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 focused on the ex-CEO of Sime Darby and four other senior personnel being sued over the loss of RM 1.7 billion in the energy and utilities division this year.

Star highlighted the massive Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project to be tendered in April and which will begin its work in July next year.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia reported on the increase in the number of students scoring straight As for the PMR this year.

Berita Harian led with the story of Sime Darby suing its ex-CEO and four senior personnel over the losses in the energy and utilities division.

Sinar Harian headlined Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin saying Selangor feared the 1Malaysia slogan which has become an icon for the people.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau reported that the Companies Commission of Malaysia would take more severe measures next year to tackle illegal chit-funds, including freezing the assets of the operators.

Sin Chew Daily and Oriental Daily News highlighted that Sime Darby has sued five high level officers, including the former CEO, and demanded millions in compensation.

China Press reported that an old lady’s EPF funds were falsely claimed by someone last year using a fake death certificate.

Editorial

New Straits Times commented on the need for only one specific organisation to be responsible for upgrading and reviewing bus operations.

Berita Harian

suggested that the Immigration Department build better relations with its counterparts in other countries to improve its integrity.   

China Press , commenting on the EPF funds case, said relevant departments should protect the security of identities, while citizens themselves should also take care of personal certificates.

Sin Chew Daily said the government should consider increasing the salary of fire and rescue personnel, and order more Chinese from volunteer fire brigades to be absorbed, in order to enlarge the government’s fire-fighting group.

Nanyang Siang Pau suggested that the government should ensure the comprehensive safety of nuclear power plants while carrying out nuclear programmes.