13 February 2025 | Vol. 11, #25

DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS

Virakesari: “Delaying the new constitution process is not good; delaying is tantamount to giving
up” – Sumanthiran | Public protest at Thayiddi [Tissa Viharaya] continues

Thinakaran: “Let us confront cross-border challenges together” –President, at the World Governments Summit 2025

Thinakkural: Public protest against the Thayiddi temple [Tissa Viharaya] demanding an end to the occupation in the name of Buddhism! Politicians, students and public organisations participate in the massive protest along with the people; hundreds of police and soldiers deployed | “There is no possibility of reduction of taxes in the budget” – Chathuranga Abeysinghe | “Telephone will be the symbol even if we form an alliance with anyone” – Kiriella

Thamilan: Remove the viharaya! Public gathered at Thayiddi | “No reduction of taxes in the budget” – Chathuranga Abeysinghe | Former MP Dhileeban arrested in India

Lankadeepa: A power cut due to the Norochcholai crisis: one-and-a-half-hour power cuts | Four dead after colliding with a bus that was driving at high speed

Divaina: The list of names [of police officers] that were caught in the big transfer: 53 OICs removed from their posts; urgent transfers for 139

Ada: FCouple that committed a Rs. 680 million scam using a collection of fake social media [accounts] arrested; money scammed through a pyramid scheme while promising gifts; a large number of university students have been scammed; Rs. 510 million has been circulated through the male [suspect’s] bank account while Rs. 170 million was circulated through the female [suspect’s] bank account

Mawbima: 53 OICs removed from their posts; careful attention to be paid on the newly appointed for an year | The youth had died due to being beaten: Four of the Wadduwa Police arrested

Dinamina: “We should all come together as global citizens to confront cross-border challenges together. Let’s all come together and create a beautiful life and a beautiful world” – President Anura Dissanayake
states at the World Governments Summit; with the participation of 4,000 delegates from 150 countries

Aruna: The ‘farmers’ conference’ was disrupted. Banners were removed while disrupting conference
proceedings – Accusations against the JVP from the Govi Aragala Viyaparaya (Farmers’ Struggle Movement)  

Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only