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 headlined news of the cop to be charged for Kugan=s death in police custody.

The Star led with Selangor Speaker Teng Chang Khim=s claim that Hasan Ali is nit picking and telling lies over the Selcat matter.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia frontpaged the failure of the 20th Ops Sikap, the 261 deaths being the highest figure to date.

Berita Harian highlighted Selangor speaker Teng Chang Kim=s claim that Hasan Ali is lying about the Selcat hearings.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with a government proposal to set up hostels for students in the Klang Valley. This scheme will then be implemented nationwide, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Makkal Osai meanwhile quoted Najib as saying that it was not wrong for many Indian-based parties to be set up in the country. However he said that the decision to admit these parties into the Barisan Nasional was not his alone but the coalition's supreme council's.

Malaysia Nanban led with the protest undertaken by livestock breeders against the Selangor government yesterday.

Editorial

New Straits Times a cknowledged the important function played by select committees like Selcat but questioned the committee's intention and high handed methods which it said may border on being like 'tyranny cloaked in democracy's clothing.'

Utusan Malaysia urged all involved to look for a workable formula to reduce the occurrence of road accidents.

Berita Harian warned the public to be circumspect in its effort to help combat crime, using the unfortunate example of a famous actress's son who fell to his death in pursuit of a robber.

Makkal Osai noted that human trafficking should be stopped.

Tamil Nesan welcomed the government's plan to set up hostels for students.