Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, R. ARAVINTHAN and C. ARUNO
A WOMAN in Tamil Nadu died after getting bitten by a snake dragged into her home by her cat, Makkal Osai reported.
Shanti, 58, who lived in Coimbatore with her husband and son, have a pet cat that is free to roam.
The cat was believed to have spotted a snake outside the house, dragged it in and left it in the room where Shanti was sleeping.
The highly venomous Bengal krait, which was agitated by the cat, ended up biting the sleeping woman.
Shanti’s screams alerted her son, who rushed her to hospital. However, she died despite intensive treatment.> A biography of the late Malaysian writer, journalist and newspaper publisher Ilaiya Tamilavel Aathi Kumanan has been included in the Tamil University in Tamil Nadu, Makkal Osai reported.Copies of the book were handed over to the university’s library director Dr C. Velmurugan by the book’s author P. Malaiyandi at a meeting recently.Malaiyandi, who is also a photographer for Makkal Osai, said the book has been included for circulation at public libraries in Aathi Kumanan’s ancestral towns of Nagapattinam and Pollachi.The late writer had influence on the Malaysian literary, publishing and political scene. His work and achievements would hopefully reach the Tamil diaspora through the book, said Malaiyandi.
> The Bharatanatyam Arangetram (debut performance) event in Tapah, Perak, was conducted in two languages and not just in English, said its director.Abhinayakshetra Fine Arts Temple artistic director N. Vigneswari said the academy teaches children from other ethnic groups. As such, it also uses other languages, including Tamil.
Last week, Makkal Osai reported that the event was conducted entirely in English and not Tamil. However, the paper later issued a correction to its story.
● 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.
