Compiled by DIVYA THERESA RAVI, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
TWO “young scientists” from SJK(T) Simpang Lima in Klang, Selangor, achieved top honours at the Global Summit 2025 – STEM for Sustainable Development Goals in Kathmandu, Nepal, Makkal Osai reported.
Competing against participants from 15 countries, brothers Devavarshan and Devadarshan Ezhumalai won gold medals for their “solar-powered rainwater purifier”.
The Malaysian team, consisting of 47 students in 17 teams, secured 13 golds, three silvers and a bronze overall.
> A two-week-old baby girl was lucky to survive after being found buried alive in India, Malaysia Nanban reported.
A young man grazing cattle in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, heard cries and went to investigate.
Villagers rescued the baby, who was wrapped in cloth and buried about a foot deep. She had a hand injury, and was covered in ants.
Authorities are investigating to identify the baby’s parents and those responsible for the burial.
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.
