DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Conducting the election under the old system is impossible” – Attorney General’s Department clarifies regarding election delay in parliamentary committee | Sri Lankan Rupee in massive decline; value of the Rupee falls to 354 against the Dollar; worst impact in the South Asian region Thinakaran: “An end to the 200-year cursed life of the hill country people; government will implement all welfare projects for the people” – Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar | “A strong economy has been built to face challenges; an economic crisis like the one in 2022 will never happen again” – Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando |
Thinakkural: “We are entering a massive mountain of debt from 2027 onwards; the country is being pushed into a death trap! Government must enter into a new agreement with the IMF” – says Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa | Verdict on Thaiyiddy Road postponed | “Will the IMF’s USD 700 million resolve everything?” – S.M. Marikkar | “Great injustice in the North, intervene immediately!” – MP Gajendrakumar urges | “We do not operate together with the opposition parties; cooperation for the good deeds of the government” – M.A. Sumanthiran Thamilan: An end to oppression in plantations! Resolution passed at a meeting held in parliament; special instructions issued to the security sectors | Deteriorating value of the Rupee; prediction that inflation may also occur |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 18 students hospitalised with Brain Fever in Diyatalawa; Ministry launches special investigation Divaina: Businessperson abducted and gold worth Rs. 80 million stolen; five police officers, including an SI, remanded | April’s inflation doubles | Mason, who came to repair roof, becomes the murderer of a woman in Seeduwa; mother stuffed alive into travel bag after being strangled with wire; fleeing killer who stole gold jewellery caught on CCTV
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Dinamina: IRD earns Rs. 1 trillion in five months – Highest tax revenue in history | 42 ancient paintings missing from National Art Gallery; no action taken despite being revealed in 2015 | The USD surpasses Rs. 350 after three years Aruna: Dollars, Euros, Sterling Pounds rise: Dollar is Rs. 354, Euro Rs. 412, and Sterling Pound is Rs. 476 |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: The Island An end to oppression in plantations! Resolution passed at a meeting held...