Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A MAN in Tamil Nadu who brutally attacked and robbed a female lecturer in broad daylight has been arrested, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Seethaletchumi, 53, a lecturer at Anna University in Trichy, was on her regular morning walk in a park when a man stalked her and hit her on the head from behind.
When she was knocked out, he robbed her of her handphone and took off on a bike.
A passer-by who saw the attack called the police and got her to hospital where she is in stable condition.
The man was identified from CCTV footage and he was arrested soon after.
> The Selangor Inthiyar Thozhil Arvalar Maiyam (Sitham) initiative has helped an Indian mechanic get the tools for his trade, Malaysia Nanban also reported.
M. Thanabalan, 38, who runs a motorbike repair shop in Teluk Pulai, Selangor, said he found out about the scheme known as Program Pembangunan Usahawan India Selangor from friends on Facebook.
Having applied for the scheme nearly a year ago, he was happy to receive notification that he had been approved for assistance worth nearly RM10,000.
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.
