Compiled by TEH ATHIRA, R. ARAVINTHAN and C. ARUNO
A WOMAN fainted upon discovering that she had lost a gold chain valued at nearly RM30,000, according to a report by Malaysia Nanban.
The woman was one of six victims of thefts that occurred at one temple located in Gopeng, Perak, on Sunday.
According to the report, a total of 10 women lost their valuables, particularly gold jewellery, to thieves while attending two separate temple festivals in Perak.
The remaining four incidents occurred at a temple in Sitiawan.
> Nine men in Tamil Nadu, India, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in a sexual abuse scandal that first shocked the state in 2019, as reported by Makkal Osai.
Aged between 25 and 34, all of the men faced multiple charges, including gang rape and the distribution of videos featuring the victims.
The court additionally mandated that 8.5 million rupees (RM426,000) be awarded to the women as compensation.
The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
