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

gave prominence to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's call for employees in the private sector to be given recognition for their involvement in corporate social responsibility projects.

Star led with Home Ministry secretary general Mahmood Adam announcing that new censorship guidelines, effective from March 15, will have more flexibility for local movie makers,

Malay Newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined Kulim - Bandar Bahru parliamentarian, Zulkifli Noordin, urging PKR president, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to quit her party president post as she has failed in implementing party policies.

Berita Harian front paged four Spanish tourists being arrested for housebreaking in Ampang.  

Tamil Newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with Appeals Court judge Alauddin Mohd Sheriff's justification that former deputy premier, Anwar Ibrahim's sacking was done lawfully.

Makkal Osai headlined MIC president S Samy Vellu admitting that he had used RM200,000 from MIED accounts as election expenditure in the last general election.

Malaysia Nanban

led with the killing of a Selayang municipal council worker, K Selladurai, 50, in front of his home in Selayang.

Sin Chew Daily frontpaged MACC’s exposure that land officers from different districts have conspired to approve each other land applications, and became rich over night.

Nanyang Siang Pau

frontpaged the shocking fact that 80% of the primary students from Chinese school Klang Valley have failed their LINUS test.

Oriental Daily News

headlined that Kuala Lumpur stock market rose above 1300 points yesterday.

China Press

frontpaged Singapore famous actor and director Jack Neo who had been exposed as having an affair with 22 year old model, now faces another sexual harassment accusation from another female artiste.

Editorial

New Straits Times wants everyone to play their part in ensuring that public places are kept clean.

In its criticism against the Pakatan Rakyat administration, Utusan Malaysia urged readers to compare the progress achieved between Pakatan and Barisan Nasional administered states.

Berita Harian justified the controls over the of issuance of halal certificates to avoid misuse by restaurant owners. It also called for periodic inspections by the relevant authorities.

Tamil Nesan

hoped that child abuse cases would end.

Makkal Osai

wants the community to control factors that contribute to urinary tract infection.

Malaysia Nanban highlighted Najib's concern over the deaths of infants who were abused.

 

China Press

agreed with NGOs calling for laws to be amended so that elected representatives will be able to resign and re-contest when they disagree with their party.

Sin Chew Daily

urged civil servants to enhance their professionalism and improve the quality of their service.