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

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English newspapers

Star headlined news that national oil company Petroliam Nasional Sdn Bhd (Petronas) is dipping into its reserves to maintain RM30 billion dividend payments to the government, despite a 23.3 percent drop in net profits for the financial year ended March 31, 2010.

New Straits Times headlined that Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah has urged the government to learn from the flaws of the teaching of mathematics and science in English (PPSMI) programme to avoid poor execution of education policies.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with news that yet another US-based journalist, writing for the Evangelical Post , has ‘exposed’ Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s hypocrisy, while urging the US government to cease relations with the PKR leader.

Berita Harian headlined news that the Federal Land Development Agency (Felda) is suing PKR organ Suara Keadilan for RM200 million over their article which alleges that the agency is bankrupt.

Sinar Harian front-paged Anwar Ibrahim’s reply to Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin who labelled him a hypocrite for ‘expressing regret’ over fanning anti-Zionist sentiments in Malaysia when meeting Jewish leaders in the United States recently.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily highlighted the dissatisfaction by lawyers, members of the public and police officers on the new rule that requires the proceedings of magistrate’s, sessions and high courts to start earlier at 8.30am instead of 9am, effective yesterday.

 

They said the new rule is impractical due to the traffic jams in Kuala Lumpur and will cause legal costs to increase as outstation lawyers might need to come one day earlier and stay overnight.

 

Both Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau highlighted Petronas’ dip in profits.

Editorial

New Straits Times opines that not all users of social networking site Facebook are time-wasters, as alluded to by Cuepacs president Omar Osman, but it can be counter-productive in office environments.

Berita Harian recommends a comprehensive policy of sex education in schools in a bid to curb rampant illicit sex and subsequent baby-dumping among teenagers.

 

Nanyang Siang Pau commented on the controversial scenic bridge between Malaysia and Singapore and opined that the bridge should be straight and not crooked.

 

Sin Chew Daily said the Education Ministry should not rush into opening mother tongue language classes in national schools to ensure there are enough teachers for the programme and that they will not affect the vernacular schools.