Compiled by MARTIN CARVALHO, LIEW JIA XIAN and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A MAN who fell into the Kerian River in Parit Buntar, Perak, on Monday was found dead, Makkal Osai reported.

       The Fire and Rescue Department began searching for him at 7pm after receiving a report that Jesudass Mariasoosai, 43, had fallen into the river.

       After failing to locate the victim despite two days of searching by firemen, police and Civil Defence Force personnel, the Parit Buntar police station chief requested the use of tracking dogs from Klang.

       The victim’s body was spotted floating near Tanjung Berembang in Nibong Tebal by a passer-by on Wednesday, said Kerian OCPD Supt Mazuki Mat.

       The remains were retrieved and returned to the family the following day.

       > A district officer in Tamil Nadu made waves after threatening to shut down any school found to have reopened with any teacher not fully vaccinated, the daily also reported.

       Schools in the state in India are set to reopen on Sept 1 with teachers who have not completed their full vaccination to be placed on mandatory leave.

       Separately, Virudhunagar district officer R. Kannan issued a new order warning all government and private schools to fully comply with the requirements.

       Any school found to have teachers working without completing their vaccination will be closed pending further action, the order said.

       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.