Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the English, Bahasa and Tamil papers? Find out here.

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English newspapers

The Star headlined problems and actions faced by the Credit Tip Off Service (Ctos) for selling personal info and blacklisting of loan applicants. They also covered the Altantuya case with the headline 'Sirul confessed to me during flight'.

The New Straits Times covered the Ctos credit status issue with more detail. They reported that Cabinet has decided that directors of three firms linked to Ctos will be charged in court today. The daily also covered the Altantuya trial proceedings.

The Sun headlined with 'Court cliffhanger'. The article explained that submissions for a trial-within-trial on Sirul's alleged confession will be made on Monday. They also covered Dr Nazrin Shah, Crown Prince of Perak's speech that ulamas should be 'neutral, non-communal and apolitical'.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian headlined with 'Sirul blew up Altantuya'. They covered the Altantuya murder case proceedings and reported that Azilah pointed fingers at Sirul for killing Altantuya.

Utusan Harian also covered the Altantuya trial proceedings with the same headline. A second headline said that Sirul admited to having made a confession on the flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.

Tamil newspapers

Malaysia Nanban led with a story on heavy waves that hit Port Dickson yesterday. The report said that the tsunami-like waves caused severe damage in the popular beach.

The daily also led with the mysterious death of an Indian national in Kedah and the 10 percent increase the rice price.

Tamil Nesan also reported the increase in rice price beginning this month. It said that the rise will see households paying an extra 50 to 70 sen per person. The daily also reported on a gangsters rampage in Kapar in which several houses were raided and damaged by parang-wielding youths.

Makkal Osai reported that in the said rampage, a dog and an elderly man were slashed.

Editorials

The New Straits Times editorial brought up the issue of forest fires from Indonesia and the haze that resulted from it into Malaysia. The article attributed the problem to 'lack of political will and absence of productive measures at local level' in controlling the fires.

The Sun 's editorial addressed the problem of bad stadium planning in Penang that caused heavy traffic and bad crowd control. The bad traffic led to the Sultan of Kedah having to walk 2km to watch the FA cup between Kedah and Perlis.

Malaysia Nanban commented on the RM100 fine imposed for those who have lost their MyKads. The daily said it was the duty of everyone to ensure that their identity cards are kept safely.

Makkal Osai commented that an ongoing Tamil novel-writing competition was good for the local writers.