Orphanage buried in landslide hogs the headlines
Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?
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Chinese newspapers
Sin Chew Daily, China Press and Oriental Daily reported that Rumah Anak Yatim Hidayah, the orphanage hit by a landslide last Saturday, was built without approval from any authority.
Nanyang Siang Pau highlighted that the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry has started to enforce the Anti-profiteering Act, which allows the authorities to take action against traders who increase prices beyond reasonable levels.
English newspapers
Star front-paged the tragedy of the Hulu Langat landslide which had buried an orphanage, killing 16 people, mostly children.
Malay newspapers
Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian
and Sinar Harian also highlighted the tragedy of the Hulu Langat landslide which had buried an orphanage, killing 16 people, mostly children.Editorial
Utusan Malaysia questioned the relevant authorities over their decision to allow the construction of the orphanage without the necessary permits. It was buried in a landslide last Saturday.
Berita Harian
called on the authorities to learn lessons from the landslide to avoid future recurrences.Nanyang Siang Pau urged the government to look deeply into the reasons behind the Public Services Department (PSD) scholarship mismatch problem.
Sin Chew Daily commented that the government should work with the rakyat to restructure the subsidy system in order to reduce the impact of possible inflation.

