Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A ZOOKEEPER in India died after being trampled by a hippopotamus while trying to move its baby, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Santosh Kumar Mahto Jharkhand, 54, was apparently trying to move a newborn calf from an enclosure to feed it.
However, the mother became agitated and attacked the man, which left him severely injured.
He was rushed to the hospital but died of his injuries after being treated for a few days.
Zoo director Jabber Singh announced that the victim’s families will be provided with financial assistance up to 2.4 million rupees (RM132,000).
> Two young women from B40 families who earned places in local universities received laptops to help with their studies thanks to the Kuala Langat MIC branch, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Jeevitha Muniandy, a student at University Malaysia Kelantan, and Jeevasri Parthiban, who is studying at Mahsa University, were the lucky recipients.
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.
