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

Frontpage

English newspapers

New Straits Times and the Star headlined Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's revelation that he had met PAS leaders thrice to discuss issues on Islam and Malay unity.

Malay newspapers

Both Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian also led with the premier's disclosure that he had met PAS top leaders on three occasions.

Tamil newspapers

Malaysia Nanban led with the plight of ten Indian migrant workers who had endured torture in the hands of their Malaysian employer.

Tamil Nesan headlined the murder of businessman N Varatharajan who was shot 30 times.

Makkal Osai headlined that Indians only constituted 1.2 percent of the civil service.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily and China Press frontpaged Prime Miniser Abdullah admitting that he has meet PAS decision-makers three times, to discuss Malay Unity and Islamic issues.

Oriental Daily News highlighted sources that claimed former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik was forming a team for his supporters to run against Ong Tee Keat for the party presidency.

Nanyang Siang Pau frontpaged Liow Tiong Lai's announcement to give-up his MCA youth chief post and possibly go for the deputy president's post.

Editorial

New Straits Times stated that the measures floated by the authorities to help taxi drivers were timely. The daily added that waivers on tolls and excise duties on their vehicles would also help, as would subsidised fuel and a drastic expansion of natural-gas fuelling stations.

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian urged bankers to be more flexible in imposing regulations to loan-takers in light with the uncertainties of the global economy.

Malaysia Nanban highlighted the fact that the new petrol price package at RM1.92 for taxis would benefit the taxi drivers.

Nanyang Siang Pau questioned the government's urgent move to pass the DNA bill in the face of Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case.

China Press condemned Terengganu government for spending a large sum of money in replacing official vehicles.

Sin Chew Daily called the Ministry of Education and all parties involved to work together in ensuring the reopening of SJKC Damansara next year.