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 reported that all Barisan Nasional members of parliament have been told to prioritise their attendance to the Dewan Rakyat meetings following the close call during the Budget Bill debate on Dec 14.

Star highlighted the fears of a sexual predator roaming freely in Kuala Lumpur in the wake of the gruesome murder of a girl who is believed to have been raped, sodomised and then dumped into a retention pond.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia frontpaged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's announcement that the sale of properties owned for more than five years will be exempted from the five percent property profit tax.

Berita Harian focused on a ‘new regulation' to ensure there are more BN parliamentarians than the opposition MPs in the Dewan Rakyat during voting.

Tamil newspapers

All Tamil papers - Tamil Nesan, Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai - led with a court action filed by S Banggarma to nullify her forced conversion to Islam on grounds of illegality. She claimed that she was converted unwittingly at the age of seven.

The dailies also reported on the fire which gutted the Labu Tamil school.

Editorial

New Straits Times called for tighter controls and a more transparent bidding process when it comes to building constructions, especially following the collapse of the glass roof at the Kuala Berang bus and taxi terminal in Kuala Terengganu recently.

Utusan Malaysia said that the government should ensure there is no manipulation to the petrol and diesel subsidy.

Berita Harian opined that all employees should benefit from 1Malaysia Retirement Savings Scheme (SSP 1Malaysia).

Tamil Nesan commented on EPP's new schemes which benefit the contributors.

Makkal Osai questioned the loyalty of military personnel who were involved in the illegal sale of two fighter jet engines.