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

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English newspapers

New Straits Times headlined that the country needs to be prepared for the worst-ever haze this year.

Star led with how former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still making the news despite retiring five years ago.

Bahasa Malaysia newspapers

Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia both headlined that the RM100 million pig farm project in Selangor will proceed despite objections from various people.

Berita Harian also reported that BN parliamentarians in Sabah and Sarawak want more than just cabinet posts.

Utusan wrote that Astro’s ‘veto’ power in imposing hidden charges will stop by the end of this year. It also reported that 80 percent of motorcycles in Pulau Rupat, Indonesia bear Malacca motorcycle plates.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau headlined Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s claim that the federal government has decided to cut its grant to the state by half, from RM128 million to 61.8 million.

Oriental Daily News led with the dramatic developments in Malaysia’s political scene, one month after the elections.

Sin Chew Daily highlighted the case against Mahathir, where he allegedly influenced the investigations of the Anti-Corruption Agency concerning a senior government official in 2001.

Tamil newspapers

Makkal Osai reported that some 300 workers were retrenched following a shutdown of a plastic factory in Shah Alam yesterday. The daily also reported that Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar, detained under the ISA, was still hospitalised at the Taiping hospital for treatment.

Tamil Nesan led with a report on the calls made by some Umno members for Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his predecessor Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hold peace talks.

Editorial

New Straits Times viewed that companies should recognise that corporate social responsibility is ultimately measured not in what they do or ‘give back’ to society, but how they run their businesses, generate their revenue and utilise their profits.

Berita Harian opines that the people should have faith in BN’s election promises made before March 8.

Sin Chew Daily said the BN government should learn from the Perak state government, and systematically allocate funds to Chinese schools, in order to assist their future development.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged MCA leaders to resolve their disputes through a general meeting of party representatives because public accusations against the leadership during such difficult times is unwise and harmful to the party.