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 headlined that the BN candidate for Permatang Pauh Arif Shah Omar Shah has no qualms on standing against his former mentor Anwar Ibrahim.

The Star fronted Perak Regent Raja Nazrin's withdrawal of consent for PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz NIk Mat to deliver deliver Friday sermons at the Sultan Idris Shah II mosque and Sultan Azlan Shah mosque respectively.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's statement that the government would decrease petrol prices in line with the decline in petrol prices worldwide.

Berita Harian fronted PAS' suspicions on Anwar as certain quarters within the party do not trust the struggles of the PKR leader.

Tamil newspapers

Both Tamil Nesan and Malaysia Nanban headlined the premier's announcement on the reduction of petrol prices.

Makkal Osai fronted that an investigation would be carried out following the abuse of a 10-year-old by the police force.

Editorial

New Straits Times urged students who took loan from the National Higher Education Fund (PTPTN) to pay up.

Similarly Berita Harian stated that the reduction in service charge rate to one percent was not an excuse of not servicing the loans.

Tamil Nesan praised the one percent charge imposed on education loans taken from PTPTN as it would ease the burden of students.

Malaysia Nanban questioned the necessity of increasing the regulations in taxi permit applications.

Makkal Osai highlighted the issues revolving low cost housing projects.