Compiled by JAROD LIM, NARMATHA RAJA and R. ARAVINTHAN
SJK(T) Ladang Semenyih in Selangor received 70 sets of tables and chairs from a foundation, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Eco World Foundation also donated 130 similar sets to SJK(C) Salak South in Kuala Lumpur, bringing the total value of the contribution to about RM40,000.
Foundation chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said investment in education was critical to the country’s future and the contribution reflected that.
He said furniture worth more than RM1mil had been provided to Tamil schools around the country through the foundation.
Lee said the foundation was also providing financial assistance to 3,000 needy pupils around the country.
> Thirty-one families in Sitiawan, Perak, received the best gift for Deepavali in the form of land deeds to their homes, Makkal Osai reported.
The families in Kampung Deralik had tried for about 50 years to get their land deeds finalised.
They thanked the state government for making their long-awaited dream a reality.
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.
