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

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English newspapers

The New Straits Times , Star and The Sun all headlined that family members will not be able to object organ donor pledges when current legislation are amended.

Star and The Sun also published the picture of the Soyuz, the Russian rocket that would take the first Malaysian cosmonaut into space.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian carried pictures of the Russian space shuttle due for launch tomorrow night.

Utusan carried a story of Wanita Umno Chief Rafidah Aziz saying that the challenge from Youth and Sports Minster Azalina Othman for the top post is a small matter.

Berita Harian also reported that free text books will be distributed in all schools three to four days before the new term commences next year.

Tamil newspapers

Both Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai led with a statement by PPP president M Kayveas that he is ready to debate with MIC secretary general S Sothinathan on the plight of the Indian community.

Makkal Osai also ran a front page story on the extension of an injunction obtained by Koperasi Nesa against Maika Holdings, stopping the MIC investment arm from disposing its insurance subsidiary. The injunction is now extended until Nov 12.

Tamil Nesan led with a promise by MIC president S Samy Vellu that his party would work towards creating more Indian businesses.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau frontpaged that the news on Tee Hui Yi, who underwent two heart transplants, had triggered a flood of donation pledges over the past one week.

Oriental Daily News frontpaged the statement of Health Minister Dr Chua Soi Lek that the government should find ways to cap the increasing number of foreign labour to 10 percent of the total population.

Sin Chew Daily led with the news that the government will amend the Human Tissue Act 1974 to prohibit parents from stopping the doctor to remove the organs of donors who are declared brain dead by the doctor.

Editorial

The New Straits Times expressed that Burma has its rewards for being part of Asean but it has brought nothing but problems to the South East Asian organisation in the last 10 years.

Berita Harian opined that the Barisan Nasional formula of power sharing between components is the best way and suggestion to form a single party as suggested by Gerakan member Mah Siew Keong would not go down well with the Malays.

The Sun said politicians need to consider in abandoning communal and sectarian politics in the interest of a united nation.

Tamil Nesan commented on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's recent remarks on the importance of staying united in solving any racial or sensitive problems.

Malaysia Nanban said that it was the collective duty of everyone in ensuring that children don't go missing from their homes.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the Chinese community to form a national federation of all Chinese cemetery management organisations, to solve the problems faced by Chinese cemeteries nationwide.

Oriental Daily News urged the government to draft a human resource policy as a long term solution to reduce the number of foreign labour in the country.

Sin Chew Daily criticised the government's sudden ban on Bangladeshi workers and urged the government to be consistent in implementing a foreign labour policy.