Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

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English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and his Thai counterpart pledging to seal all pending agreements between the two countries.

Star reported that vegetable prices have shot up by 200 percent due to tight supply during the ongoing monsoon season.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia led with a report quoting police chief Musa Hassan as blaming drug addicts for the rise in snatch thefts.

Berita Harian frontpaged Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva’s decision to pull back the army from southern Thailand as the first step towards ending the conflict there.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan reported a freak accident in Ipoh involving a mother and two children. They are in critical condition after their motorcycle was knocked down by a suspected car-thief.

Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban reported that the NGO called ‘Movement for Sustaining SPM 12 Subjects’ is demanding recognition of these subjects in the SPM examination.

Editorial

New Straits Times questioned the add-on value of skyscrapers to a city upon its completion, given reports that plans are afoot for 100-storey buildings.

Utusan Malaysia said MCA to heed Barisan Nasional deputy head Muhyiddin Yassin’s call to resign en bloc, in order to save the party.

Berita Harian called for concerted efforts taken to curb forgery of credit cards.

Makkal Osai said it wants taxpayers’ monies to be better spent.