Headlines online: March 2, 2011
Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?
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 reported that only 65 percent of 49.4 million traffic summonses had been settled up to Monday afternoon.
Star said traffic offenders will be blacklisted until they settle outstanding summonses.
Malay newspapers
Utusan Malaysia also highlighted the issue of outstanding traffic summonses.
Berita Harian led with a warning by armed forces chief Zulkifeli Mohd Zin against dragging the corps into politics, and to stop politicising the issue of the purchase of military equipment and national defense assets.
Sinar Harian highlighted testimony at the ongoing Sodomy II trial against Anwar Ibrahim.
Chinese newspapers
Oriental Daily News, Sin Chew Daily and China Press headlined that some drivers had managed to get a 50 percent discount on traffic tickets yesterday, though the ‘offer period’ had ended on Monday. This was due to computer-related glitch.
Nanyang Siang Pau reported that Chinese company HNA had - for the first time - embarked on a recruitment exercise at TAR Collage.
Editorial
New Straits Times commented on the RM18.4 million incentive payment to principals, teachers and support staff of high-performing primary schools.
Berita Harian
examined the situation in Libya, saying the insistence of its leader, Muammar Gaddafi, to stay in power will see create an opportunity for an armed invasion by western countries.Nanyang Siang Pau urged parents and the Education Ministry to step up efforts to prevent sexual harassment in schools.
China Press urged drivers to pay their traffic summons early and drive carefully.
Sin Chew Daily opined that America and South Korea should not push North Korea into a tight corner.


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