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 led with the statement of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in Istanbul calling on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi not to use violence against protesters.

Star gave prominence to the demonstration in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) yesterday staged by the pro-Mahasiswa students to protest the campus election, which eventually turned into a scuffle that ended in a broken glass door and six injured, three of them students.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia highlighted the mountain of 18 million unpaid traffic summonses issued by the police, Road Transport Department and Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The offenders were asked to clear their summonses before Feb 28 to escape being blacklisted.

Berita Harian front-paged Najib's visit to Turkey which is said to have opened up a new era in the bilateral relationship of the two Muslim countries, strengthening cooperation in politics, social matters and the economy.

Sinar Harian dedicated its frontpage to the national football team's 2-0 victory over Pakistan last night.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News and Sin Chew Daily led withe Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's order to bomb the petroleum pipeline and other petroleum facilities in Libya, cutting off the flow to Mediterranean ports.

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined the news that PLUS Expressways Bhd has accepted the UEM-EPF takeover offer after holding an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday, despite protests by some minority shareholders who staged a walkout.

China Press highlighted the case of two snatch thieves caught red-handed by policemen when they tried to escape after snatching the handbag of a woman who had just withdrawn the money, in front of a bank in Subang Jaya yesterday.

Editorial

New Straits Times warned that although Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is losing his grip on the nation he ruled for 41 years, there would be a bloody finish to the colonel's last stand.

Utusan Malaysia urged PAS to state its stance on the issue of religious pluralism which is said to be supported by PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, that places Islam on the same level as other religions.

Berita Harian said the result of the recent campus elections does not reflect national partisan politics. What is important is that the elections expose students to the democratic process and healthy politics.

China Press urged the police and immigration department to come up with a plan to prevent sex workers from getting Malaysian citizenship through fake marriages with locals.

Nanyang Siang Pau opined that the revolutions in Arab countries may not lead them to democracy as forces of radical Islam could grab the opportunity to seize power.

The daily also compared the Middle East situation with that of China, concluding that such a event would not occur in that country.

Sin Chew Daily listed out the advantages of privatisation and the problems faced by Malaysia during the privatisation process.