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 led with news of the remand of two men believed to have in the past month raped at least five schoolchildren aged 12 to 14 in Ampang.

New Straits Times featured the government’s 55 proposed measures to combat terrorism and illegal immigrants, including an increase in foreign worker levy.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined PAS Youth urging for PAS and Umno to work on a peace plan for the sake of Muslim unity.

Berita Harian led with news that the Court for Children has granted the Welfare Department temporary custody of five children, who were rescued from a smuggling syndicate in Kuching, while the case is being investigated.

Sinar Harian front-paged Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria denying he his claim that both Umno and PAS leaders had approached him to mediate unity talks was a lie.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily front-paged a revelation by United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) president Yap Sin Thian, that a small group of Chinese were sabotaging the association’s Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), a standardised test for Chinese Independent High School students nationwide.

Nanyang Siang Pau led with the news that car sales in the first half of 2010 had increased by 19.8 percent and that total sales this year could hit a record high of 570,000 units.

China Press highlighted the release of a man accused of drug trafficking by Kuantan High Court, due to insufficient proof and incompetent police investigation.

Editorial

New Straits Times commented that yesterday’s death sentence on A Murugan, who was found guilty of abusing his Indonesian maid Muntik Bani to death last October, sends a strong message that the country will not tolerate such actions.

Utusan Malaysia urged academics and opinion leaders to help dispel suspicions surrounding the reported talks between Umno and PAS, for the sake of the ummah’s future.

Berita Harian warned the public to be more wary of falling victim to fraud syndicates when engaging in online dating.

Sin Chew Daily discussed the 11th Malaysia International Food and Beverage Trade Fair held in Kuala Lumpur, calling on the industry to leverage on the fair to develop Malaysia into a regional food and beverage centre.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the authorities to ensure that prices of goods and services will not increase following the price hike announced by the government last week. It also called on consumer associations to organise more activities to enhance public awareness on consumer rights.