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 highlighted the absence of Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat at the meeting of all MCA ministers called by newly-elected party boss Chua Soi Lek yesterday.

The Star led with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's launch of the MyProcurement (Finance Ministry's tender portal), which allows the public to view government bids and awards.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak defending Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ‘Malay first, Malaysian second' statement because this does not conflict with the 1Malaysia concept.

Berita Harian led with influenza A(H1N1) - it is reappearing and reaching a dangerous level with 83 cases occurring within a week in Selangor, Malacca and Terengganu.

Editorial

New Straits Times opined that Malaysians will start to take precautions only when the A(H1N1) pandemic is at an aggressive level.

Berita Harian hoped Education director-general Alimuddin Mohd Dom will invite representatives from Sabah and Sarawak, besides representatives from National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), to discuss the teachers' workload issue.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau frontpaged that in future, all contractors will have to sign an anti-graft agreement during biddings and after they have acquired government contracts.

Oriental Daily News headlined that Anwar could be suspended from Parliament for his allegation that ‘1Malaysia' is a carbon copy of ‘OneIsreal'.

China Press led with the Pahang sultan decision to commute Kartika, and converted her caning sentence to three weeks of social service.

Sin Chew Daily headlined with A(H1N1) hitting a Pulau Langkawi school where 308 students were suspected of showing symptoms.

Editorial

China Press praised the government for giving scholarships to top 30 SPM students irrespective of their racial background.

Nanyang Siang Pau agreed with the proposal to construct a second North-South highway.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to continue its effort to upgrade public transport.