M’sian activist helps Indian nationals return home

FIFTY-FIVE Indian nationals who were stranded in Kuala Lumpur during the movement control order (MCO) were able to return home thanks to the efforts of a local activist, Makkal Osai reported.

Rajendran Ramaiah, one of the stranded Indian nationals said they arrived in February but were unable to return.

Fortunately for them, activist Amarjit Kaur, who heads NGO Vazhkai Nirvaga Aatral Maiyam – a non-government organisation – managed to find them lodging, food and medication.

When flights were allowed to resume, Amarjit managed to get tickets at a reduced price from RM1,300 to RM870.

> Police and military personnel were quickly deployed after men on a motorbike threw rocks at a Buddhist Temple in Sri Lanka, Makkal Osai reported.

Police reported that the culprits caused minor damage to a statue of Buddha and windows at the Sri Naga Viharaya Buddhist Temple in Jaffna.

Temple leader Viharadhikari Meegahajandure Siriwimala Thero said this may have been an attempt to cause racial unrest in the area.

He urged the various communities to remain calm.

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.