Headlines online: March 23, 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?
Front Page
English newspapers
The Star led with bilateral discussions between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia on a potential multi-billion ringgit economic cooperation package.
New Straits Times highlighted that civil servants who have opted for the Employees Provident Fund retirement scheme will now enjoy free medical services at government hospitals.
Malay newspapers
Utusan Malaysia
reported that a special team has been formed to investigate a police report lodged by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim on the issue of a sex video.
Berita Harian
led with the premier’s announcement that civil servants who choose to retire early will be compensated at one go.Sinar Harian headlined a claim that the mysterious individual known only as ‘Datuk T’ has refused to hand in the sex video to the police.
Editorial
New Straits Times commented on Bank Negara’s new guidelines to lenders for credit card holders with a monthly income of RM1,500-RM2,000, to curb unmanageable household debt.
Utusan Malaysia looked at the incentives for public sector retirees.
Berita Harian commented that the use of mosques as a place to conduct marriages has been a long-time practice.


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