Headlines online: Dec 1, 2008
Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the English, Bahasa, Tamil and Chinese papers?
Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the English, Bahasa, Tamil and Chinese papers?
Front Page
English newspapers
New Straits Times led with the deepening political crisis in Thailand as pro-government supporters took to the streets.
Star headlined claims that Malaysians were among the gunmen involved in the 60-hour siege of Mumbai hotels and attacks on other locations last week.
Malay newspapers
Utusan Malaysia highlighted the Meteorological Department’s warning of the possibility of worsening floods in Kelantan and Terengganu.
Berita Harian focused on cooperation between the Royal Malaysian Police and Interpol to verify the authenticity of claims that those involved in the Mumbai attacks were from Malaysia.
Tamil newspapers
Malaysia Nanban led with warnings that the next terror attack in India may be in Chennai.
Makkal Osai reported that the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks were from Pakistan.
Tamil Nesan headlined K Sivakumaran’s grief over the death of his wife Hema Kasipillay in the Mumbai terror attacks.
Editorial
New Straits Times commented on the developments in Mumbai and Bangkok.
Utusan Malaysia picked up on the Malay supremacy issue, asking why non-Malays, including component parties in Barisan Nasional, are continuing to question this.
Berita Harian welcomed a pioneer project to be implemented in 550 primary schools next year, which will reduce emphasis on academic achievement and give greater weight to co-curricular activities.
Malaysia Nanban echoed the Malaysian Ceylonese Congress' call to form an international Tamil association, to respond to the sufferings of Tamil youth in Sri Lanka.
Makkal Osai highlighted the increase in crime rate.

