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 headlined Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin stating school curriculums based on creativity and innovation will make learning fun and allows interaction between students and teachers.

Star highlighted fires that damaged the 200-year-old Ho Ann Kiong Buddhist temple at Kuala Terengganu and six units of shophouses burning down in Jitra, causing the death of two children.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily reported that the BN supreme council meeting last friday has agreed to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) ‘partially', which will allow Chinese independent school students to study at local public universities.

Sin Chew Daily highlighted Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's denial of DAP leader Lim Kit Siang's allegation that he does not fully support the 1Malaysia concept proposed by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Both Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press reported the incident of two siblings, a girl and boy, dying in a fire in Jitra. Teng Wen Yan, 10, perished trying to save her brother Dee Seng, 7.

Malay newspapers

Both Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian focused on Najib's explanation that women dominating public service is not worrying because appointments are based on merit not gender, in response to Cuepacs secretary-general Ahmad Shah Mohd Zin's outburst.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with MIC president S Samy Vellu confirming that his party will not oppose plans for open membership into Barisan Nasional.

Makkal Osai headlined ACP K Kumaran's suit against four people, including Kapar MP S Manikavasagam, has been rejected by the court. Manikavasagam and several others had previously implicated the officer in the K Sujatha death case.

Malaysia Nanban headlined BN-friendly parties welcoming plans for open membership into BN.

Editorial

New Straits Times commented on white Australian attacks against foreigners and that moderate Australians should help the immigrant communities to attain a level of multiculturalism in Australia.

Nanyang Siang Pau welcomed the government's decision to set up a lab to look into migrant workers issues. It also stressed that the government should be serious and solve the problem thoroughly.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to preserve the archaeological site in Guar Kepah, Penang which proved the existence of human beings in that area since 6000 years ago.

Utusan Malaysia advised men not to worry about women dominating the public sector where appointments are merit-based and this phenomenon has become a trend.

Berita Harian said Cuepacs should find a solution to the decreasing amount of male civil service workers and not dispute women's abilities.

Commenting on the Cuepacs president's outburst over an increase in the number of female staff in decision-making positions, Tamil Nesan said both male and female staff must share their workload like a family.

Malaysia Nanban questioned the rationale behind the outburst.

Makkal Osai said that the open membership proposal by Najib marks a new turn in favour of Barisan Nasional.