DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Grant access to UN officials” – Human Rights Watch emphasises a mechanism for gathering evidence | Rajitha Senaratne’s bail request rejected | Pictorial: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha observes the Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise (SLINEX-25) Thinakaran: “Overtime pay, fingerprint system; no changes to any of the decisions made; if you can’t agree, find work elsewhere” – Government’s stern message to postal employees on strike | “There is no truth to the claims of printing money; there is no legal permission for it” – Anil Jayantha Fernando | Three petitions have been submitted to the Supreme Court regarding the presidents’ privileges |
Thinakkural: Government approves the National Cyber Protection Operations Center | Shasheendra Rajapaksa further remanded Thamilan: Postal Strike: Government tightens grip! Those unwilling to use fingerprint identification can seek other jobs, the government announces | University employees to go on strike today | “No ability to print money” – Deputy Finance Minister states |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Doctors and nurses leave the country en masse: Health sector workers “on vacation”; foreign leave suspended as staff shortage worsens Divaina: The killing of the “prominent figure” in Peliyagoda was a contract hit from Palani | No CCTV footage due to a power outage | A bystander also shot | The deceased found to be a close acquaintance of ‘Pookudu Kanna’ | The shooters were deployed by ‘Kanjipani Imran’ | The shooters have also taken several empty shells Ada: (Thusitha) Halloluwa, arrested in connection with the alleged incident of attacking a vehicle and shooting, remanded
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Mawbima: Nine members of a Gampaha crime gang who were waiting for orders from abroad, arrested | A stockpile of firearms, ammunition, and military uniforms also found | Information comes to light when raiding a house in Horagamdeniya, Ganemulla Dinamina: Shasheendra, Halloluwa, SSP Sathish and the (Deputy) Chief Prison Medical Officer remanded Aruna: Health sector leave cancelled | No five-year foreign leave either Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Tamil Guardian “Grant access to UN officials” – Human Rights Watch emphasises a mechanism...