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

The rowdy fracas between residents and authorities over a temple demolition near Shah Alam yesterday, which resulted in at least four injured and eight arrested, was only reported in the Chinese papers and Utusan Ma laysia.

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English newspapers

All English major dailies - New Straits Times , Star and the Sun - highlighted the statement by Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff that he was the 'RM27 million cop' being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA).

Star and NST also reported the launch of the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) project in Pahang.

Support from various quarters for judicial reform was highlighted in the NST .

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian also front-paged the press conference called by Ramli yesterday as well as the launch of ECER in Pahang.

Utusan said the Malaysian Trade Union Congress election in December is expected to be hotly-contested as four persons have been nominated for the president post.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily , Nanyang Siang Pau and Oriental Daily News too highlighted Ramli's denial of having RM27 million in assets.

Tamil Newspapers

All three Tamil dailies - Malaysia Nanban, Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan reported on the violent stand off between residents and the police in Shah Alam over the demolition of houses and a temple.

Photographs of the violent scenes were published in all three dailies.

Editorial

While NST commended the launch of the ECER project, both Star and the Sun commented on former Lord President and Perak Sultan, Sultan Azlan Shah's speech at the Malaysian Law Conference.

Star acting group chief editor Wong Chun Wai in his weekly column said judges must be remindful that they will be judged by the people while Sun 's editorial called on the judges to play their role in defending the Federal Constitution.

Utusan said Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's reminder to the Malaysian Bar not to assert pressure on the government was to "maintain stability in society" while Berita Harian said a proper system to collect the data of foreign workers is essential.

Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Daily both commented on the launch of the ECER, describing it as a step to close the gap between the east coast and west coast.

Makkal Osai criticised MIC and its president S Samy Vellu for continuing to deny that no temples have been demolished in Selangor.

Malaysia Nanban urged the local Indian political leaders to cast aside their differences to ensure that they do good service to the community.