DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Case against bill to revoke privileges of former presidents; SLPP files fundamental rights petition | UNP Secretary Thalatha Athukorala demands that Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe resign Thinakaran: Greater focus in the 2026 Budget to enable the agriculture, livestock, land and irrigation sectors to contribute more broadly to the economy | National Youth Conference chaired by the president |
Thinakkural: “Conflict between JVP and NPP; a conspiracy to force Prime Minister Harini to resign! Plan to appoint Bimal Rathnayake as Prime Minister” – Udaya Gammanpila says | “Support the hartal on the 15th and the protest on the 13th” – Shanakiyan MP appeals | Mano supports the hartal in the North and East | Jeevan also supports the hartal Thamilan: North and East hartal: Growing support; Mano and Jeevan extend their support | “Wind turbines pose no threat to living beings” – Minister Kumara Jayakody |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A project under the BOI: seven foreign investors permitted to grow marijuana; a bond of an investor at USD 2 billion; the marijuana that will be grown to be provided only for export; cultivation under strict protection; 64 acres in Mirigama already allocated | Doctor that molested a young mother imprisoned for 15 years: [the young mother] had been molested in the medical center itself Divaina: Petition filed in the SC against curbing the rights of former presidents | The knot tied to undo the problem gets tangled: journey cancelled for those that booked tickets for the Odyssey [train]; foreign tourists in deep crisis | Railways General Manager removed from post following cabinet approval Ada: Protests staged in 12 places against the Electricity Act | A referendum also requested concerning the abolishing of former presidents’ rights; Administrative Secretary of the SLPP files petition in SC
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Mawbima: Administrative Secretary of the SLPP files petition in the SC against the act of curbing former presidents’ rights | Famous doctor in Anuradhapura imprisoned for 15 years over severe abuse of a young mother who came for treatment Dinamina: Daya Gamage wreaks havoc at auction over land mortgaged to bank: Rs. 225 million taken and not paid; Thalathuoya Police launch investigation Aruna: Petition against the removal of former presidents’ privileges: SLPP demands a 2/3 vote and a referendum Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Newswire Mano supports the hartal in the North and East; Shanakiyan, Sumanthiran call for...