Compiled by JAROD LIM,OON JUN-YANG and R. ARAVINTHAN
BEING disabled did not prevent Nurul Asyiqin Shafei from achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher, Harian Metro reported.
In 2017, Nurul Asyiqin, from Setiu, Terengganu, lost four toes following an accident.
She studied at home for three months and her hard work paid off when she obtained 5As in the SPM exam.
She also excelled in the STPM exam and subsequently furthered her studies at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang.
Her father, Shafei Awang, 63, and mother, Maziah Hamid, 46, can now take pride as Nurul Asyiqin was given the opportunity to teach at a school in Johor Baru.
“I may look normal but it is difficult to walk and I tire easily.
“However, I was determined to overcome these challenges to pursue my dream,” said Nurul Asyiqin, 25.
> A prison warden’s intention to check on his flood-hit home in Pahang ended in tragedy when he was found dead, Sinar Harian reported.
Muhammad Hariri Kamarudin, 26, was evacuated to a relief centre after his house in Kuantan was inundated by floodwaters.
Kuantan district police chief Asst Comm Ashari Abu Samah said the victim was believed to have later returned to his house alone.
“But he did not return to the evacuation centre and could not be contacted.
“The victim’s father then went to the house and found him lying face down in the living room,” ACP Ashari said in a statement.
(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.)
