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 front-paged a curtain raiser for the Batu Sapi and Galas by-elections. Both the polls are set for Nov 4 with nominations tomorrow.

The Star also reported the announcement of the BN candidates to be fielded in the Batu Sapi and Galas by-elections.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with deputy education minister Puad Zarkashi's announcement that history will also be made a compulsory subject in primary schools starting 2014, echoing the minister Muhyiddin Yassin's announcement that the subject will be made a must-pass paper in SPM in 2013.

The daily also gave prominence to the 23rd Malaysian Film Festival winners.

Berita Harian also front-paged Puad's announcement, but leading with the new syllabus for history to be taught in primary schools.

Sinar Harian led with an exclusive interview with the Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim on his views on the PKR elections as well as his plans for the state government.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News highlighted that there were 15,000 sexual assault cases reported in the last three years, and half of the female victims were below 18.

Sin Chew Daily focused on Linda Tsen Thau Lin, the widow of the late Batu Sapi MP Edmund Chong Ket Wah, who was named as BN's candidate for the parliamentary constituency's by-election.

Nanyang Siang Pau reported that electricity tariffs will be adjusted 10 times within the following five years.

Editorial

The New Straits Times zoomed in the importance of organ donation.

Berita Harian opined that Najib Razak's closing speech at the Umno General Assembly last weekend could hold the key to the party and the nation's success.