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 and Star headlined the Registrar of Societies (ROS) declaration that Chua Soi Lek is the deputy president of MCA.

Also making news was the sacking of four central committee members by MCA president Ong Tee Keat.

Both papers also front paged the graft charges on Sabak Bernam MP Abd Rahman Bakri and five others.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian both led with the graft charges on the politicians and their aides.

Berita Harian reported that MCA now has two deputy presidents, with Liow Tiong Lai insisting he is the deputy and refusing to vacate the post.

Utusan also played up Selangor Islamic Department's statement that former Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin's arrest was justified.

It also reported 1,265 Malaysians, mostly young women, are currently detained in prisons abroad for various crimes.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily , China Press , Nanyang Siang Pau and Oriental Daily News all headlined the ROS declaration that Chua Soi Lek is still the MCA deputy president.

Editorial

New Straits Times noted that corruption, as highlighted in the auditor-general's report, must be weeded out, while diligent and responsible civil servants should be duly recognised through an incentive scheme.

Berita Harian also discussed the incentive scheme by saying that key performance indicators (KPIs) is actually an improved reward system for civil servants.

Utusan said that Felda is proof of a successful land development programme, and that Felda settlers should use their bonuses to improve productivity.

Sin Chew Daily said the announcement by the prime minister to set up a mechanism of penalties and rewards to fight graft will not solve corruption problem in public service.

China Press said that although MACC charged politicians and their aides yesterday, there was still a long way for the commission to regain public confidence.

Nanyang Siang Pau also discussed the anti-corruption effort by government. It said that Malaysia can learn much from Indonesia's anti-corruption agency.