Nine varsity students arrested for illegal gathering

KUALA LUMPUR: Nine students from five public institutions of higher learning were arrested Saturday for participating in an illegal assembly and obstructing police from carrying out their duties, police said.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said they comprised four from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, two from Kolej Islam Selangor and one each from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti of Malaya and Universiti Putra Malaysia.