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 led with Asean and four regional partners signing a plan to set up a RM408 billion emergency fund known as the "Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation" - Asia's first move to devise a safety net to shield itself from a financial crisis.

The Star reported that most express bus accidents occur because the drivers are underpaid, undertrained and overworked.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia

frontpaged immigration director-general Abdul Rahman Othman warning Malaysians not to use foreign passports to exit the country as they may lose their citizenship.

The daily also reported that the commercial vehicle licensing board had visited bus company Sani Express Sdn Bhd to audit its operation procedures after one of its bus was involved in a fatal crash in Ipoh.

Berita Harian highlighted new tactics used by syndicates to smuggle drugs into the country.

Editorial

New Straits Times lauded heightened airport security after 9/11 as thousands of flights since then have been incident-free.

Utusan Malaysia said that it is every parliamentarians' responsibility to be present during each parliamentary session.

Berita Harian opined that it is hard to curb the smoking habit here as there are abundant cigarette supplies.