Compiled by TARRENCE TAN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

       SJK (T) Kangkar Pulai teacher Gomathy Sankaran has received the Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan award for excellence in education, Makkal Osai reported.

       The award was conferred by the International Institute of Tamil Studies based in Tamil Nadu and the Malaysia-based Pannattu Tamizh Kalvi Aaraichi Niruvanam in conjunction with the memorial day of Dr Radhakrishnan on Sept 5.

       Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher, academic, activist and distinguished scholar who served as the second President of India.

       Gomathy, an avid researcher and innovator, has won more than 130 international awards for her contributions to teaching.

       The latest award honouring Tamil educators excelling in various fields saw her selected from more than 350 nominees worldwide.

       She also received the Women Achievers Award from the Nandavanam Foundation in conjunction with the International Women’s Day earlier this year.

       Gomathy’s continued excellence in teaching and innovation has made the country, community, and school proud, the daily reported.

       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.