By Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi HAVE schools taken the right approach to outbreaks of mass hysteria? Experts tell SITI NURBAIYAH NADZMI how to identify the root causes and tackle them.

PADANG BESAR: Exactly a year ago, Siamese twins Nur Badrishah Nurhisyam and Nur Bahiyah were born conjoined at their abdomen and life seemed bleak for their parents.

ALOR STAR: A car rammed into six SK Teluk Kechai pupils who were crossing the road in Jalan Teluk Kechai yesterday morning. Year Three pupil Mohd Ali Abas broke his right leg while the others sustained bruises on their legs. They received out-patient treatment at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital.

ALOR STAR: The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) will propose to the Kedah government that the Ulu Muda Forest Reserve be converted into a national park. The proposal will be submitted through Derga state assemblyman Dr Chia Soon Hai during the next state assembly sitting.

By Adib Povera ALOR STAR: A group of 19 non-governmental organisations has launched a signature campaign against Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak's plan to log timber in the Ulu Muda forest reserve.