Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the English, Bahasa, Chinese and Tamil papers. Find out here.
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English newspapers

The Star reported Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's calls for greater emphasis on incentives rather than penalties to be used to advocate carbon emission limitations. He also wanted a global framework to be formed to promote energy efficiency.

The New Straits Times frontpaged PM's displeasure over Kuala Lumpur's inadequate flood control measures. He rapped Drainage and Irrigation Department for failing to deal with floods that hit several parts of the city on Sunday night, despite the costly construction of Smart tunnel.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian reported that the Public Services Department will publish in local newspapers the names of officials and government employees who are punished for disciplinary offences.

The daily also highlighted Prime Minister Abdullah's order to speed up flood alleviation projects in the country, including the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) so that flash floods do not repeat.

Utusan Malaysia reported that the flash floods which hit the capital on Sunday could not be fully evaded even with the functioning of the Smart tunnel in July. This is because the tunnel could only flow flood waters from Klang River to Kerayong River but not the excessive water from the Gombak River.

Chinese newspapers

Sin Chew Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau also frontpaged PM's unhappiness over the slow progress of the Smart tunnel.

Oriental Daily reported the Chinese education movement Dong Jiao Zong was concerned over the transfer of teachers without vernacular language knowledge to teach in Chinese primary schools.

Tamil newspapers

Makkal Osai headlined a report on IPF president MG Pandithan who challenged party members to take legal action against him. Pandithan was responding to a party member who threatened a law suit against him if he failed to produce accounts for IPF building.

Editorial

English newspapers

The New Straits Times welcomed Kuala Lumpur City Hall's (DBKL)suggestion to the Federal Territory Ministry to ban poultry rearing in the city.

Bahasa newspapers

Berita Harian expressed their concern on pictures of inappropriately attired women and opined that foreign reading materials should be more tightly regulated to ensure that they do not violate the Internal Security Ministry's guidelines.

Utusan Malaysia urged the authorities to take adequate measures in preventing flash floods in the capital.

Chinese newspapers

Oriental Daily urged the Education Ministry to re-assign teachers without vernacular knowledge from teaching in Chinese primary schools immediately.

Sin Chew Daily asked the anti-floods plans to be implement in Kuala Lumpur as soon as possible.

Nanyang Siang Pau questioned the effectiveness of the Smart tunnel to divert the flash floods in Kuala Lumpur.

Tamil newspapers

Makkal Osai, saddened by the flash floods that hit Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, felt that the Drainage and Irrigation Department, together with DBKL must speed up actions to cut down the occurrences of flash floods in the city.