Compiled by C. ARUNO, DIYANA PFORDTEN and R. ARAVINTHAN
A 103-YEAR-OLD woman was thrilled to receive her new-generation MyKad after fingerprint detection issues delayed her application by two weeks.
Utusan Malaysia reported that Atimah Narijan, from Kampung Tanjung Sari in Teluk Intan, could be seen delightedly holding up the document.
She had gone to the National Registration Department (NRD) on Oct 22 to apply for the new MyKad but encountered problems when her fingerprints could not be detected.
When the application eventually came through, her 29-year-old grandson, Mohammad Samsudin Kasih, took time off work to accompany her to the NRD in Bagan Datuk to collect the card.
“I’m thankful my grandmother’s new MyKad is finally ready and I’m grateful to the department for completing the process,” he said.
> Despite being down to his last RM5 and often forced to skip meals, Ahmad Jazmi Samsuddin refused to let poverty derail his education, Kosmo! reported.
Today, the 27-year-old’s grit has paid off: the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Quran and Sunnah Studies graduate was awarded the prestigious Royal Education Award (Outstanding Achievement Medal) at his convocation.
The second of three siblings from Merlimau, Melaka, whose father is wheelchair-bound with severe gout, Ahmad Jazmi juggled studies with part-time work in catering, carpentry, welding and food promotion to put himself through university without burdening his family.
“I often had to tighten my belt. There was a time when I only had RM5 left in my wallet, but I got used to adapting,” he said.
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.
