Compiled by ADELINE GOOI, MAHADHIR MONIHULDIN and R. ARAVINTHAN

AN 11-year-old student suffered a fractured wrist after his teacher allegedly caned his palm for not writing a paragraph of an essay, reported China Press.

The incident occurred at a school in Ipoh on Aug 7 during a Bahasa Malaysia class when the student was found to have not completed his essay homework.

The student claimed he was caned four times on his left palm which later swelled.

Seven other students were also punished for the same offence, some until their palms bled.

The male teacher ignored them, claimed the student.

His family took him for an X-ray and found that his left wrist was fractured.

The boy also claimed that earlier in April, the teacher pulled his ear until it bled for forgetting to bring a textbook.

The teacher has been hauled up by the police for questioning and released on bail.

> Singaporean superstar JJ Lin is giving his fans a special treat by collaborating with international musician David Foster in his world tour concert, reported Oriental Daily.

Foster was a judge in Asia’s Got Talent.

Lin said the collaboration proved to be a huge success.

He said he became acquainted with Foster in Los Angeles when they were selecting musicians for his Sanctuary world tour.

They met again in Mexico where Foster brought up the idea of him working with film producer and music composer Hans Zimmer, said Lin, adding he was grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with the industry’s big names.

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.

