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 led with news that the MCA legal bureau has advised the party to hold fresh polls for all wings, including the Youth and Wanita wings.

It also headlined that the Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud said that his son Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib has resigned as deputy tourism minister because he was too devastated by his mother's death on April 29.

The Star front-paged that Bank Negara was going after all money changers who provide the service of overseas money transfers, like the ones used by VIPs, including politicians, to transfer money to overseas.

Malay newspapers

Both Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia front-paged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's visit to Southern Thailand, which brought new hope for the Muslims living there.

Utusan Malaysia also headlined that Perak Mufti Harussani Zakaria and Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) Director Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz chiding Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming for questioning the money spent on building mosques.

Tamil newspapers

Makkal Osai continued with its reports highlighting that the government must allow Tamil language and Tamil literature subjects to be on par with the other 10 subjects at SPM level.

In Tamil Nesan , MIC vice-president and Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam urged everyone to be patient until the government solves the SPM issue. He urged parties not to be involved in any protests.

Malaysia Nanban led with the arrest of a group of parang-wielding gangsters in Seremban.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that the gun and bomb assault on Multan, Pakistan on Tuesday proved that the country was just as vulnerable as India to terrorist attacks. As such, both countries should work together instead of pointing fingers at each other.

Berita Harian said that the Thai Prime Minister Abhishit Vejjajiva should fulfill his promises to the people of Southern Thailand, especially to remove martial law and to begin development in the region.

Utusan Malaysia said that Malaysia will continue to aid peace efforts in Thailand if Prime Minister Abhishit fulfills his commitments and the residents of Southern Thai reject all forms of violence.

Malaysia Nanban urged the government to look into the plight on Indian barbers who could go bust if the government does not lift the freeze on foreign workers from India.

Tamil Nesan noted that the government must set up a committee to monitor headmasters after they had been given more powers to discipline teachers. The committee will ensure the headmasters do not abuse their new powers, said the daily.