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

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English newspapers

New Straits Times and the Star frontpaged MCA grassroots leaders endorsing a greater unity plan at a recent closed-door dialogue whilst pledging to hold fresh polls for the central committee.

New Straits Times further headlined Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak stating that Malaysia will study a regional free trade pact with the United States.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined the number of Africans who entered into Malaysia between January and June this year, at 56,000, the highest number of tourists from that part of the world than from any other countries.

Berita Harian frontpaged the leaders of Apec vowing to work together to create a new economic model which will ride the storm of the new economic challenges faced in the 21 st century.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim admitting that all is not well in the coalition.

The daily also reported on the support it has received from the civil society movements over its coverage on the police shooting incident last week. On Friday the Home Ministry had issued a warning letter to the daily for allegedly playing up racial sentiments in its coverage of the shooting incident.

Makkal Osai reported on a Perak Pakatan Rakyat call for the 1Malaysia camp site in Kampar to be closed following the collapsed bridge tragedy on Oct 26 which killed three school children

Editorial

New Straits Times commented on the recently held MCA dialogue and their greater unity plan, stating doubts for much hope for the party, if Ong, Liow and Chua are not able to settle the differences amongst themselves.

Commenting on the recent Apec meeting, Berita Harian hoped that the leaders of Apec, Asean and the US will sincerely work together to bring about the recovery of the world economy and not just preach good news for the world to hear.

Makkal Osai noted the Malaysians were consuming too much of sugar and urged them to practice healthy living by cutting down the sugar intake.

Malaysia Nanban urged the government to review the interest rates charged by pawn shops. It said that the 24 percent per annum interest rate was too high for the poor who usually make use of the pawn shops. The rate had remained at 24 percent for the past 58 years.