Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

Front Page

English newspapers

New Straits Times highlighted that there will be no new medical courses at tertiary institutions until April 30, 2016, in a move to, among others, control the increasing number of medical graduates.

The Sun and Star both front-paged that the cabinet has decided that all students who scored 8A+ and above in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) will get a Public Services Department (PSD) scholarship, regardless of race.  

Half of Star ’s front page was dedicated to news that Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan has hinted that a royal wedding is on the cards.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian

led with news that the Kedah Land Office has rejected the appeal made by Universiti Utara Malaysia for a discount of its RM1.7 million quit rent.

Utusan Malaysia

featured a gory road accident in Kelantan which took four lives.

It also front-paged that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah had suggested that deceased DAP political aide had committed suicide to protect the honour of his boss Selangor exco member Ean Yong Hian Wah.

Sinar Harian continued its focus on the upcoming PAS party polls, headlining a statement by PAS ulama council head Harun Taib who said that the current president and deputy president should not be challenged.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News

highlighted that teacher training courses have become a popular choice among students after their SPM. More than 100,000 had applied for the course this year but only 4,500 will be accepted.

China Press front-paged that 55 national secondary schools in the country have no headmasters after the previous headmasters retired.

Both Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau led with the announcement by Bank Negara to raise the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3.00 percent.

Editorial

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

Berita Harian

feared that the extra-judicial killing of Osama bin Laden would further threaten world peace, especially as the United States is now training its sights on another al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri.     

Nanyang Siang Pau discussed the problems faced by some 20,000 vegetable farmers in the country and urged the government to help them in solving long-time problems such as heavy dependence on foreign labour and insufficient farming land.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to come up with concrete measures to abate the rising housing prices to ensure they are affordable.