DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “We will not allow the undermining of judicial independence”: opposition parties unite under Ranil and Sajith, announce readiness for mass protests | Clash between Chinese groups leads to murder of abducted Chinese national in Port City; body recovered in Eheliyagoda as two fleeing Chinese suspects arrested | No evidence to arrest Gotabaya, argues President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva; strong criticism directed against Shani Abeysekara | Deshabandu [Tennakoon] violated fundamental rights in arrest of Anuruddha Bandara during Aragalaya protests, rules Supreme Court Thinakaran: July [1983] riots triggered to retain power; UNP caused July violence and SLPP behind Easter attacks, asserts Bimal Rathnayake | Thaiyiddy Vihara issue: decision made to hand over lands based on 1972 survey, announces minister Sunil Senevi in Jaffna | Gotabaya’s anticipatory bail petition adjourned to August 3 | Black July remembrance day observed in parliament yesterday by Tamil MPs | Regulations to effectively monitor foreign remittances; deputy minister Nishantha Jayaweera tells parliament |
Thinakkural: Non-devolution of power is the cause of Black July; murders in Tamil regions continually covered up; no commission of inquiry formed to date, former State Minister Ajith Perera expresses displeasure in parliament | Do not speak about Black July; it will cause ethnic tension, says MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara | Black July still persists today in the hill country; Tamil people need the right to govern – says MP Radhakrishnan | Chemmani mass grave: to which period does it belong? CID files motion in Jaffna court Thamilan: Arrest of social activist illegal; Deshabandu and Priyantha violated fundamental rights, rules Supreme Court | Black July marks 43 years | Extension of judges’ retirement age: opposition parties demand referendum | “Do not act foolishly”: heated verbal clash in parliament after speaker addresses MP Archchuna | Case regarding Gotabaya’s petition adjourned |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: [Money] sent abroad 10,156 times: 21 companies illegally smuggling USD; six already identified – CID informs court; multimillionaire businessperson remanded Divaina: Missing following clash at Colombo Port City: Chinese national killed, body dumped in Eheliyagoda jungle; abducted vehicle and two Chinese nationals in police custody; air pistol also recovered; done for revenge or to conceal financial transaction secret? Police investigations underway along several lines
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Dinamina: Gotabaya Rajapaksa appears in court: hearing of petition requesting not to arrest over Easter Sunday attack, postponed Aruna: Chinese nationals kill each other in Sri Lanka: Chinese national staying at Colombo Port City abducted and killed; two Chinese nationals suspected of murder arrive at airport to flee country; dead body dumped into quarry in Eheliyagoda |