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 frontpaged the MCA central committee's decision to postpone it's upcoming AGM and the appointment of deputy president Chua Soi Lek to lead a committee to look into the possibility of holding fresh polls.

The Star led with news of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's latest target, this time an aide to a minister who had amassed millions in properties within a short time.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia highlighted Works Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor's announcement of proposals to remand errant contractors into custody if their shoddy workmanship caused deaths and injuries.

Berita Harian featured news of the new standards for teachers to be set by the Education Ministry to ensure that our education system is on par with global standards.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with the split in the recently formed Makkal Sakhti party with its deputy A Waythamoorthy lashing out at its president RS Thenendran.

The daily also reported on a memorandum submited by MIC Youth to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on the need to include Tamil language and Tamil literature papers in SPM level.

The other two Tamil dialies - Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban - also reported on the friction in Makkal Sakthi as well as the call from the Indian community for the inclusion of Tamil related papers in SPM.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily , Nanyang Siang Pau , China Press and Oriental Daily today highlighted MCA central committee's decision to postpone this Saturday's annual general meeting.

Editorial

New Straits Times warned that the recent increase in Malaysia's HIV cases was a strong case for us to start taking stronger measures to combat this dangerous epidemic.

Utusan Malaysia accused the DAP of propagating thuggish behaviour under the guise of democratic expression.

Berita Harian praised the government's recent MyKad-based fuel subsidy as an initiative that will ensure the subsidy reached those who deserved it and save the government millions of ringgit.

Both Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban urged the government to consider appeals made by the Indian community to include Tamil language and Tamil literature studies as complusory SPM subjects.

Oriental Daily and China Press commented on the programmes of Biro Tatanegara or the National Civics Bureau, which was alleged to be spreading racial sentiments and hatreds.

Sin Chew Daily called for the Biro Tatanegara syllabus to be overhauled and said the course should emphasize on fostering civil society thinking.

Nanyang Siang Pau said the government should take action against those instructors that have went beyond the syllabus and make racial statements.