Compiled by C. ARUNO, FARIK ZOLKEPLI and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A VIRAL video of two men speaking in vulgar fashion about a woman in Sungai Petani, Kedah, has led to further harassment of the lady, Makkal Osai reported.

       The distressed victim, who eked out a living selling coconut water, has lodged a police report.

       Sarala Subramaniam, 50, said the video shows the men talking about her while drinking coconut water seemingly bought from her stall.

       They mention her by name and speak obscenely about her in the video which has spread on a messaging app and Facebook.

       This has led to many harassing phone calls from unknown people, she said. She has urged the police to take action.

       > An inmate in an Indian prison swallowed a handphone in a desperate bid to avoid detection during a check, Malaysia Nanban reported.

       Authorities in Tihar Jail in New Delhi had increased inspections to remove illicit and dangerous items being kept by the prisoners such as weapons, drugs and handphones.

       The 29-year-old man was scared of getting caught with his handphone and of further punishment.

       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.