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

Front Page

English newspapers

New Straits Times led with news of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) stepping in to investigate Sime Darby's massive losses.

The Star front paged the public outrage over allegations that a Rawang school is now a hotbed of triad and criminal activities.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia highlighted Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's statement that the MIC president's son Vel Paari is "biadab" (insolent) for alleging that Umno is using political assassins against his father S Samy Vellu.

Berita Harian featured the 2,000-tonne of oil spill off the Singapore coast when a Malaysian oil tanker collided with a cargo vessel.

Chinese Newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined their exclusive interview with de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, where he said a Chinese, or a DAP leader, can become the deputy prime minister if Pakatan Rakyat is successful in forming the federal government by the next general election.

Sinchew Daily and Oriental Daily News reported the Big Crash happening worldwide in the stock market due to the European debt crisis and Korean peninsular war tensions. 

China Press reported how a rich youngster's house was robbed by his 24-year-old friend while his family was out.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that improvements in equipment, infrastructure and procedures will do more to improve the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) image and credibility than statutory status or legislative backing.

Utusan Malaysia praised the deal signed between "young leaders" Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong as a compromise which normalises bilateral relations despite the legacy of mistrust inherited from previous administrations.

Berita Harian urged the civil service to closely monitor clinics that issue fake medical leave certificates to errant civil servants.

Sinchew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau both praised the prime minister's visit to Singapore due to his successful settlement of long-running disputes over the Tanjung Pagar railway station and the Malaysia-Singapore water agreement expiring next year.

China Press suggested that rogue schools students should be expelled.