Compiled by IYLIA MARSYA ISKANDAR, CHOW HOW BAN and R. ARAVINTHAN

       LOCAL Tamil film Kaathal Athu Ragasiyamanathu (Love Is Secret) will be released in July in 35 cinemas nationwide, Makkal Osai reported.

       The film was directed by local director Vijayasingam Kandasamy with Kavitha Shetty and Rick Navin in the lead roles.

       The movie, which tells a story about love that lasts from youth to old age, was fully filmed in the country and features many Ipoh-based artistes including both the lead actors.

       > Pilgrims visiting the popular Tirupati Venkateswara Swamy temple are having to wait up to 24 hours for Darshanam (sighting the holy deities), the daily also reported.

       The temple is attracting nearly 100,000 visitors a day which has led to long queues stretching over 5km.

       With 4,500 devotees being pushed through, devotees barely get even a minute for Darshanam after waiting for hours.

       The 31 massive dorms run by the temple meant for pilgrims to rest are also reportedly full.

       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.