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 fronted the theft of RM1 million worth of drugs from Johor police headquarters.

The Star led with Anti Corruption Agency's (ACA) investigation into the involvement of a little known IT company in the RM1 billion project to digitise Royal Malaysian Police's communications system.

Bahasa newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined Rafidah Aziz's plan to step down as Umno Wanita chief in June 2009.

Berita Harian fronted the anger of the people following recurring cracks on Middle Ring Road II (MRRII).

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's remark that maintaining the petrol price at RM 2 per litre was not feasible.

Malaysia Nanban fronted Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's statement that the people were the best in judging Malaysia's peace and stability; not foreign countries.

Makkal Osai headlined the protest by 1,000 ethnic Indian parents at a school in Teluk Panglima Garang in Kuala Langat following discriminatory remarks made against Indian ethnic students there.

Chinese newspapers

China Press, Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Daily all led with the terrorist attack in Xinjiang, China which killed 16 policemen, four days before the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics.

Oriental Daily News frontpaged the news that over 1,400 drawings, valued over RM100 million, donated by a late Malaysian artist to Nanyang Technological University of Singapore after the May 13 riot in 1969, had gone missing.

China press also highlighted the corruption scandal involving the Johor Immigration Department officers who allegedly held a kenduri for illegal foreign workers in an estate in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan on Sunday.

Editorial

New Straits Times highlighted the massive traffic jams on the MRR II and recounted the remedial actions taken by the government in 2006.

Utusan Malaysia called for regular inspection and maintenance works to be made a work culture following the recurrence of the MRR II incident.

Berita Harian suggested that the ACA should investigate the reasons behind the recurrence of the cracks on MRR II.

Malaysia Nanban supported the calls by National Union for Plantation Workers chairperson G Sangaran who urged the government to provide equal facilities for plantation workers, similar to the ones enjoyed by Felda settlers.

Tamil Nesan urged more Indian youths to be hired into the community service sector.

China Press urged the government to reform the immigration department which had been entangled by corruption scandal.

Nanyang Siang Pau said the cracks of Middle Ring Road II flyover in Kepong exposed more problems in the repairing work carried out in 2006.

Sin Chew Daily also condemned the low quality of the construction and repairing of the Middle Ring Road II flyover.