Headlines online: Nov 12, 2009
Front Page
English newspapers
New Straits Times and the Star headlined MCA's reshuffling exercise and the removal of nine leaders from the presidential council.
The Star also frontpaged a landslide near Cheras Awana which flattened vehicles, forcing 10 families to be evacuated.
Malay newspapers
Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian led with the removal of nine MCA leader from the presidential council.
Berita Harian also gave prominence to former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin's trial at the Gombak Timur Lower Syariah Court yesterday. His application to transfer the case to the Syariah High court was rejected by Syarie judge Wan Mahyuddin Wan Muhammad.
Tamil Newspapers
Tamil Nesan reported Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as saying that Malaysians who have given up their citizenship would have a tough time regaining it.
Both Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban front paged the death of R Seetha, the sister of police shootout victim, R Surendran.
Editorial
New Straits Times advised Deputy Education Minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi not to get worked up on the occasions when the private sector does not adopt Bahasa Malayia in their correspondence.
Utusan Malaysia urged the public to use online space wisely, citing Prime Minister Najib Razak as someone to emulate in this matter.
Berita Harian opined that the police are impartial where race and religion are concerned when enforcing the law.
Malaysia Nanban was confident said that National Land Finance Cooperative Society chairman, KR Somasundram's efforts in encouraging the usage of Tamil among the community would encourage others to do so as well.

