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 featured news of the respite given to vehicle owners  blacklisted by the Road Transport Department for unpaid summonses, with offenders given until Feb 28 next year to settle the summonses with no discount.

Star highlighted news of the higher price of imported garlic linked to a spate of floods in garlic growing regions of China from which Malaysia mainly imports the foodstuff.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian led with the news of the temporary moratorium on the Road Transport Department blacklist of vehicle owners with unpaid summonses, giving them until February next year to settle outstanding summonses.

 Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, China Press and Oriental Daily News all frontpaged Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim's discovery of a hidden camera in his office.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that instead of costly schemes to cool the earth and reverse global warming, it would be more prudent to come up with cost effective and down-to-earth plans to protect the environment and ensure our resilience to extreme changes in weather.

Utusan Malaysia wants stern action to be taken against those who disrespect the institution of Royalty.

Berita Harian urged better technologies be used to ensure the safety of roads built on hilly terrain, saying that the extra costs that will be incurred will be worth it, if it manages to stop loss of human lives.

Sin Chew Daily commented that severe floods in China and Pakistan reveal the importance of environment protection.

China Press regretted the government's hasty decision to implement licensing rules for cigarette vendors and then retracting it.