Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN

       A WOMAN in Tamil Nadu has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for forcing her teenage daughter into sex work, Makkal Osai reported.

       The troubles faced by the 15-year-old came to light after she ran away from Chennai and found refuge with an elderly roadside fruit seller in Tirupati, which is a city about 150km away.

       Andhra Pradesh state police, who began looking into the case, eventually placed the girl under the custody of Chennai police.

       The case was then investigated by the Central Bureau of Investi gation.

       It led to the arrest of the mother. She was nabbed along with two other women and at least four men who were involved in the girl’s abuse.

       The mother was charged and sentenced to a decade in prison under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The others were jailed between seven and 10 years.

       > A Bharatanatyam teacher in Malaysia has received a Guinness World Record certification for taking part in the largest online dance exhibition, Makkal Osai reported.

       Selvabarathy Saravanan was invited to take part in the 698-person exhibition by a Tamil Nadu-based dance teacher.

       The record attempt took place in August.

       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.