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

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English newspapers

The Star reported the case of Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah being allowed to renounce Islam and go back to Buddhism.

New Straits Times reported that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had instructed a police report be lodged against DAP chairperson Karpal Singh for allegedly making seditious remarks about the Perak Sultan.

Bahasa Malaysia newspapers

Berita Harian highlighted the issue of rice import and reported an increase of 500,000 metric ton import from Thailand.

Utusan Malaysia reported PM's statement yesterday that the Malays were angry with Karpal Singh's questioning of the Perak Sultan's powers.

Tamil newspapers

All the Tamil dailies - Malaysia Nanban, Makkal Osai and Tamil Nesan - reported on a group of mainland Indian workers who claimed that they had been treated like slaves in a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur.

Editorials

Berita Harian argued for a restructuring of the subsidies to avoid leakage of the country's finances.

NST blasted the military junta in Burma for delaying entry visas to aid relief groups into the country after Cyclone Nargis had hit it this week.

Makkal Osai is hoping that everyone will play a role in promoting the handkerchief making industry in the country.

Tamil Nesan urged the Burmese junta to accept international aid for the cyclone Nargis victims in that country.

Malaysian Nanban was hopeful of a review on all toll agreements as announced by Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed.