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

English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined that at least three councillors at the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council had had police records for robbery and links with the underworld. The man who claims to have been sodomised by Anwar Ibrahim, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, also made headlines following his first appearance in public since making the police report.

Star headlined that the ACA has found grounds for a case against a former officer of Selangor Menteri Besar in relation to the solicitation of funds for the 100 days-in-office celebrations.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined Saiful's first public appearance five days after lodging a police report against Anwar Ibrahim, to give statement to the police in relations to the case.

Berita Harian,

in their headlines, raised the fact that two soon-to-be councillors of the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council were individuals with tainted past.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with ACA investigations against AG Abdul Ghani Patail and IGP Musa Hassan following undisclosed reports of police treatment against Anwar Ibrahim in 1998.

Malaysia Nanban

led with the report of new MIC Youth leaders being appointed in five states. This was announced by the MIC national Youth coordinator, T Mohan.

Makkal Osai headlined Musa Hassan's assurance that the police would definitely conduct a fair investigation following Anwar Ibrahim's police report against him and several other personalities being involved in forging reports involving Anwar Ibrahim.

Editorial

New Straits Times in its editorial chided the US for not always acting in a manner that is consistent of its image as champions of civil liberty and defender of democracy following their comments on the fresh sodomy allegations against Anwar Ibrahim.

Utusan Malaysia queried America's statement in Anwar's new sodomy case since it believes that there is no need of foreign inteference in upholding justice.

Berita Harian

raised the issue of the Perak government giving away freehold land status to the occupants of new villagers. It stated that racial sensitivity should be taken into account. Furthermore the National Land Code specifically states that the freehold status of land for the period of 999 years can only be given under certain circumstances.

Malaysia Nanban

praised the government plans of forming a ministerial level committee to look into the issues and challenges faced by Indians.

Makkal Osai

looks at the possibility of reducing world fuel prices. It suggests that Iraq and Saudi Arabia increase production of fuel so that depreciation of the US dollar would not create much of an impact on the rise of fuel prices.