DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Confidence vote results: 144 in favour, 22 against; DMK staged a walkout | Continuous torrential rain causes great hardship; Flooding in many areas: Landslide risk: Public advised to remain vigilant Thinakaran: Cyclone Ditwah – Nuwara Eliya District residents lose homes: Temporary housing for affected plantation workers; President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructs relevant officials | Indian donation: 4-storey medical ward in Mullaitivu; work begins | “Central Bank and Finance Ministry take joint action to prevent fraud” – Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe |
Thinakkural: “The Tamil Nadu government should strive to reclaim Tamil Eelam” – Urged to Chief Minister Vijay in the Legislative Assembly | Major victory in the vote of confidence; Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay clears the first hurdle; 144 votes in favour, 22 votes against | “Summon and investigate the President regarding the release of 323 containers!” – Gammanpila urges the CIABOC Thamilan: Kapila’s mobile phone sent to America! Court orders to obtain call records of domestic workers | “Kapila was under unbearable pressure” – Aravinda de Silva testifies in court | Major impact due to severe weather conditions! Essential services disrupted; Landslide warnings issued for several areas |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The container committee [the Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the release of 323 containers] meeting heats up while Nagananda is being questioned Divaina: Shani [Abeysekara] promoted to DIG rank along with salary arrears from 2020; justice finally done for Shani, who was remanded for 10 months after being suspended from duties following the audio tape incident | Day-to-day life shattered amidst the heavy rain: One death reported
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Dinamina: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Aruna: Rains to continue over the next 48 hours; highest rainfall recorded in Kesbewa; landslide risk in 53 divisions; 35 reservoirs open spill gates |