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

Front Page

English newspapers

The New Straits Times headlined that the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) would investigate the Middle Ring Road II (MRR II) fiasco.

The Star led with reports that finance companies are restructuring car loan repayments to ease the burden of customers with heavy financial commitments.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with the formation of an economic council that would serve as an advisory body to overcome inflation and the effects of global economic downturn.

Berita Harian fronted the ACA reopening investigations into the construction of MRR II.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News and Sin Chew Daily frontpaged the court order issued by the High Court to restrain the UNICO Holdings from calling an EGM.

China Press headlined the missing of RM1.1 million worth of seized drugs that were missing from the storage room of Johor police headquarter last week.

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined the government's decision to set up an economic council to tackle inflation issues.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban led with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi stating that there would be more financial aid allocated in Budget 2009 for people in the lower income group bracket.

Makkal Osai fronted the termination of service of a teacher who passed slur remarks to Indian ethnic students.

Editorial

The New Straits Times expressed its disappointment in the police force following the disappearance of RM1 million worth of drugs from the Johor police headquarters.

Utusan Malaysia called for efforts to end money politics implemented immediately following revelation of Umno Supreme Council member Syed Hamid Albar.

Berita Harian highlighted that the power transition by Umno Women wing leader Rafidah Aziz to her deputy Shahrizat Jalil would avoid fierce competition for the position as well as strengthens the party in the longer run.

Tamil Nesan commended the government actions following the rise in global soy oil price hike.

Malaysia Nanban highlighted the fact that financial institutions have eased home loan repayment by introducing a 45-year period for loan repayment.

China Press wanted the police to apprehend those responsible for the theft of RM1.1 million worth of seized drugs from Johor police headquarter.

Sin Chew Daily was against the Ministry of Education's proposal to abolish moral classes.

Nanyang Siang Pau called on all countries to fight against terrorism in China's Sinkiang province.