Compiled by DIVYA THERESA, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
SJK(T) JALAN Tajul from Kota Tinggi emerged the overall champion of an inaugural silambam competition for Tamil schools in Johor, Malaysia Nanban reported.The event, organised by the State Silambam Korvai Kazhagam in Iskandar Puteri, saw the participation of 220 students from 15 Tamil schools in the state.
SJK(T) Jalan Tajul won three gold and three silver medals, as well as one bronze medal, to take home the overall trophy.
SJK(T) Ladang Tebrau and SJK(T) Masai placed second and third overall respectively.Segamat MP Yuneswaran Ramaraj, who attended as a special guest, handed over RM25,000 to the Kazhagam to support its activities.
> A 46-year-old mahout, Uthayakumar, and his relative died after being attacked by a temple elephant in India, Makkal Osai reported.
Wildlife officials, who later installed additional chains to secure 26-year-old female elephant Deivanai, are investigating the case, the first such attack at the Tamil Nadu temple.
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.
