DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: New limits imposed on vehicle and gold loans – Central Bank reduces vehicle leasing value to 40% and caps gold loans at 70%; decisive measures taken to ensure financial sector stability | Importers express strong dissatisfaction; request urgent discussions with the Finance Ministry | Arrested Wimal Weerawansa released on bail Thinakaran: Indian government-donated vehicles handed over to the President | Surekuma special pension scheme with special benefits for those not receiving a state pension; Rs. 50,000 for life for persons above 60 years of age | 2026: Export earnings reach USD 5,784.38 million in the first quarter |
Thinakkural: Government conspiring to abolish the provincial council system by not holding elections – creating conditions for it, condemns Suresh | Work-from-home system to be introduced soon? | Who gave Tilvin the authority to decide on the election? | Death row inmate in the Vidya rape and murder case dies by suicide in Jaffna Prison Thamilan: Strict restrictions on imports! Government makes strenuous efforts to resolve the economic crisis | Work from home to be reintroduced! Government considering the move | Central Bank tightens lending rates; maximum limit for vehicle loans reduced to 10%, gold loan facilities capped at 70% | Hearing of Nalin’s case against the Attorney General fixed for June 1 |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Vehicle industry in danger due to CBSL restrictions: prices also rise; the everyday person’s vehicle dream fades away – Importers say | Taking bribes from Ditwah compensation: three individuals, including the Monaragala disaster relief officer and a Grama Niladhari, remanded Divaina: Barriers to gold and vehicle loan limits due to impact on the financial system: 70% of the value for gold; Vehicle loans drop to 60%-40% – CBSL
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Dinamina: Vehicle insurance goes digital; no insurance at all for two million vehicles – Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka states Aruna: University students’ stress rises due to economic crises and overloaded syllabi – Research reveals |