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

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English newspapers

The New Straits Times frontpaged the criticism Hasan Ali got for taking the side of gov't officials at the Selcat's proceedings.

The Star led with PR leaders lashing out at Selangor PAS commissioner Hasan Ali taking to task Selangor state assembly's Select Committee for Competency, Accountability and Transparency during Sunday's proceedings.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia revealed that the prices of cigarettes will remain unchanged when the Asean Free Trade Agreement kicks off Jan 1 next year. In relation to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, the daily also revealed that the police will summon several high profile individuals to assist in the investigations.

Berita Harian frontpaged the revision of rates for maids which was suggested by the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies (Papa) to the government.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News

and Sin Chew Daily frontpage the re-emergence of MCA deputy president Chua Soi Lek's sex vcd.

China Press headlined the burglary of massive police accessories from a shop in penang.

Nanyang Siang Pau

frontpage Transparenti International Malaysia urging the government to legislate coporate's political donation.

Tamil newspapers

Malaysia Nanban , Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan all reported on MIC deputy president G Palanivel who said he was ready to take over the party leadership whenever Samy Vellu was willing to step down.

Malaysia Nanban also reported on the theft at two Hindu temples in Sungai Siput yesterday.

The three dailies also reported on an alleged love affair between Tamil actress Nayantara and popular Tamil movie star-cum-director Prabhudeva, resulting in the latter’s wife crying foul.

Editorial

The New Straits Times urged the Wages Council to speed up regulating minimum wages for low-income earners.

Berita Harian

analysed the Malaysian Association of Foreign Maid Agencies' (Papa) decision to revise rates for maids.

Nanyang Siang Pau commented that UMNO is facing difficulty in selecting suitable candidate for Bagan Pinang by-election.

Sin Chew Daily praise China of becoming the vanguard in fighting global warming as it has promise four voluntary projects to reduction its emission of carban dioxcide.

China Press

urge government to elevate the basic income of Malaysian workers by revising related employment laws.

Tamil Nesan expressed disappointment with the high number of accidents and deaths caused by accidents during the festive season.