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 that the Selangor constitution does not require the consent of the menteri besar for appointment of the Selangor state secretary. The appointment of the former JAIS director to the post is therefore final.

Like New Straits Times, Star also dedicated half of its front page to the national football team, which faces Indonesia in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup final second-leg match tonight amid high tension.

Indonesian fans are upset with Malaysians, alleging that they had lost the first-leg by 3-0 because Malaysian spectators had shone laser light beams on the faces of the republic's players.

Star also featured photos of the blaze that destroyed 58 houses in Langkawi last night.

Malay newspapers

Sinar Harian led with news that Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim will not be able to meet with the Selangor Sultan over the appointment of the new state secretary as the sultan is currently on leave.

Utusan Malaysia reported Transport Workers Union general secretary Zainal Rampak's claim that express buses have for long used fake spare parts, increasing the risk of accidents.

Berita Harian front-paged that private hospitals must now inform patients of their charges before the patients are admitted for treatment.

The blaze in Langkawi also made it to the front pages of Utusan and Sinar Harian , while Berita Harian and Utusan also highlighted the much anticipated AFF Suzuki Cup final.

Editorial

Berita Harian wants the national fund for higher education (PTPTN) mechanism to be improved so that the repayment scheme would not burden loan-takers.

New Straits Times urged society to accept with benevolence the baby hatch programme under which mothers can leave their babies in safe environments on condition of anonymity and without fear of persecution.

Utusan said the Selangor government is acting in an embarrassing manner by trying to intervene in the Selangor Sultan's decision to appoint Selangor Islamic Department head Mohd Khusrin Munawi as state secretary.