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 Star headlined MCA deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek's announcement that he would willingly resign from the central committee to precipitate for fresh polls.

New Straits Times led with news that the High Court has ordered former Malaysia Airlines chairperson Tajuddin Ramli to pay RM589 million which he owed Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad and two other of its subsidiaries.

Also featured, a 25-year-old woman was arrested for keeping a young Malayan honey bear, a leopard car and a slow loris as pets in her condominium in Desa Pandan.

Malay newspapers

Both Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia front-paged Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's call to all MCA central committee members to make a sacrifice and resign to allow for fresh polls.

Also front paged by Berita Harian was news of the death of four siblings aged eight to 15, who drowned when three of them jumped into a swollen canal in Muadzam Shah in Pahang to save their youngest sister who fell in.

Tamil newspapers

All three Tamil dailies - Tamil Nesan, Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai - reported on a reversal decision made by the Education Ministry by now agreeing to consider Tamil language and Tamil literature results at SPM level for scholarship purposes.

Tamil Nesan also reported on MIC Youth advisor S Vell Paari's visit to Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Karunanithi in Chennai.

It also quoted PPP president M Kayveas stating that he was under no obligation to explain party matters to sacked party members. This was directed at former PPP Youth chief T Murugiah.

Malaysia Nanban also carried a report of Indian-based NGOs submitting a memorandum to the Parliament to urge the government to recognise without any conditions vernacular languages and literature studies at SPM level.

Makkal Osai reported the death of the country's well-known Tamil writer VK Chandrasegaran. He was 62.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that the government should state once and for all that the National Heart Institute (IJN) will never be for sale.

Berita Harian said that the Permata Pintar programme, under the patronage of the prime minister's wife Rosmah Mansor will help child geniuses receive education which suits their needs.

Utusan Malaysia said that Kelantan MB Nik Aziz Nik Mat has not been firm or consistent in urging his son-in-law Ariffahmi Abdul Rahman to resign as the CEO of Kelantan Menteri Besar Incorporated (PMBK).

Makkal Osai urged developers to let the dead in peace by not developing a Hindu cemetery in Rawang.

Malaysia Nanban noted that MIC president S Samy Vellu was correct in urging all parties to let Prime Minister Najaib Abdul Razak to decide on the issue of vernacular languages and literature studies at SPM level.