Compiled by BEH YUEN HUI, NAN HIDAYAT NAN AZMIE and R. ARAVINTHAN
A THIRSTY trio’s attempt to bypass Tamil Nadu’s dry day ended in a police raid after their DIY brewing project was discovered, Makkal Osai reported.
Acting on a tip-off, Coimbatore police swooped on a local plantation Officers seized 20 litres of illicit samsu (moonshine), fermentation barrels and raw materials and distillation equipment.
All three men remain in custody while investigations continue.
> The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results for the Tamil Language and Tamil Literature subjects have both seen an improvement this year, Makkal Osai reported.
Some 7,422 students took the Tamil language subject in 2025, with the overall passing rate rising to 96.9% from last year.
Meanwhile, the proportion of students scoring A+, A, and A– increased to 34.7% from 29.6%.
In Tamil Literature, 2,253 students sat for the subject, with the passing rate reaching 93.8%.
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.
