Compiled by PANG SHIANG YIH, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A JUDGE in Tamil Nadu, India, was stabbed by a disgruntled peon who was refused a transfer, Malaysia Nanban reported.

       P. Pandian, who is a circuit court judge in Salem city, was suddenly assaulted by an office worker of the court.

       Bystanders and policeman managed to subdue the attacker and overpowered him before he could inflict life-threatening injuries.

       During an interrogation, he spoke of being under a lot of stress after his transfer request was denied.

       This had led to him to attack the judge.

       Pandian sustained minor injuries.

       > There is a big drop in enrolment at Tamil schools in Layang-Layang, Johor, despite the constituency having the most number of such schools, the same daily reported.

       Seven schools had seen a decrease in students, the report said, adding that some schools had only very basic infrastructure.

       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.