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 front-paged that fatwa against the yoga has been put on hold in Perak and Selangor.

The Star also focused on the yoga banning edict. It said that the Perlis Mufti Dr Asri Zainal Abidin was against the edict, whereas other states were taking necessary steps to enforce the edict.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined Permodalan Nasional Berhad's offer to sell 488 million units of Amanah Saham Didik shares.

Berita Harian led with Umno deputy president Najib Abdul Razak's confession that getting rid of money politics from Umno was difficult. He, however, announced that the party will take additional measures to curtail the issue.

Tamil newspapers

Malaysia Nanban led with MIC presidency, M Muthupalaniappan calling for certain rules to be amended to ensure a level playing field. He added that the party would be more democratic once the amendments were done.

Tamil Nesan highlighted MIC president S Samy Vellu's efforts to obtain explanation on the yoga ban from Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Makkal Osai also headlined Sultan of Selangor expressing his displeasure with the Fatwa Council's decision to ban yoga.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau highlighted Perak and Selangor governments' decision to withhold the banning of yoga pending approval from their Malay rulers.

Both Sin Chew Daily and Oriental Daily reported that Bank Negara had cut interest rates by 0.25 percent to 3.25 percent due to the heightened downside risks to growth.

China Press and Sin Chew Daily also reported that controversial rapper Wee Meng Chee has received a legal letter from Chung Hwa High School in Muar, of which he was a former student. The school was not happy that Wee had shown his latest music video in the school.

Editorial

New Straits Times focused on the loss of business due to rampant shopliftings.

Utusan Malaysia called the Penang government's multiple language signboards as a threat to the national language.

Berita Harian called for a new mechanism to be put in place to contain revived activities of the Al-Arqam.

Malaysia Nanban highlighted APEC's efforts to counter world economic slow down.

Makkal Osai commented on the banning of yoga by the National Fatwa Council. It stated that banning does not make yoga a ‘haram' act.

Sin Chew Daily urged the government to help small palm oil planters in facing the global economic recession.

Nanyang Siang Pau welcomed the decision by Transport Ministry to set up an internal committee to work with Anti-Corruption Agency to curb corruption in the ministry.

Oriental Daily welcomed the joint effort by Felda and five plantation companies to boost the market price of oil palm.