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

Front Page

English newspapers

Both the Star and New Straits Times front-paged the charging of former transport minister and MCA president Ling Liong Sik for allegedly misleading the cabinet over the PKFZ scandal.

Malay newspapers

Ling's arrest also took over the front pages of Utusan Malaysia , Berita Harian and Sinar .

Sinar also headlined that Selangor water concessionaire Syabas is suing the state government for RM1 billion as compensation for delaying the raising of water tariffs.

Editorial

New Straits Times echoed trade industry minister Mustafa Mohamed in saying that Malaysia's FDI performance was poor in 2009 because we do not want investments in low-end sectors.

It also pointed out that 2010 figures thus far proves that Malaysia is on the mend.

Berita Harian urged the government to form a multi-agency unit to handle pyramid scheme syndicates, after one that preyed on 10,000 people in the past three years was foiled yesterday.