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

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English newspapers

Star highlighted the higher prices of popular festive vegetables and pork due to low supplies ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations.

New Straits Times headlined the Foreign Ministry's call for the US embassy to review its travel alert issued recently warning its citizens against travelling to eastern Sabah due to possible terrorist and criminal threats.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau and Oriental Daily News frontpaged that pork will be imported from foreign countrys to meet the needs of Chinese New Year.

Sin Chew Daily headlined a television falling and killing a 4-year-old girl.

China Press continued to focus on the recent dragon boat tragedy in Penang and highlighted three of the deceased's funerals.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian headlined six Malay organisations' demand for the government to re-establish the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Co-operative Development to guarantee the future of Bumiputera entrepreneurs.

Utusan Malaysia reported on the weak enforcement of smoking bans in public places.

Editorial

New Straits Times commended the police efforts to help improve school discipline but urged care in their measures to ensure a conducive school environment.

China Press urged the department of veterinary services to ensure the imported pork is safe for consumption.

Sin Chew Daily warned that the Haiti earthquake will bring diplomatic tensions to Latin America.

Nanyang Siang Pau advised the government to have an open-minded perspective to deal with the pig farm issue in order to solve the long-term problem of pork shortages.

Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia highlighted the new MyID government initiative. All Malaysians will be using the MyKad number as the sole reference number to deal with any government agencies.