The government's decision to replace the aging Nuri helicopters was the front page news in almost all dailies today.

Front Page

English Newspapers

The New Straits Times and Star both headlined a Cabinet decision to scrap Nuri helicopters from the air force. The decision came on the heels of the deaths of six crew members after a RMAF Nuri crashed in Genting Highlands last week.

Malay Newspapers

Utusan Malaysia frontpaged Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak's promise to replace Nuri helicopters in the Royal Malaysian Air Force with new ones. The Nuris have been used since 1968.

Berita Harian focused on the three crew members who are still stranded in the chopper crash site. According to the daily, extrication from the wreckage was too difficult owing to bad weather and failing light. The bodies will be flown to Kuala Lumpur Hospital today.

Chinese Newspapers

Oriental Daily frontpaged the rebuttal from several parties and Chinese associations on Najib's Islamic State statement.

Sin Chew Daily reported on two airplane crashes which happened in Brazil and Columbia yesterday.

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined the airplane that crashed into a petrol station, killing 200 people in Brazil.

Tamil Newspapers

Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai also led with the Brazilian airplane crash.

Malaysia Nanban also had a report on businessman KS Nallakaruppan commenting on the increasing number of members leaving the opposition PKR.

Tamil Nesan reported on a visit by the King and his wife to the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital to be with the families of the Nuri crash victims.

Editorial

The New Straits Times opined that the students expelled from a school recently for bullying were dealt with rightfully, and that their expulsions should not be revoked.

Berita Harian commented on the new Traditional Medicine Act, urging the government to consider the vast resources of traditional medicine that the country carried in its rainforest.

Oriental Daily asked the Health Ministry to clarify on the safety of the plastic containers.

Sin Chew Daily commented on the building of the nuclear monitoring laboratory in Pahang.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged all parties to respect the status of the federal constitution, in view of the disputes in the country.

Malaysia Nanban welcomed a Health Ministry proposal to introduce traditional treatment in government hospitals, stating that Indian traditional medicine practitioners should not be overlooked under this proposal.

Tamil Nesan commented on the rising awareness among workers to ensure safety in workplaces.