The father of Altantuya Shaariibuu, the Mongolian beauty who was brutally murdered four weeks ago in Malaysia, has expressed his regret at some newspaper reports related to his daughter.

In an interview with Bernama , Shaaribuu Shefev said his heart was broken when he saw indecent pictures of models, claimed to be Altantuya's, which were carried in a leading English newspaper..

"For your information, I'm also a writer in Mongolia and I know the ethics of journalism. As a father, I feel it was unethical to publish those pictures just to make profit.

"Please try to be sincere in writing and ask your heart whether the story is true or not. It's simple, if you can put yourself into other people's pain, than you can understand better... be professional in journalism," he blasted.

Shaariibuu made these remarks when asked by Bernama on his personal feelings on media reports on Altantuya.

He also stressed that reports carried by the same paper from Mongolia were also not true and spoiled the good name of journalism.

Film on daughter's life

Shaariibuu, 56, said in the interview that he will make a film on his daughter's life as a tribute to her.

The film would be a priceless memoir of his daughter and that he would be its writer and director.

"I have not selected the title yet but have already drawn an outline how the storyline will be. Work on the film will start as soon as possible.

"This is the only tribute that I can give to my beloved daughter and I promise myself to work hard in filming her life's journey. Altantuya will never return but her memory will never fade either," he said.

Shaariibuu, who is the director of the National University of Mongolia's Information and Educational Centre, had produced 16 episodes of Discovery Channel programmes about Mongolia a few years ago.

Altantuya's brutal murder also received wide coverage in Mongolia following speculation that apart from being shot, explosives were also used to blow up her body to pieces. Fragments of bones which were later verified as hers were recovered in a secondary forest near the Subang Dam in Puncak Alam in Shah Alam early this month.

Two policemen from the Federal Police Special Action Force, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 30, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 35, have been charged with her murder.

A prominent local political analyst, Abdul Razak Baginda, 46, has been charged with abetment in the murder.

Shaariibuu and a niece Gal Ochir, 26, left Kuala Lumpur for home Thursday night on a China Airways flight.