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Comedy ‘Lelaki Harapan Dunia’ wins special prize at Iran film fest

Borneo 'a major deforestation front'

Work begins for Sultan Nazrin’s installation

Royal procession: Sultan Nazrin Shah and Tuanku Zara Salim walking towards Istana Iskandariah to mark the commencement of work for the Sultan’s enthronement. Walking with them are their children Raja Azlan Muzaffar Shah and Raja Nazira Safiya.— Bernama

Female gangsters flex their muscles

They fight, intimidate others into paying protection money and are also accomplices in violent crimes. The number of gangster girls in the country is rising with an estimated 1,300 of them being leaders of notorious gangs actively recruiting schoolgirls to join the ranks.

‘Move to lower house prices not a polls ploy’

ROMPIN: The decision to lower the prices of Felda houses here to make it more affordable is not to win the by-election, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.

Unite for your own good, Dr M tells Malays

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Malays to unite for their own good or risk losing a government that looks after their interests.

We were not racing, claim Myvi club members

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the Familia Myvi Club are denying that they were racing and speeding on the DUKE Highway before an accident that left a couple and their infant child dead.

Lee: Honour country’s independence by respecting one another

PETALING JAYA: Moderation and respect for one another should be adopted as this year’s Merdeka theme, said 1Malaysia Foundation trustee Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

Nation

Manager gives up job and swims to new record

Determined: Mohd Ikhmil swimming his way into the ‘Malaysia Book of Records’.

KOTA KINABALU: A shipping company operations manager gave up his job in search of a place in the Malaysia Book of Records.

Extra income for 300 orang asli households

Computer boost: Adnan (centre), Hasan Arifin (second from left) and Pelaburan Mara Berhad chairman Datuk Sohaimin Shahadan (fourth from left) visiting the pupils after the presentation ceremony.

ROMPIN: Some 300 orang asli households in Kampung Lepas near here have reason to cheer as they will be getting additional income soon from a nearby oil palm plantation.

Regional

Mass murder at Thai border camps

Proper burial: Rescue workers bringing coffins containing the remains of migrants exhumed from a mass grave in Sadao for burial at a cemetery near Haadyai. — AFP

NARATHIWAT: Kuramia, a migrant, paid out 95,000 baht (RM10,315) in ransom to save his nephew Kazim, who was being held at a border camp. But he never saw him alive.

Former ST deputy editor Felix Soh dies at 63

Mr Felix Soh, Digital Media editor for the English and Malay Newspapers Division (EMND) of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), with an Apple iPad displaying The Straits Times iPad app, which will be launched on 1 August 2011. It can be downloaded for free from the Apple iTunes App Store. The content will be free till 7 September 2011.

Singapore: The Straits Times’ former deputy editor Felix Soh (pic) has died from pneumonia. He was 63.

World

U.S. Justice Department to boost disclosure of cellphone tracking programs - WSJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will begin disclosing more information about how law enforcement officials use secret cellphone tracking devices and is reviewing how the technology is deployed, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

North Korea's titular head of state to visit Moscow instead of Kim Jong Un

File photo of Kim Yong-Nam, president of the Presidium of North Korean Supreme People's Assembly during the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang April 1, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's titular head of state will travel to Moscow this month instead of the country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, for ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe, according to state media.

Environment

Copenhagen to be the world’s first carbon-neutral capital

Green commuting: To encourage more people to cycle, the Copenhagen city council is improving biking infrastructure. The Bicycle Snake is the worlds first bike bridge and enables cyclists to cross the harbour for a shorter commute. Photo: copenhagenmediacenter.com

Copenhagen aims to be the world’s most climate-friendly city by using less energy, and only the green type.

Education

Real slog for an American degree

America here I come: Taylor’s University ADP Relations and Placement Manager Metilda John pointing out the location of universities on the US map to students.

The ringgit has weakened considerably against the greenback and this has added a whole new dimension to Malaysian students aspiring to study in the United States. The Land of the Free has now become a costly option for tertiary education.