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

The Sun and Star front-paged Regent of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah pressing for judicial commission as the time is right.
New Straits Times led with the shootout incident at KLIA, where gunmen had ambushed moneychangers and escaping with almost RM 3.5 million.

Malay newspapers

Berita Harian front-paged the train derailment in Tenom, Sabah which killed two people and injured 39 others.

The daily also headlined Regent of Perak calling for a judicial renaissance to restore public confidence in the institution.

Utusan Malaysia led with Umno withdrawing the ban for party candidates to campaign for party election. The ban has been in place since 2000.

Tamil newspapers

Tamil Nesan also led with the call by the Perak regent for the judiciary to revamp itself.

Makkal Osai reported that the ISA detained Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar was discharged from hospital and taken back to the detention centre.

Editorial

New Straits Times said hospitals, schools, households and traffic authorities should get ready for the haze season.

Berita Harian called for the relocation of the modern pig-farming project approved by the Selangor state government in Sepang to somewhere else since majority of Sepang residents were Malays.

Responding to the proposal of Judicial Royal Commision, Utusan Malaysia said the country was in need of effective and working mechanism to restore public confidence in the judiciary system.

Makkal Osai commented on Raja Nazrin Shah’s call for a judicial renaissance.

Tamil Nesan said that estate workers should be given cost of living allowances.