Compiled by C. ARUNO, FAZLEENA AZIZ and R. ARAVINTHAN
STUDENTS of SJK (T) Simpang Lima in Perak can now watch educational and informative programmes, thanks to a smart TV donated by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Makkal Osai reported.
Headmaster Shanti Ganesan said the school had a television set but it malfunctioned.
It then managed to contact the Muar MP, who agreed to donate a smart TV for the school’s benefit.
Teacher Tamilarasai Muniandy said the students are happy to be able to once again follow their favourite programmes such as those on National Geographic under their teachers’ guidance.
The Tamil school in Parit Buntar, which has fewer than 100 students, is said to be over 100 years old.
> A Hindu nationalist group in India held a wedding for two stray dogs in protest of Valentine’s Day celebrations in the country, the daily also reported.
With Valentine’s Day gaining popularity in the Hindu-majority secular nation in recent years, there has been growing backlash from conservative groups, particularly political parties, looking to stoke fears of Westernisation and the corruption of Hindu values.
The Tamil Nadu-based Hindu Munnani held the wedding for the two dogs in Kaaraikudi, ostensibly to highlight the alleged lewd acts being committed by youngsters celebrating the day of love.
The stunt, however, failed to garner much support from the public.
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.
