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 tie-in between tomorrow's Kelantan-Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Cup final with the Galas by-election, reporting that the town and party workers alike are in the grip of "football fever".

The Star led with a large picture story of the human cost from the two natural disasters, a tsunami and volcano eruption, in Indonesia.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined their poll of 200 youngsters on whether they remembered the nation's history. As their second lead, they reported Independent MP for Kulim Bandar Baharu Zulkifli Noordin's allegations of a "secret pact" between PKR and DAP.

Berita Harian played up the 100,000 vacancies for students interested in studying at Technical and Vocational Studies Training Institutes and Civil Skills Training Institutes.

The daily also front-paged the picture of a teenage girl, previously thought to have been "kidnapped" by a genie,reporting that she  had been found and was actually a runaway.

Sinar Harian gave prominence to influential Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria objecting to the "entertainment hub" outlined in the recently-launched Economic Transformation Plan.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily front-paged that Education Ministry Director-general Alimuddin Mohd Dom claim that Chinese schools are not obstacles for national unity.

Oriental Daily News headlined Chua Soi Lek's pledge that he will defend the rights of the Chinese community, or else he will resign as MCA president.

Nanyang Siang Pau led with Bank Negara's hint that if the property sector is caught in a bubble situation, it will consider setting limits to property loans.

China Press front-paged English language blunders in the brochure for the Malaysian pavillion at the Shanghai Expo.

Editorial

New Straits Times opined that there should be more long-term preventive measures in the light of the two natural disasters in Indonesia instead of waiting for aid every time disaster hits.

Berita Harian had attributed the country's 43rd placing in this year's Legatum Prosperity Index to the BN government.

China Press is all for the policy that cars sold to second-hand dealers must be immediately transferred under the latter's names.

Sin Chew Daily commented that the East Asia region has turned into a wrestling platform for super-powers.