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

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English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined with the federal government's plan to include 10 municipalities under the Greater KL initiative and to make Kuala Lumpur ‘the best city to live in'.

The Star trained its guns on a ‘student scam', where police revealed that at least 200 Malaysians were conned of RM10 million by Africans posing as college boys.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia quoted MACC director of investigations Mustafar Ali as saying that half of all complaints received by the commission are false.

Berita Harian front-paged news of a man dousing his wife and two children with acid in a fit of rage after his wife demanded for a divorce.

Sinar Harian led with Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali, who lambasted the recent Chinese Economic Congress for being ungrateful to the Malays and bumiputeras.

Chinese newspapers

China Press led with the news that the son of a taxi driver is willing to pay his father's loan shark debt, on condition that his father publicly pledges not to borrow money from loan sharks again.

Nanyang Siang Pau front-paged a ‘self-cleaning' exercise by insurance companies, which will blacklist and revoke licenses of insurance agents involved in misconduct.

Oriental Daily News focussed on a protest by 5,000 foreign workers at an electronics factory in the Tebrau Industrial Park over the death of a fellow employee due to an alleged delay by the employer in providing medical treatment.

Sin Chew Daily led with Umno vice-president Hishamuddin Hussein, who reminded MCA not to forget their position in the BN when competing with DAP to champion Chinese interests.

Editorial

Sinar Harian in its ‘perspektif' column said there is no problem in holding separate parliamentary and state elections as the Dewan Rakyat and state assemblies are separate entities.

Berita Harian suggested that special ‘happy family' study sessions be conducted for young couples to lessen the rising number of divorce cases among them.

Utusan Malaysia stressed that bumiputera and non-bumiputera stakeholders need to be sincere in striking up true business partnerships as envisioned by the government.

The Star lauded the recent Chinese Economic Congress as a working example of the nation's ‘unity in diversity' slogan.

New Straits Times cheered the five-year sentence meted out on the two brothers found guilty of torching the Metro Tabernacle church, saying it sends a strong message against future potential miscreants.

Sin Chew Daily gave the thumbs up for the recent Chinese Economic Congress organised by MCA, stressing that political reform is necessary to the success of economic transformation.

Nanyang Siang Pau also put the spotlight on the Chinese Economic Congress, calling all stakeholders to work together to build the nation's economy instead of being bogged down by narrow racial disputes.

China Press urged the government to cut Malaysia's dependence on foreign labour, and apply a minimum wage system in certain sectors to encourage local participation and retain local talents.