Malaysiakini

compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

Front page

English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined National Population and Family Development Board Director Aminah Abdul Rahman stating that the fertility rate of the country is declining as more women are marrying late.

Star

front paged an attack by a man on a kindergarten in Muar. He was armed with a hammer and lashed out at the teacher and the class of 20 pre-schoolers, resulting in three children receiving serious head injuries.                        

Malay Newspapers

Utusan Malaysia highlighted the government’s decision to abolish ward charges imposed on officers and retirees of the civil service. Public Service Department director-general Ismail Adam said the directive would take effect from April 1.

Berita Harian

also led with the attack on on a teacher and children at a kindergarten in Muar.

Tamil Newspapers

Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban front paged the deaths of four Indian nationals in a fire at jewellery shop in Masai, Johor. The fire was believed to be caused by arson.

Makkal Osai headlined National Land Finance Cooperative Society secretary, P Sahadevan explaining that the it gave RM200,000 to MIC president S Samy Vellu to be used for the general election because the society was created by MIC and it was duty bound to assist it.

    

China Press , Sin Chew Daily , Oriental Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau all frontpaged the attack on a kindergarten in Muar by an unknown man.

Editorial

News Straits Times

said the career advancement programmes announced by the prime minister showed that more is being done for government doctors.

Utusan Malaysia said that a good understanding between government administration and the public service was important to ensure the welfare of the public.

Berita Harian

lauded the announcement of improved terms of service for health professionals and senior educationists by the prime minister.

Tamil Nesan highlighted the government's efforts to monitor the number of foreigners in the country.

Makkal Osai

wanted the Malaysian footwear industry to be further developed.

Sin Chew Daily

urged the Education Ministry to review its Linus exam for primary one students as most of them did badly at the first trial this year.

Nanyang Siang Pau

analysed four states ruled by Pakatan Rakyat after two years in power, and found that Kedah government, led by PAS, was underachieving.