Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, FATIMAH ZAINAL and R. ARAVINTHAN
A MAN praying at a Hindu temple in Tanjung Malim, Perak, was shocked when a car rammed through its wall, reported Malaysia Nanban.
The devotee, who was not named, was praying at the Sri Panchamoorthy Krishnar Temple near the Tanjung Malim train station when he heard a loud crash.
He then saw that a car had rammed into the compound wall, causing it to partially collapse.
The driver, identified as Lok Ming Choi, 55, had apparently suffered a heart attack while driving.
Both the police and the Fire and Rescue Department were called but the driver was confirmed dead at the scene.
> The Tamil daily also reported that students of Sikh heritage in Australia had won a court battle to bring the kirpan to school.
The kirban is a small ceremonial dagger always carried in person by Sikhs who have taken a special oath known as Khalsa.
The Queensland state government had earlier banned students from bringing the ceremonial dagger to school.
The Sikh students challenged the ban in court, arguing that this was against the state’s constitution as it discriminated against them based on their religious practice and identity.
● The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
