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

New Straits Times fronted Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's announcement that the government would review existing contracts in construction industry in light of the rising costs.

The Star led with Social Security Organisation's (Socso) decision to appoint counsellors placed at its and branches to weed out middlemen.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined calls from various parties urging the authorities to use the Internal Security Act against the Bar Council following its decision to hold a forum entitled Conversion to Islam: Art 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution: Subhashini and Shamala Revisited.

Berita Harian led with reports that the Immigration Department were investigating 36 of their officers, including two attaches for their alleged involvement in falsifying documents.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan led with Najib stating that Bar Council was irresponsible in organising the conversion forum.

Makkal Osai headlined 14 landslide incidents that took place in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

Malaysia Nanban fronted a police report lodged by two contractors after failing to receive their tender deposits for a project at MIC-run All India Medicine Science and Technology college.

Editorial

New Straits Times commented that sensitive issues such as the Bar Council forum on Saturday were touchy as it involved very sensitive matters.

Utusan Malaysia affirmed that the patience and rights of the Muslims must not be tested following the Bar Council's decision to organise a forum on conversions.

Makkal Osai stressed the importance of imparting knowledge on being corrupt-free to university students following a survey that indicated that the university students had tendency to accept bribes.

Malaysia Nanban highlighted Malaysia Consultative Council on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism's (MCCBCHST) five point request to the government on matters concerning the interest of non-Muslims.