Umno-linked Malay dailies Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia continue PAS-bashing. The former had published an editorial to say that PAS’ struggle for an Islamic state has been replaced with a more secular welfare state, all just to appease the non-Islamic partners in Pakatan Rakyat such as DAP and PKR.

Berita Harian continued on, claiming that BN on the other hand has never wavered from its 1Malaysia principles, which is ‘People First, Performance Now’.

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English newspapers

The Star front-paged a report on the new 1Malaysia Pengguna Bijak portal which will enable consumers to check and compare prices of products sold at 1,255 retail outlets nationwide.

New Straits Times carried an exclusive report over how the recent death of an Indonesian maid, allegedly at the hands of her employer, may now throw a memorandum of understanding on domestic help signed by Malaysia and Indonesia just recently into uncertainty.

The MOU was signed to end an Indonesian government-imposed moratorium on the republic’s citizens coming to Malaysia to work as domestic help.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian reported that university and college lecturers are complaining that students have started to use ‘SMS language’ to write their assignments and dissertation, much to their chagrin.

Sinar Harian highlighted that 58 housing areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor located on hilly terrain are facing a landslide risk.

Utusan Malaysia reported that PAS is now ‘split’ after claiming that party president Abdul Hadi Awang had ‘dropped’ the party’s original goal of an Islamic state to accommodate a mission for a welfare state instead.

Chinese newspapers

China Press highlighted the woes of a 30-year-old female clerk who underwent breast augmentation at an illegal clinic and ended up with bacteria infection which could lead to death and cancer.

Nanyang Siang Pau led with the government’s announcement to provide five incentives to innovative small and medium enterprises under the Green Lane facility.

Oriental Daily News front-paged the ‘1Pengguna’ website set up by the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry to compare prices of goods at various retail stores.

Sin Chew Daily led with the instruction by the Education Department to compel all primary schools to investigate whether pupils born on Jan 1 were enrolled into schools one year earlier. Pupils who did not do so will be forced to be elevated one academic year higher.

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New Straits Times

opined that women and guest relations officers (GROs) arrested during raids must be treated with respect by the police, and that the law should come down harsher on their employers instead of the vulnerable women who may have been trafficked.

Berita Harian

hit out at PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s call for a welfare state, saying that they have deviated from their original goals of an Islamic state simply to appease their Pakatan Rakyat partners DAP and PKR.

Utusan Malaysia claimed that the Penang state government’s move to implement mosque committee elections is a move to split the Malays.

Nanyang Siang Pau discussed the dispute between pork sellers and farmers over pork pricing and urged consumers associations to increase the consumers’ awareness in monitoring the price of goods and services.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to be cautious in legalising the current illegal foreign workers in the country in order to ensure it will not bring adverse effects to the economy.