Compiled by LIEW JIA XIAN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

       FOUR local educators, three of whom are Indians, have received international education leadership awards, Malaysia Nanban reported.

       The recognition was conferred by the International Olympiad Foundation in collaboration with a Delhi-based education and arts foundation.

       Dr Chandrasekaran Subramaniam, who leads an environmental non-governmental organisation, received the outstanding educator award for innovation, technology, and environmental conservation.

       Meanwhile, SJK (T) Permas Jaya 2 teacher Latha Mohanan won the best science teacher award and SJK (T) Mak Mandin teacher Moham Nganasekaran received the innovative teaching award.

       > A renowned snake catcher in Kerala, India, is now fighting for his life after being bitten during a recent rescue gone wrong, Malaysia Nanban reported.

       Vava Suresh, 48, started rescuing snakes while still in school and had rescued thousands over the years.

       He would get calls to catch snakes all over the state and would hand over the reptiles to the Wildlife Department.

       He had also turned down a job with the department, preferring to continue his service independently.

       Suresh was bitten while attempting to rescue a cobra in Kottayam last week.

       Despite his injury, he still managed to trap the snake and turn it over to the wildlife officials at the scene before collapsing shortly after.

       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.