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 Attorney-General Gani Patail's stern admonishment to former Selangor MB Khir Toyo to cease his tirades in the media regarding his ongoing corruption trial.

Star focused on the wild weather, the deluge that hit the nation stretching from as far as Sabah to to Kuala Lumpur.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined the Sultan of Johor's call for Malays to remember their duty to defend the sovereignty of the Malays and look deep within themselves to return to the true path.

Berita Harian highlighted the attorney-general's strongly worded ‘gag order' meted out to former Selangor MB Khir Toyo over the latter's comments in the media over his ongoing corruption trial.

Sinar Harian featured an enraged love-spurned teenager who burned down 15 motorbikes to express his ire in not winning the love of a married woman.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News reported that the Japanese choose Malaysia as their first choice when migrating abroad.

Sin Chew Daily reported that a 15 year old student ran up more than RM100,000 in debts due to online football gambling and that his father believed that gambling has invaded some high schools in Penang.

China Press reported that four shops along a street in Petaling Jaya were robbed by four teenage bandits within 10 minutes in broad daylight, and losses were about RM1,000.

Nanyang Siang Pau said that the Women, Family and Social Development Department will propose to the cabinet next month that women in the private sector enjoy 90-day maternity leave like female civil servants.

Editorial

New Straits Times argued a well implemented anti-profiteering act will cushion the effects of an upward price stampede, and prepare the nation to receive the much dreaded GST with open arms.

Utusan Malaysia agreed with the Sultan of Perak's views that Malays who do not support Malay sovereignty are traitors to the race and should be condemned.

Berita Harian saw nothing wrong with Muslims gaining control and using the media for their own ends as it is only a means to counter the ever-growing media propaganda against Islam.

Sin Chew Daily said the government should regulate and standardise procedures for receiving political contributions.

China Press said the extension of women's maternity leave in the private sector meets international standards, but the government should make sure that the nation's productivity won't be affected by this policy.

Nanyang Siang Pau commented that the anti-profiteering bill, which fills the shortcomings of current price control laws, will ensure businessmen abide by the rules and they won't find it easy to go beyond the set limits.