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 that allegations of graft within DAP have reached crisis level with two Selangor leaders trading barbs, while three others were summoned by the police.

New Straits Times

reported that the call for the death penalty for child rapists has garnered mixed reactions from both sides of the political divide.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with news that the government will no longer award visas on arrival to citizens of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh following an influx of illegal workers from those countries.  

Berita Harian front-paged news that the chief of a multi-level marketing scheme recently busted by the police has turned herself in.   

Sinar Harian headlined Selangor Umno deputy chairperson Noh Omar’s call for PAS to shut down all entertainment and massage centres during Ramadhan, to prove that it is not under DAP’s thumb.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily continued to highlight the controversy surrounding the sacking of DAP Klang councillor Tee Boon Hock, by featuring DAP central committee member Teng Chang Khim’s adamance that he has done nothing wrong.

DAP disciplinary committee chairperson Tan Kok Wai said that Teng was called so he can reveal the culprit, as he had claimed that the real culprit has got away scot free.

 

Oriental Daily front-paged the recent protests in Guangdong and Hong Kong, China against the government’s proposal to reduce the usage of local dialects by television stations.

 

Nanyang Siang Pau

reported that the Cabinet Committtee on Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigrants has decided to scrap the visa on arrival facility because it is open to abuse.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that while all agree that child rape is a heinous and despicable crime, any amendments to the law must not be due to moral panic or blood lust.

Utusan urged the public to raise the Jalur Gemilang throughout the month of August in commemoration of National Day which falls on the 31st.  

Berita Harian

opined that a proper mechanism must be in place to ensure that only Malaysians enjoy the benefits of subsidised RON 95 petrol, especially to avoid smuggling across the border.

 

Sin Chew Daily called for the implementation of a bill which will require civil servants to announce their assets.

 

Nanyang Siang Pau said that the countries that house servers should regulate website companies to protect the privacy of Internet users.