Compiled by SALMA FAIRUS, ALLISON LAI and R. ARAVINTHAN
TWO toddlers got stuck on an airport security conveyor belt at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, prompting firefighters to come to their rescue.
The Thursday incident saw the siblings, aged two and three, climb onto the baggage scanner, with the older girl briefly exposed to the screening machine, reported China Press.
Firemen used tools to free them before both of them were sent to the hospital.
Kota Kinabalu Fire and Rescue chief Mohd Hanis Mokthar reminded parents and guardians to closely supervise children to prevent such incidents.
> Oriental Daily reported that a Year Four boy was allegedly assaulted and humiliated by three Year Six pupils outside a Chinese primary school while waiting to be picked up at about 1.30pm on Wednesday in Sungai Petani, Kedah.
The trio allegedly body shamed him before pulling down his trousers and punching and kicking him.
His father, known only as Toh, said his son later developed a severe headache, and the doctor found scalp swelling, neck tenderness and soft‑tissue injuries.
Toh said he lodged a report at the Kuala Muda district police headquarters at 9am Thursday and submitted a medical report.
He criticised the school’s response, saying it did not summon all parties and declined a request to review CCTV footage.
“The school should have investigated to protect the children’s safety and feelings,” he said.
The school has started an internal probe and will meet parents, police and education officials tomorrow.
Toh said his son returned to class on Thursday despite the headache.
> The daily also reported that a National University of Singapore student was fined S$3,000 (RM9,610) for mischief after inserting green beans into tyre valves to deflate seven cars at two multi-storey car parks in Woodlands Drive 14, Singapore.
Benjamin Chia Yit Loong, 24, acted over climate-change concerns, targeting SUVs and leaving flyers about their environmental impact, the court heard.
The offences occurred between 10am and noon on Nov 19. One driver later scratched his car while refilling the tyres and Chia paid S$380 (RM1,217) for repairs.
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.
