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

Front Page

English newspapers

Like most newspapers of the day, New Straits Times led with a story on the apparent suicide-cum-murder of former Permatang assemblyperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Noh and his aide Siti Rohana Ismat.

But this time, they explored the notion that police are basing their investigations on the theory that a love triangle could have triggered the tragic incident.

Star led with a story on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission getting a manpower boost with the government giving the nod to their request for 5,000 more officers spread over the next five years.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian and Sinar Harian front-paged stories of the murder-suicide of Abdul Aziz and his aide. They had also interviewed Siti Rohana's mother who denied a romantic link between the two.

Utusan Malaysia took a more serious tone, reporting the cabinet gag order on public discussions of the word "Allah" by politicians from both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat.

Their second item was an exclusive quoting sources, that the police are set to review the of ‘saman ekor' practise, which is the issuance of summons without the vehicle owner being around.

Editorial

New Straits Times had questioned the move by the Malacca Islamic Religious Council to lower the minimum age for Muslims to marry, which stands at 18 for males and 16 for females. It had taken the stand that, though couples will have to obtain permission from the syariah court, it is tantamount to promoting shotgun marriages.

The council had recently announced the move, saying that it will prevent babies born out of wedlock and adultery among teenagers.

Berita Harian commented on the issue of ‘saman ekor', saying that the practice needs to be studied and reviewed more carefully.

It maintained that although summonses are the best deterrent for offending road users, legal implications will arise when vehicle owners are stopped from renewing their road tax because of outstanding summonses that they are not aware of, especially if they are not tech-savvy enough to check it regularly.

Like their front page, Utusan Malaysia warned various parties not to champion the issue of the usage of the word "Allah", which they say will cause racial and religious discord.

They had also reprimanded BN component party MCA - which had previously urged Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to rescind the ban on the usage of the word by other religions - saying that they should toe the party line.