Compiled by CASSANDRA VICTOR, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
STUDENTS from the newly opened SJK (T) Bandar Seri Alam in Masai, Johor won two gold medals in an international science innovation competition, Makkal Osai reported.
Three teams comprising 15 students took part in the competition held in Singaraja Bali, Indonesia.
Under the supervision of their teacher Sivanitha Sivanantham, the teams entered a school bag designed to reduce weight, a shoe for the disabled and a device to keep drivers alert.
Two of the innovations received gold medals by the international panel of judges while the third entry received a silver award.
> Passengers aboard a train in Tamil Nadu, India had a harrowing moment when several coaches separated from the engine, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The Cheran Express from Chennai to Coimbatore left the station with 22 passenger coaches. As it passed the Thiruvallur station, a steel link between coaches seven and eight snapped resulting in 16 coaches being left behind while the engine with six coaches sped ahead.
The train drivers who realised what happened brought the front set of coaches to a controlled stop while the back coaches came to a stop past the station platform on their own.
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.
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.
