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 reported the return of six Malaysian peace activists who were bound for Gaza, today after their release by Israeli authorities.

Star front paged sugar shortage throughout the peninsula.

Malay Newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined a plan by a group of lawyers to charge Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, which will be proposed in a bill at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

Berita Harian headlined Malaysian volunteer delegation chief to Gaza Noorazman Mohd Samsuddin revealing that the Israeli commandoes who seized Mari Marmara had a shoot to kill list. He added the attack was pre-planned.

Sinar Harian ’s headline expects the Parliament lower house to pass the bill condemning the Israeli aggression.

Tamil Newspapers

All Tamil dailies ( Tamil Nesan, Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai ) headlined a freak accident in Banting that left three dead and two others injured. All five are family members who were on their way to a function at a nearby temple.

Editorial

New Straits Times highlighted environmental disasters in Malaysian waters, in conjunction with World Environment Day.

Utusan Malaysia opined that the violent action of the Israeli commandos would not deter Malaysian volunteers’ determination in sending aid to Palestinians.

Berita Harian said that Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin is now more confident of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s administration, following various initiatives that his administration has undertaken.

Malaysia Nanban wants minimum wage to be implemented as it would create a better work force in the future.

News Coverage

Condemnation against Israeli aggression continues, with Malay dailies taking the lead.

Apart from the front page, Berita Harian reported Najib declaring the 12 volunteers national heroes on page two. On page four, it reported that the Israeli handling of the Rachel Corrie volunteers was better than that of Mavi Marmara. Page six reported plans for charging Israel at the ICC, while page seven related the experiences of the volunteers.

Utusan Malaysia makes similar reports on pages two, three, four, five, seven and 17.

Sinar Harian quoted Najib calling the humanitarian trip a moral victory, as it exposed Israeli aggression.

New Straits Times devoted its first five pages to similar stories.

Star reported Israeli condemnations on page four and six.

Makkal Osai reported the release of six volunteers by Israel on page 14.