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The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
Rats blamed for trader's missing liquor supply
Compiled by FAZLEENA AZIZ, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN ALCOHOL traders are blaming rats for drinking the liquor from 802 bottles as authorities conduct an audit of liquor stocks in India, Makkal Osai reported. In Dhanbad city, traders who failed to account for the bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor, claimed that rats had chewed through the bottle caps and drank the alcohol. However, excise officials dismissed the claims as nonsense and said the traders involved would be sent notices to pay fines and compensate for the missing stock. The almost-empty or empty bottles suggests the liquor was sold without being officially reported, resulting in lost revenue for the state. The stock audits are being conducted as the Jharkhand state transitions from state-managed to privately licensed alcohol sales. The rats in Dhanbad were also cited as culprits behind the disappearance of 10kg of 'bhang' (marijuana edibles) and 9kg of marijuana from police custody in the city. 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.
The Star
11-07-2025
- General
- The Star
Chemor temple not facing demolition, says chairman
Compiled by DIYANA PFORDTEN, and R. ARAVINTHAN THE Chemor Sri Muniswarar Temple committee had denied claims that the temple is facing demolition, Makkal Osai reported. Its chairman, identified as Mugam Nathan, said the temple was visited by Ipoh City Council officials a few days ago. The visit was related to the road-widening works near the temple, which is located next to the railway tracks. The temple toilets, store and office structures have been removed to make way for the work, but the temple itself need not be demolished, he said. This had also been confirmed by the council officials who visited the temple, Mugam said. He added that people should stop spreading online claims. > The daily also reported that a diminutive female wildlife ranger in India has surprised the Internet by catching a 5.48m-long cobra bare-handed. The officer, identified as Roshni from Kerala, was called to deal with a cobra in a Thiruvanndapuram housing area. Roshni, who has apparently caught around 800 snakes in eight years with the wildlife department, dealt with the serpent with ease. (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.)
The Star
07-07-2025
- General
- The Star
No road, no chance to marry
FOR 12 years, the Indian village of Machahalli in Karnataka state has not celebrated a single wedding due to its lack of a proper access road, Makkal Osai reported. This isolation has created a cascade of problems, leaving the few hundred residents cut off from essential opportunities. Young men in Machahalli remain bachelors because outsiders are unwilling to marry their daughters into a village with such severe accessibility issues. This decade-long wedding drought has led to a dwindling population of children, leaving the village largely inhabited by the elderly. 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
The Star
05-07-2025
- The Star
Elderly woman beaten up over rubbish dispute
AN elderly woman in Karnataka, India, was beaten up after she told her neighbour not to dump rubbish in front of her house, Makkal Osai reported. The 76-year-old woman had confronted her neighbour after she noticed the younger woman throwing rubbish near her house. The argument escalated when the younger woman and her siblings tied the elderly woman to a tree and beat her. Passersby rescued the elderly woman and videos of the incident went viral. The younger woman was arrested and charged in court, while her siblings are awaiting to be charged. > Six Tamil schools in Negri Sembilan received around RM329,000 for various refurbishment works. Makkal Osai reported that Seremban MP Anthony Loke recently distributed funds to the schools in his constituency, urging that they be used transparently via parent-teacher associations. The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
The Star
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Five schools still waiting for promised RM30mil fund
A RM30mil allocation for five Tamil schools should be distributed without delay after it was announced two years ago, said the body that oversees these institutions, Makkal Osai reported. Malaysian Tamil Schools Trustee Boards Council secretary-general Subramaniam Ragavan said the allocation was confirmed by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's special duties officer Shanmugam Mookan at the council's national conference last year. The fund was first announced two years ago on June 10, 2023 by the Prime Minister himself during an event in Shah Alam. > A man in India, who has been estranged from his wife and daughters, has given the deeds to all his properties to a temple, Makkal Osai also reported. Officials at the Arulmigu Renugambal Amman temple in Tamil Nadu were surprised to find the deeds to a piece of land and a house in the box. They were approached by S. Vijayan, 65, who told them he intended to donate his properties to his favourite temple. He had been living alone for 10 years after a disagreement with his wife and his daughters, but claimed they recently begun pestering him to transfer his properties to them. The above article is 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 this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
