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 highlighted that Christian religious leaders and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had in a meeting yesterday agreed that Islam is the religion of the federation.

Star front-paged that personal injury claims will now be standardised as the compendium of personal injury claims drafted by the Bar Council has been approved by the judiciary.  

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian

led with news that Christian religious leaders at the meeting has assured the prime minister that they are not trying to challenge Islam’s position as accorded by the federal constitution.

Utusan Malaysia

headlined that two Malaysians were arrested in Australia for attempting to smuggle 42kg of heroin worth RM159 million, and are facing life imprisonment if found guilty.

The meeting between the PM and the Christian leaders also took part of Utusan ’s front page.

Sinar Harian shone its spotlight on the football FA Cup semifinal today which is expected to be a heated match between Selangor and Kelantan.

Chinese newspapers

China Press

highlighted that a man burnt himself to death in front of his wife’s parents house as his wife refused to see him.

Nanyang Siang Pau

front-paged that the gold coin issue by the Kelantan state government has received an enormous response from the public, but its circulation is still low.

Sin Chew Daily and Oriental Daily News placed prominence on the prime minister’s claim that the Christian community did not question the status of Islam as the official religion, after meeting with Church leaders yesterday.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that new measures must be found to prevent forest fires and open burning, which cause cross-border haze that has become an annual affliction.   

Berita Harian opined that those who question the position of Islam according to the federal constitution must be arrested under the Internal Security Act for jeopardising public order.

Sin Chew Daily commented that one of the reasons for violence in schools is that our society has not set a model for schoolchildren.

Nanyang Siang Pau

regretted that the government’s reduction in subsidies has increased the rakyat’s burden.

China Press urged all quarters to help in maintaining social harmony, and rejected religious provocation by certain people.