeating the crime.
She was living with her sixth husband when she was caught.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
