THIRTEEN local female Silambam exponents, trained by their female martial arts teacher, earned their black belts together on International Women’s Day, Makkal Osai reported.
The students earned their belts during the association’s Silambam Korvai Aranggetram Vizha 2026.
Korvai Malaysia founder grandmaster Kalaimamani K. Anbalahan was honoured with a symbolic red belt for his contributions to the martial art.
> Two men in India were killed in an elephant attack as they were returning from buying groceries, Malaysia Nanban reported.
The victims, identified as Ravi and Lingan from Tamil Nadu, had gone out to the shops near their home in Nilgris district.
As they were passing through a tea plantation, they were apparently confronted by a large elephant without warning.
The elephant, which had reportedly come out of the nearby forest reserve, charged at the two men.
Police said based on the scene, the men tried to run but ultimately lost their lives.
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.
