Spiralling bus stops safely with bystander intervention


Compiled by ALLISON LAI and R. ARAVINTHAN

PASSENGERS on a runaway bus in India were lucky to escape without injury after bystanders threw rocks under its tyres to stop the bus, Makkal Osai reported.

The government-operated town bus carrying about 20 passengers in Thiruppuvanam, Tamil Nadu lost its brakes.

Passersby who heard the passengers’ screams began throwing large rocks under the bus wheels along with the conductor, who managed to catch up with the bus.The bus was brought to a safe stop in front of a police station.

> Pupils from SJK (T) Ladang Karmen were given exposure to a novel method of learning through songs, Makkal Osai also reported.

Students and teachers at the rural school in Bera, Pahang were trained to turn lessons into easily remembered songs by SJK (T) Jerantut teacher Parasuraman Selvaraju using generative artificial intelligence.

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.

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