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

Front Page

English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined that BN will study the dispute over the vacancy of the Port Klang state constituency seat, as announced by the Selangor speaker on Wednesday.  

Star dedicated its front page to news of the death of the Merlimau assemblyperson last night, triggering the 15th by-election since the 2008 polls.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian front-paged news that Selangor BN assemblypersons will attend the assembly sitting to debate the proposed amendment to the state constitution but have vowed to block it.   
 
Berita Harian led with news that both BN and Pakatan Rakyat are ready to face concurrent Sarawak and general polls, as suggested by Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau and Oriental Daily News front-paged the US Global Financial Integrity reporting that Malaysian illegal money outflow is very serious and that it ranks the fifth highest among the developing countries.
            
China Press and Sin Chew Daily headlined the death of Malacca Merlimau assemblyperson Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hasan, triggering the 15th by-election after 2008 general election.

Editorial

New Straits Times said that children of all walks of life should be given the opportunity to thrive as the future of the nation depends on them.

Berita Harian opined that the new evaluation system used in the civil service will help increase employee motivation.

China Press urged the Selangor speaker, Election Commission and the state government to sit down and resolve the dispute over the Port Klang seat.

Sin Chew Daily agreed with MCA in urging Chinese students to take the Chinese language as one of their SPM subjects.

Nanyang Siang Pau welcomed the government’s announcement of guidelines for swiftlet farming.