Compiled by KHOO JIAN TENG, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE Sri Kallumalai Karumariam-man Temple near Sungai Chua, Kajang, will be rebuilt at its current location after the land was secured by the state government, reported Makkal Osai.
Temple chairman K. Karunaga-ran said the new structure, located in Taman Sri Melur, had also received approval from the Kajang Municipal Council.
The temple committee said religious activities would continue as usual while construction of the new building was underway.
> A Tamil Nadu teacher has earned praise after fulfilling her promise to reward a high-achieving student with her first ever plane ride, reported Makkal Osai.
Botany teacher Malarvizhi, who teaches in a village, promised her Class 12 students that she would take anyone who scored 90% and above in their exams on a plane ride. One student, Magizha, exceeded the target.
Both teacher and student travelled to Thiruvananthapuram before boarding a flight to Hyderabad, where they spent two days exploring the city as tourists.
(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.)
