23 January 2025 | Vol. 11, #12

DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS

 

Tamil Headlines

 

Virakesari: China’s cooperation will always continue; government says that Sri Lanka will embrace the One China policy | 60 murders in 2024; action needs to be taken says Sajith | Decision regarding all details in one month – Government informs regarding the Hambantota oil refinery | World Bank is providing USD 200 million

Thinakaran: Government committed to providing justice for the murders of Lasantha, Thajudeen and Prageeth (sic) | Challenges in bringing Arujuna Mahendran to the country | 4,350 houses to be constructed for the plantation community

Thinakkural: Will ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ help with the [implementation of] 13A? MP Sathiyalingam expects | Prevention of Terrorism Act to be repealed very soon

Thamilan: Prevention of Terrorism Act removal! Government announces yesterday (22nd) | [What is the] fate of the Sri Lankans in the Russian troops? MP Shritharan questions in parliament | Kalmunai Divisional Secretariat issue: Final decision to be reached soon says Deputy Minister Abeyratne

 

Sinhala Headlines

 

Lankadeepa: “The Presidents’ Privileges Act to be changed soon| Presidents come willingly to work and go home| Mahinda’s monthly bill at 4.6 million| Chandrika’s at 2 million| Maithri’s at 9 lakhs| Gotabaya and Hema have handed over the residences| Ranil has not occupied a house| The presidential palace in Nuwara Eliya to a hotel| The presidential palace in Jaffna to a university” – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Divaina: Is it her fault or the fault of society?| The woman who was ‘touched’ while waiting on the streets dead by suicide in the Maradana Police remand | She was arrested on a warrant | A profile of a social tragedy | An investigation from the Human Rights Council | The protection of the custodians is the responsibility of the police

Ada: Revenue of Rs. 10.9 billion from rice import tax | It was revealed that it was due to the Rs. 65 duty levied on rice imports at the Finance Committee meeting | Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement also approved

Mawbima: Vehicle permits, requested by 20,000 including government employees, cancelled | High Court judge requests a report from a hospital in Colombo as to which doctor gave the report on Johnston’s back pain

Dinamina: Seventy million Krrish deal: CIABOC to commence investigations against Namal

Aruna: A landowner gives death threats if he is taxed (obstructing the duties of the Naragala grama niladhari)

Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only

 

TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES   Photo credits: Sri Lanka Brief Prevention of Terrorism Act to be repealed very soon Thinakkural, Thamilan...

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