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English Newspapers

Both New Straits Times and The Star front paged the story of six Malaysians on board the mv Rachel Corrie , who are determined to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid, in tribute to the nine people killed in the Israeli attack on Monday.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with the evidence of penile penetration found in the cotton swab samples taken from the anus of Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, former aide to de facto Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Berita Harian front-paged Israel's action of attacking the Mavi Marmara as a planned attack and murder.

Sinar Harian led with the solat hajat , which was held in Stadium Melawati, as a sign of support for the Gaza aid convoy.

 

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily led with the arrest of two members of a gang of thieves who used sophisticated tools to break into banks by penetrating reinforced concrete and the bank vaults.

Nanyang Siang Pau front-paged a report that bank loans in the county had increased by 27 percent in April this year. This reflects that the domestic economy is recovering.

China Press led with the arrest of a taxi driver who raped at least six women and forced them to become his sex slaves by threatening to make public their nude pictures and videos.

Oriental Daily led with a legal suit filed by the second wife of "AP King" - the late SM Nasimuddin SM Amin, founder of automobile giant Naza Group, claiming RM350 million and business properties from his first wife.

 

Editorial

New Straits Times discusses the possible causes for the collapse of the Gong Badak stadium in Terengganu

Berita Harian says the crime rate is reducing with the appointment of more police officers and civil servants.

Nanyang Siang Pau urges all quarters to view seriously the warning given by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Idris Jala that Malaysia will go bankrupt in 2019 if the current subsidy structure remains unchanged.

Sin Chew Daily calls on the Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry to review its new regulations that require all traders to have a retail licence to sell controlled goods and the 200kg hoarding quota on sugar. It says such regulations will burden traditional grocers who are facing a tough challenge from supermarkets and hypermarkets.