Compiled by MAHADHIR MONIHULDIN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
AN Indian boy who won a district-level Malay language storytelling competition was personally congratulated by Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Sivabalan Manimaran, eight, from SJK(T) Appar in Kuala Lumpur, emerged champion in the competition which saw 47 primary schools taking part, including Malay and Chinese schools. Principal Mala Devi said the boy has made the school and his parents very proud.
> This year’s Maha Shivratri celebration at the world renowned Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in India has set a new world record, Makkal Osai reported.
The temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, is one of the 12 holiest temples for Shiva worshippers.
Devotees attending the overnight vigil as part of the festival lit up 1.8 million agal vilakku (oil lamps) on the steps of the Kshipra Riverbank.
The previous record of 1.5 million lamps was set at the site of the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
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.
