A list with two heads

An article in The Star today was titled "Two head Sultan's birthday list", referring to the Sultan of Terengganu and current Agong.

But...how can TWO head a list? There is only one person at the head of a list.

The first sentence of the news article reads: Rural and Re­­gio­­nal Development Ministry secretary-general Datuk Ibrahim Muha­mad and Malaysian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt-Gen Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Moha­med head the list of award recipients in conjunction with the 49th birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin today.

Now this I agree with. A few people can head a list, but only if we say who they are. This would mean that these people are the first few on the list. But the title of the article doesn't make any sense...in a list of 10 for example, we can cite two, three, four or even nine! (if we want to be really particular :P ) people who head the list. (Though saying "Nine head the list" would really draw raised eyebrows...)

The second sentence reads: They received the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Terengganu (SPMT) which carries the title Datuk.

And then: Four others received the Darjah Dato' Setia Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Terengganu (DSMZ) which carries the title Datuk.

Ah...clarification at last! So the two who "headed" the list received the highest award?

*groan* I really don't like this title. It just contains practically no information at all. "Two receive highest award from Sultan" would be clearer.

Oh, and I get the feeling that The Star tries a little too hard to inject puns into its titles. They try so hard that I've gotten tired of seeing their (stale) puns. (there's at least one every day!) Puns work best when they are almost accidental and really fit the situation.