Compiled by C. ARUNO, PANG SHIANG YIH and R. ARAVINTHAN

       ALL religious and yoga classes at the Kuantan-based Deiveega Vazhkai Sangam, which were suspended for two years due to Covid-19, have resumed, Malaysia Nanban reported.

       The association’s Kuantan branch chief Jeyarani Paramadurai said they restarted weekly Sunday classes on Feb 20 and had already attracted 60 students.

       The students will learn yoga, meditation and hymns at the Sri Sithi Vinayagar Temple in Kuantan.

       Temple committee chairman Dr Ratha Krishnan said it would continue supporting the classes conducted by qualified teachers.

       The temple and association would also provide meals to the students after classes.

       > The Internet was abuzz with talk that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stepson, who was arrested for possession of alcohol, allegedly threatened policemen with “dire consequences” during his arrest, the same daily reported.

       Musa Maneka, who is the son of Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi from a previous marriage, was arrested along with two others for having liquor in their car.

       Selling or consuming alcohol is illegal in Pakistan.

       Musa was apparently released quickly after a brief detention following orders from “higher authorities”, an unidentified officer said.

       The two others were also released after personal guarantee from their families.

       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.