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 and Star headlined the MCA nominations for its polls this Sunday where 101 candidates are contesting for 31 positions.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia continued with its 'We are concerned' campaign where Minister of Family, Women and Community Development, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, asked where were the fathers of abandoned babies.

Berita Harian led with Malaysians Employers Federation (MEF) executive director, Shamsudin Bardin, revealing that students doing their practicals, were given trivial tasks because there is no standard training syllabus provided by the Ministry of Higher Education.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News, Sin Chew Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press all front paged the nominations for the MCA polls, where Chua Soi Lek, Ong Ka Ting and Ong Tee Keat make up a three-cornered fight for the party presidency.

Editorial

New Straits Times opined that the political factions in Thailand should moderate their stance and find a workable solution to overcome the country's divisions before real blood is spilt.

Utusan Malaysia is angered with the rising number of abandoned babies and said that this issue should be addressed continually.

Berita Harian hoped that the citizens of Thailand are able to find ways to settle the political unrest in their country.

Sin Chew Daily commented that government must be cautious in implementing social walfare policies, which should not place a burden on the private sector.