Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
SJK(T) Gopeng which has been damaged by termites has been allocated RM14mil for a new building, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Gopeng MP Tan Kar Hing, who was speaking at a Deepavali event in Simpang Pulai, said the allocation was approved following a request by him.
The official announcement was welcomed by the Indian community and was made by the Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh in Parliament.
The new building will be built on the current school compound to replace the old one, which has served the community for 55 years.
> A man in India, fed up with his faulty new car, returned the vehicle pulled by donkeys in a procession, Makkal Osai reported.
Ganesh Sangadey from Pune bought the car from a local dealership but it had been plagued with issues.
After the latest breakdown, he decided to organise a procession to return the car for repair.
The car was pulled by donkeys and the procession was accompanied by musicians who usually played in funeral processions.
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.
