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 unanimous decision of the United Nations Security Council to slap sanctions on Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi, his children and top associates, in an attempt to halt his deadly crackdown on protesters.

Star frontpaged the Robert Walters Global Salary Survey 2011 for Malaysia that expects a wage increase of between 5-30 percent in the several sectors this year - information and communication technology, accounting and finance, banking, logistics and sales.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian led with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak slamming Hindraf for portraying Malaysia’s government as a autocratic and cruel regime in the international media.

Utusan Malaysia also focused on the Hindraf issue but on the arrest of its leaders during an assembly yesterday.

Sinar Harian frontpaged the promise by Selangor Mentri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim that the state government will attend to the 100,000 applications for residential land titles.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily News headlined the warning by MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek that the next general election will be a "do or die" battle for the party.

Sin Chew Daily led with the interview with Land Public Transport Commission chairperson Syed Hamid Albar who revealed that a database for school bus drivers will be established to prevent ex-criminals from being hired.

Nanyang Siang Pau frontpaged that the sale of gold has increased 30 percent because of the uncertainties in the international economic environment.

China Press reported that 11 female students at a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur have alleged that they were molested by the discipline teacher.

Editorial

Utusan Malaysia commended the quick action of police to prevent yesterday’s Hindraf assembly from gathering momentum.

Berita Harian said Muammar Gaddafi has been left with no option but to step down and allow Libyans to determine the country’s future.

New Straits Times commented on the Hindraf assembly, saying that those who want the literature textbook ‘Interlok’ banned are finding racism where there is none.

Sin Chew Daily lauded the government's initiative to set up a legal aid fund for the low-income group.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the government to against illicit sales of cigarettes, as Malaysia is in the top 10 countries where smuggling is rampant.