Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda in the main newspapers?

Front Page

English newspapers

Star reported the government’s decision to rescind its decision to compel fish importers and wholesalers to use the more expensive insulated fish containers.

New Straits Times front-paged a cartoon by the ever-popular Lat on the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English.

Malay newspapers

Utusan Malaysia headlined on Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussien’s statement that last Saturday’s demonstration on the language-switch policy was the work of the opposition.

Chinese newspapers

Nanyang Siang Pau also reported on the language-switch policy.

China Press front-paged the murder of a 21-year-old, who was allegedly killed by her 19-year-old boyfriend in Singapore.

Oriental Daily News picked up on the issue of expensive fish containers.

Editorial

New Straits Times commented on the demonstration last Saturday by those opposed to the language-switch policy in teaching Science and Mathematics in English.

Utusan Malaysia urged those opposed to the language switch to find a different approach, and not to politicise the issue.

Nanyang Siang Pau urged the government to speed up its decision on the language-switch policy.