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 led with a report on junk food being promoted as healthy food.

The Star headlined that Barisan Nasional members of parliament have been requested to hand in their respective passports for an overseas study trip ahead of Sept 16, the deadline earmarked by PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim to change the government.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian led with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's statement that petrol prices would decrease by another 15 sen if a barrel of petrol is under US$109.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan headlined that the Form 4 History syllabus degrades the contribution of Malaysian Indians.

Makkal Osai headlined Malaysia Hindu Sangam's call for the banning of English movie The Love Guru as it belittled the Hindu religion.

Malaysia Nanban led with Selangor exco member Dr Xavier Jayakumar questioning on MIC owning three acres of land at SRJK (T) Ephingham.

Editorial

New Straits Times highlighted that with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) chosen as an Apex University it would serve as a benchmark for all of the other public institutes of higher learning.

Berita Harian highlighted the excellence of USM as an evidence of competitiveness among local higher education centres.

Makkal Osai raised the importance of preventing the breeding of Aedes mosquitos to prevent dengue fever.

Tamil Nesan called upon the government to ease the conditions for permits of temple priests into Malaysia.

Malaysia Nanban urged Indian youths not to be involved in criminal activities.