The Prime Minister's call for BN parties to field winnable candidates in the next polls dominated the front pages of most dailies today.

Front Page

English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined that BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak said that he wants the coalition's component parties to only field winnable candidates in the next general election.

Star led with news that the social networking website Facebook is now being used by criminals to lift personal details of users, leading to crimes like drug trafficking and sexual harassment.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian too highlighted Najib's speech.

Utusan also featured a special report where Indonesian domestic workers told the daily that Malaysian employers are not cruel and that they consider Malaysia as their second home.

Also on Berita Harian's front page was the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, reminding the rakyat to be wary of parties trying to use the royal institution for political gain.

Sinar Harian led with news that an ustaz had punched his second wife in the face after she read a mobile text message he received from his first wife.

 Chinese Newspapers

Oriental Daily News headlined that the Association of Parents who Support the Chinese Language says it has evidence that the headmaster of a certain school is running an account in his name to deal with financial matters relating to the school.

China Press headlined the case of a MAS air stewardess found dead at the parking lot of a hotel in Amsterdam. The police there said was no evidence of foul play as yet.

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined the University of Malaya Health Metropolis under the ETP.

Sin Chew Daily headlined that car owners will be blacklisted for not paying the fine of local councils and would not able to renew their road tax.

Editorial

New Straits Times noted that the fact that the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index hit a historical high of 1,572 points recently, compared to 901 when Najib took over in April, indicated that the premier's Economic Transformation Programme is working.

Berita Harian urged the government to enforce regulations against those who resell low cost flats, as this makes it difficult for lower income families to own their own homes.

Sin Chew Daily supported the case for the plea bargaining as it could help to reduce the number of court cases and simplify procedures.

Nanyang Siang Pau criticised the Ministry of Human Resources for increasing the salary of security guards 100 percent and imposing a service tax of six percent on the security fee, without listening to the opinion of the companies that employ them as well as other organisations who have an interest in the matter.

China Press urged the government and PTAs to take note on the incidental fees charged by schools,as poor families cannot afford them, leading to their children leaving school.