The major dailies were divided between two stories in the Altantuya murder trial: the naming of Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri as Altantuya Shaariibuu's killer and the death threats received by Lance Corporal Rohaniza Roslan.

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English newspapers

The Star 's headlines read "Azilah named", as Siti Aisyah Mohd Azlan testified in the high-profile case yesterday. The accused Abdul Razak Baginda allegedly told Siti Aisyah, his secretary, that Altantuya had been killed by the first accused Azilah.

Abdul Razak also told Siti Aisyah that he had only asked Azilah to protect his family, and not to kill Altantuya.

The News Straits Times focused on the alleged death threats received by Rohaniza. The policewoman said she had been threatened by an unknown man a week before her testimony. The man had told her that she would be shot if she testified.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian frontpaged Rohaniza's justification for the contradictions in her written statement and evidence in court two days ago.

Utusan Malaysia 's headlines focused on Siti Aisyah's testimony that Abdul Razak had named Azilah as the killer.

Chinese newspapers

Both Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau also highlighted Siti Aisyah's testimony

Nanyang Siang Pau also reported Hishamuddin Hussein as claiming that he was the only education minister who allocated the highest amount of funds for vernacular primary schools and national schools.

Oriental Daily headlined that the price of rice has gone up from 5% to 8% effective July 1.

Tamil newspapers

Malaysia Nanban led with an announcement by Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein that all 524 Tamil schools in the country would one day become fully-aided schools. Presently most of the schools, which are located in former estates, only receive partial grants from the government.

The daily also carried a success story by the Customs Department in confiscating contraband items such as cigarettes and alcohols from a private jetty in Bintulu, Sarawak. Among those arrested in the raid were some Indian nationals.

Tamil Nesan too published the same comments by Hishammuddin on the status of Tamil schools.

The daily also had a front page story about a Hindu devotee who donated 15 kilogrammes of gold to the Tirupathi temple in South India.

Makkal Osai led with a story on 'ironman' V Rathakrishnan who would be using his teeth to pull three KTM coaches in an attempt to create a world record. The feat would be part of the nation's 50th Merdeka celebration.

Editorials

Berita Harian agrees wholeheartedly with the prime minister's suggestion that Bank Negara starts a credit information body that will provide up-to-date information on an individual's credit status. His suggestion comes on the heels of disputes about the role of Credit Tip Off Service Sdn Bhd (Ctos), a private credit information company that has recently come under fire.

The New Straits Times also called for better control on credit reporting in Malaysia, including the implementation of licensing laws and regulations for private credit reporting agencies. Such improvements are necessary if financial institutions are to depend on these private agencies for individual credit information.

Sin Chew Daily opined that the government should educate the people on waste management.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the government to further increase the price of cigarettes to prevent teenagers from picking up the habit.

Malaysia Nanban commented on the need for the government to give more financial support for single mothers in the country.