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English newspapers

Both New Straits Times and Star front-paged the National Day celebrations at the Bukit Jalil Stadium yesterday, the first to be held indoors.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined that demonstrators in Jakarta are paid at least RM10 and a packet or rice each by companies which recruit, train and supply them to organisations who want to hold protests.

Berita Harian led with news that the anti-Malaysia movement in Indonesia has spread to West Kalimantan, where a Malaysian engineer's home was pelted with rocks, while two more groups join the protest in front of the Malaysian embassy yesterday.

Sinar Harian reported that the Selangor government is only willing to talk about the Langat 2 water treatment plant if the federal agencies and water concessionaires are willing to discuss the restructuring of the industry.

On Monday Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said that Selangor has agreed to the construction of Langat 2, thus ending the stalemate between the state and federal government.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that the recent allegation of match-fixing by Pakistani cricketers in the game against England is reminiscent to the fall of Malaysian football due to the same problem.

Utusan echoed Perak regent Raja Nazrin Shah, by saying that it is a dangerous time for Malays and Muslims, as certain parties are willing to jeopardise the position of their race and religion for the sake of politics.

Berita Harian said that the rakyat should be wary of those who use their political platform to cause fissures and provoke conflict between races.