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 highlighted the deadlock at the second and final roundtable discussion over whether or not to abolish the UPSR and PMR examinations.

Star featured Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim’s statement that a probe into alleged improprieties involving a ‘rogue’ DAP councillor has been initiated and action may be taken if the allegations are proven true.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian both front-paged chief secretary to the government Sidek Hassan’s announcement that teachers can now participate in politics.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau front-paged Focus Point Holdings’ sudden and unprecedented halt in its plan to go public, after having gone through the IPO procedure.

China Press headlined Pahang police’s third failure this month in collecting evidence against alleged drag traffickers, resulting in them being set free by the court.

Oriental Daily News front-paged the government’s decision to let grade DG41 to DG48 teachers participate in politics.

Sin Chew Daily headlined the removal of DPP Farah Azlina Latif from Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy case, over allegations that she had sex with the key witness Saiful Bukhari.

Editorial

New Straits Times hailed the conviction of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eau - otherwise known as Comrade Duch of Cambodia’s notorious ‘killing fields’ - for crimes against humanity as justice served, and proof that the world will not tolerate such atrocities.

Utusan Malaysia saw no problem with teachers being active in politics, as long as they maintain their professionalism.

Berita Harian warned that the influx of illegal foreign workers invites a lot of risks and problems.

Sin Chew Daily criticised the government for being unprofessional and ill-prepared in conducting the national census.

China Press welcome Immigration’s plan to implement their ‘passport in one hour’ service in all its 28 branches nationwide.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the government to help solve SMEs’ difficulties in securing loans.