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 and Star both highlighted news of the royal commission of inquiry formed to widen the scope of investigations into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia front-paged reports of Singapore former premier Lee Kuan Yew's claims that Indonesia and Malaysia are actively sabotaging the business of Singapore port.

Berita Harian featured news of creative new police strategies in the face of last year's high accident rate.  

Editorial

New Straits Times chided the Palestinian Authority for continuing to offer significant concessions to Israel, to the point of tarnishing its image and disappointing the hopes of the very people it claim to represent.

Utusan Malaysia praised Malaysia's recent rise to number 27 in the Ernst & Young Globalisation rating, saying that it is proof positive of the success of the government transformation programmes.

Berita Harian said that the government move to impose safety rankings on locally-produced cars is an effective means to help reduce the national accdent rate.