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

Front page

English newspapers

The Sun led with the cabinet’s reaffirmation on the need to reform the judiciary, tasking the de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim to present a working paper next month.

The Star front-paged a story on the Umno supreme council meeting today that will have to deal with a host of issues which have troubled the party since the general election.

New Straits Times led with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Zaid Ibrahim wanting archaic laws that could potentially cause a conflict between the government and the royal rulers to be replaced.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian front-paged Puteri and Umno leaders agreeing the party polls should not be postponed.

Both the newspapers also headlined that popular blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Suara Keadilan newspaper were ordered to pay libel damages amounting to RM7 millions to UUM Vice Chancelor.

Tamil newspapers

Makkal Osai led with a story of a falling tree which destroyed three houses in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur.

Tamil Nesan led with a call by the Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia to all local students to take advantage of pursuing their studies in India.

Editorial

New Straits Times said besides the new motto for police, it was also time to bring in a watchdog to keep the police in line.

Utusan Malaysia urged the BN government to continue the tradition of reducing the burden of the people although the ruling coalition was no longer holding the two-thirds majority in Parliament.

Berita Harian said that in the current political situation, a coalition state government must genuinely work with the federal government to ensure the people are getting all the benefit from the development agenda.

Tamil Nesan commented on the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s reform agenda, which it called would only be beneficial for the people.