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 headlined a report on foreigners entering and leaving Malaysia being required to have both index fingers scanned at immigration checkpoints starting next month, in a bid to curb trans-boundary crime and terrorism.

Star featured the report that the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency will help a panel review the health and safety aspects of the controversial Lynas rare earth project in Pahang.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian , Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian all front-paged  former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, noted human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson and international law expert Gert-Jan Knoops all condeming the United States for killing suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden instead of extraditing him for trial.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily headlined the news that a wind of change is blowing strongly in Singapore, seen in the general election campaign with people in their tens of thousands turning up for every opposition rally.

Oriental Daily front-paged that the report the United States government had thrown in tonnes of people and funds in the hunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden over the past 10 years.

Nanyang Siang Pau led with an Asian Development Bank report which classifies Malaysia as one of the "fastest growing converging economies".

China Press highlighted a report that Osama bin Laden was fighting with the US troops with his bare hands before he was killed.

Editorial

New Straits Times called for greater empathy and empowerment of people with disabilities who face crippling psychological and social barriers which limit their access to mobility.

Berita Harian said that the forming of a panel to review the history syllabus in schools should not be met with ill-feelings as it is an effort to improve the subject and possibly introduce it to younger students.

Utusan said that the Penang state government was merely seeking cheap publicity from pitiful handouts when in fact they have not fulfilled election promises and have sidelined Malays and Muslims.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged ordinary insurance companies to strengthen their claim procedures in order to provide a comprehensive car insurance scheme for their clients.

Sin Chew Daily commented that Malaysia should have a long-term and comprehensive plan to develop its green technology.