PAS said its president Abdul Hadi Awang met Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak this week as part of the party's role as a "constructive opposition party".

PAS information chief Nasrudin Hassan said among the matters discussed was combatting "slander" by foreign news agencies.

"An important subject in the meeting was Hadi's recommendation for regional news cooperation, particularly to combat extremist media with their false news and slander that has become widespread of late...," said Nasrudin in a statement.

He added this included dealing with "aggression by the media and foreign news agencies that produce news tailored for their hidden agenda".