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 front-paged that baby dumping is on the rise, with new cases reported in Terengganu and Malacca.

New Strait Times led with news the economy grew by 8.9 percent in the second quarter of 2010.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia front-paged that Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand changed her mind over the anal injuries suffered by deceased DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock.

She had earlier testified that she believed Teoh’s injuries were due to torture, but revised it yesterday following a second autopsy.

Sinar Harian headlined PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s claim that the controversial banner displaying him and the Sultan of Johor was put up as a ploy to anger the Malay community.  

Berita Harian led with news that the economy grew by 9.5 percent in the first six months of 2010.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News and China Press front-paged a report that Kuala Lumpur police had uncovered an illegal Internet betting syndicate which involves billions of ringgit, and arrested 17 suspects.

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined Bank Negara’s decision to relax monetary policy in future through three new measures, which include allowing foreign trade to be settled in ringgit.

Sin Chew Daily front-paged Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand’s assertion that she speaks for the dead and Teoh Beng Hock didn’t commit suicide.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that the dirham and dinar coins released by the Kelantan government are unlikely to usurp the Bank Negara’s legal tender notes and coins as technical issues and localised use will eventually tarnish their credibility.

Utusan opined that sea border issues with Indonesia should be dealt with immediately and in a ‘neighbourly’ fashion to avoid incidents like the detention of the seven Malaysian fishermen by Indonesian authorities from happening again.

Berita Harian said that it was the good relationship between Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta that helped solve the issue of the detention of the seven fishermen.  

Nanyang Siang Pau hopes that government loans to traditional chandlery shops will provide them with a chance to survive.

China Press urged the government to ensure that the affirmative action policy is not abused, resulting in the rich getting richer.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to pay attention to harassment of Malaysian fishing boats by Indonesian authorities.