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 and The Sun headlined the bloggers Raja Petra Kamaruddin and Syed Akhbar Ali being charged with sedition yesterday.

The Star led with the destructive Cyclone Nargis that has claims almost 22,000 lives and 41,000 people missing in Rangoon, Burma.

Bahasa Malaysia newspapers

Utusan Malaysia reported Umno leaders criticising DAP chairperson Karpal Singh for being rude in questioning Perak's Sultan Azlan Shah's move to reinstate the state's Islamic Department director.

It also wrote about deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's explanation that the purchases of the 18 Sukhoi jets and two Scorpene submarines were done according to proper government procurement procedures as well as the death doll in Burma caused by Cyclone Nargis.

Berita Harian led with Raja Petra's sedition charge and Najib asking the public to take note of the Selangor state government failures to fulfill its election promises.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan quoted MIC information chief M Saravanan as saying that the party was still strong and was in no dire situation of needing to recruit new members.

Malaysia Nanban reported on the special committee set up bythe Pakatan Rakyat state government in Penang to look into the plight of 28 Tamil schools in the state.

Makkal Osai led with the charging of Raja Petra with sedition yesterday.

Editorial

New Straits Times opined that the national service for Malaysian youths serves as a boot camp to toughen them up - it is more educational than military.

Berita Harian said that foreign minister Rais Yatim's suggestion for women to acquire consent letters before going overseas is akin to Bank Negara's requirement for people to declare the amount of cash being brought out of the country.

The Sun wrote that the people should not suffer as a result of choosing a new political alignment to rule them in light of the lack of cooperation between the federal and state governments.

Tamil Nesan commented on the increasing number of local women who are being duped by international syndicates into becoming drug mules.

Malaysia Nanban said that a solution should soon be found on the land ownership issues affecting the Tamil schools in the country.