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

Headlines

English newspapers

                                                

Star highlighted defence lawyer Karpal Singh accusing Justice Mohamad Zabidin, the trial judge in the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sodomy case, of being a liar. He made the accusation yesterday when arguing that the Justice should be disqualified from hearing the case.

News Straits Times

frontpaged the raid conducted by authorities on outlets of a local direct selling firm who were allegedly selling a women’s health supplement that contains a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian

headlined Solicitor General II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden saying Karpal should be ethical and decent in requesting judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah to withdraw from the Anwar case hearing.

Utusan Malaysia led with solicitor general II Mohd Yusof zainal Abiden asking the panel of judges and Anwar Ibrahim to apologise to Utusan Malaysia regarding the use of the word ‘lagi’ reported by the newspaper on Feb 5.

Chinese Newspapers

China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau frontpaged a MACC visit to Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (FeCAM), where Abu Kassim promised to look into the possibility of including representatives of FeCAM on its advisory panels, and increasing the number of Chinese Malaysian among its ranks.

Sin Chew Daily

frontpaged that the plaintiff’s family in the Boonsom case still has a long road to travel before getting back her land, since the land now has a condo built on it.

Oriental Daily News headlined the difficulties with Barisan and Pakatan cooperation in Perak.

Editorial

News Straits Times opined that the Federal Court’s unanimous decision that Zambry Abdul Kadir as the rightful menteri besar would likely to bring controversies among the ruling government and the opposition. However, the menteri besar is advised to develop a stronger case for a favourable result in the coming election.

Berita Harian hoped opposition supporters would not be affected by Nik Aziz’s statement asking them to protest the Federal Court’s decision appointing Zambry as the legal MB, and advised BN to work harder and continue to perform their duties for everyone’s betterment.

Utusan Malaysia said Pakatan is not sincere in ending the dispute between Zambry and Nazir by placing terms and conditions and hope Zambry and Barisan Nasional (BN) government would not bother them.

Sin Chew Daily urged government to set up a systematic way to control the inflow of foreign workers.

China Press praised MACC initiative in approaching the Chinese community to increase mutual understanding.