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

Front Page

English newspapers

New Straits Times front-paged PM Najib Abdul Razak's claims that the Budget 2010 targets will still be met despite the shortfall in Petronas revenues, saying that the government will cut spending and be more prudent with fund management.

The Star led with news that Malaysia was on the verge of losing its visa free status in Britain following the ‘critical level' of overstayers from the country.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia featured the news of Malaysia's hope to end its 20-year gold medal drought in football at the current SEA Games in Laos.

Berita Harian headlined news of renowned psychiatrist Dr M Mahadevan who was kidnapped and robbed after attending a trial at the Penang High Court.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with the drowning of three youngsters at a waterfall in Kuantan yesterday.

Malaysia Nanban had MIC president S Samy Vellu saying that he will not be involved in politics after his retirement, which is expected to be next year.

Makkal Osai reported that Kampung Tanah Lapang residents had been given seven days to vacate the village.

Editorial

New Straits Times lauded Malaysia's F1 venture as being already part of the success story of how the world's most expensive sport survived amidst the economic crisis and stressed that the F1 venture will bring untold benefits to the country.

Utusan Malaysia wanted the government to root out and eliminate the root causes of activities like syndicates that sell babies, urging the government to strengthen the institution of the family and instil moral and religious values as a bulwark against such activities.

Berita Harian urged service providers to lower their Internet charges. This, it said, will help increase Internet penetration and encourage society to be more IT savvy.

Malaysia Nanban congratulated the Malaysian karate team for their wonderful performance at the Laos SEA Games and urged the government to recognise the effort put up by the exponents.