PUPILS representing SJK(T) Ladang Batu Kawan won gold medals in two international competitions, Makkal Osai reported.
The Borneo International Innovation Creativity Competition 2026 held at Universiti Malaysia Sabah saw the pupils from Simpang Ampat, Penang, winning three medals.
The team comprising Thivyasri Krishnakumar, Sadhana Shree Theebakumaran and Komagan Bala walked away with the gold medal for their AI-assisted waste recycling system.
The innovation also received a special award for use of AI technology social contribution and another special award for best use of AI technology.
> The daily also reported that a lorry driver in Tamil Nadu, India, transporting sugarcane, was forced to spend a few hours trapped after a herd of elephants surrounded his lorry and began snacking on the juicy treats.
Motorists travelling along the road also stopped their vehicles and waited for fear of spooking the elephants.
The elephants left the area after eating to their hearts’ content.
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.
