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Orang Asli mums at 11 years old Orang Asli mothers at the Cameron Highlands Hospital are as young as 11 and 12 years old. -NST

Monkey strategy to attract tourists Tourists visiting the Sungai Udang Tropical Fruit Garden will be seeing monkeys climbing trees to pluck the fruits. -NST		'Safe to travel in Malaysia' Malaysia is a safe destination, despite the recent concerns about H1N1 spread. -NST

Rebranding the spa profession Masseurs and spa therapists have upgraded their businesses to raise their levels to international standards. -NST		Organic food farm rakes in RM236m investments Bio-Desaru bio-agricultural project is set to move forward with RM236 million from seven companies. -NST

30% quota for women in decision-making posts It's to speed up gender equality programmes as the number of women decision-makers was still low. -The Star/ANN		Boy chokes on fish ball The pupil choked to death on a fish ball while having lunch at his home here yesterday. -The Star/ANN

More cracks in Pakatan A DAP MP lashed out at a PKR municipal councillor. -The Star/ANN		Kedah's DAP rep declares himself non-aligned The party's central executive committee have not decided whether to endorse the state DAP's decision.

47 new H1N1 cases reported This includes six local transmissions. -The Star/ANN		Sisters in US bid farewell to dad via webcam They were forced to stay in the US due to H1N1 outbreak while dad died in Malaysia. -The Star/ANN

Malaysia detains terror suspects: report For allegedly trying to revive the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group there. -AFP		Salesgirl molested by deformed man Man asked for donations before molesting her near the groin. -NST

Pupils in trouble for storing MJ's hits Year Five pupils are set to face the music for downloading the King of Pop's hits. -The Star/ANN		100 motorists suffer tyre punctures on NSE Some car owners had to replace two or three punctured tyres in the incident. -The Star/ANN

An average of eight babies born out of wedlock every day 15,610 babies had been born out of wedlock in Malaysia since 2005. -The Star/ANN		No e-books if you download music Warning came after reports of students downloading songs and unsavoury material to their computers. -NST

USM warned: Don't let it happen again Top uni must ensure technical blunder which confused 4,574 students will not happen again. -NST		Biggest jump in number of flu cases in M'sia The total number of cases increased to 244, with 206 imported cases and 38 local transmissions. -The Star/ANN

Syabu and cash under the bed, ganja outside Malaysian police caught Iranian teen in the act of plucking leaves from the cannabis plant. -NST		Unfavourable conditions halt Zahra's English Channel attempt She was pulled out of the water just past the halfway mark between Dover and Calais in France. -The Star/ANN

Malaysians help build health stations in China They raised a sum enough to rebuild 10 village health stations. -NST		Mum who overdosed on pills stable She is believed to have forced her children to swallow 60 tablets as well. -NST

Move to recognise courses in China Recognition of courses would encourage more students from China to pursue degrees in M'sia. -NST			Kia goes green The Korean marque introduces its environmental brand "Eco Dynamics" and a hybrid based on the Forte saloon.

Malaysia's Anwar loses appeal ahead of sodomy trial It ends a long wrangle over where the case should be heard. -AFP		Malaysian foreign investment plummets in 2009 Liberalisation measures aimed at luring investors. -AFP

	S'pore-Subang air link on again Firefly now operates three flights daily to KL, with another daily flight being introduced on July 12. -The Star/ANN	Johor to come down hard on sex med peddlers Any traditional medicine or health product needs to be registered with the ministry. -The Star/ANN

Kedah DAP pulls out of state Pakatan coalition The Pakatan council will be holding an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the pullout. -The Star/ANN		Woman who died during childbirth a UTM dropout The unmarried woman was found dead after she had given birth to a baby boy. -The Star/ANN

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