DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Voting for 28 municipal councils, 36 urban councils and 275 pradeshiya sabhas today; 13,759 polling stations; 75,589 candidates compete; 5,783 vote counting stations Thinakaran: The local government elections today! 13,759 polling stations and 17,156,338 voters are eligible to vote; over 65,000 police personnel on duty; leave for universities and schools, says the chairperson of the Election Commission | Schoolgirl died by suicide: mother alleges abuse, humiliation, and torture led to the tragedy | Election Commission instructs voters to avoid malpractices during voting |
Thinakkural: Election for 338 local government bodies today; 75,589 candidates compete for 8,287 seats | The following [activities] should not be done today; if breached them, have to face punishment | 5,783 vote counting centres across the country; results [to be announced] by midnight | 65,000 police officers on duty Thamilan: Election-power test today! 13,759 polling stations; 17,156,338 voters; 75,589 candidates in the field; 200,000 government officials on duty |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 76,000 in battle over 8,287 seats: 1,71,56,338 voters: 49 parties and 257 independent groups | Sending untrained women for jobs abroad: six, including a head of the SLBFE, suspended Divaina: The battle to fill 8,287 seats for 339 local government bodies, to take place today | Contracted shooters murder an innocent youth in Mount Lavinia: “Oh my god I have been shot at” – The victim; the result of a drug issue between Badowita Asanka and Kosmalli – investigations reveal Ada: LG election to be held today: 65,000 police officers deployed on election duty: those who engage in illegal activities around the election centres to be arrested |
Mawbima: 75,000 to engage in race for 3,399 local governments, today | A youth killed in Mount Lavinia: shots fired after the victim was pursued on the Galle Road; 42 shootings and 29 murders reported in the last four months Dinamina: “Identities of tax frauds to be published on the Customs website” – Director General of Customs Aruna: Former ministers involved in the fertiliser ship incident will be arrested – CIABOC informs the court Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Ada Derana ““If Sri Lanka does not fulfill the conditions, the GSP+ can be...