DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Managers of four commercial banks arrested; FCID acts over illegal smuggling of USD 1 billion; Details emerge on weekly Friday meetings; Remanded until the 20th Thinakaran: Easter Sunday attack; Examination of defence witnesses commenced yesterday; Trial held at High Court before a three-judge bench | 4 to 5 per cent economic growth; Inflation expected if Middle East tensions persist | Children flying kites getting into accidents; Advice issued to pay close attention |
Thinakkural: Anura will face legal action after leaving office; President’s remarks pressure the judiciary, claims Gammanpila | Ten new skeletal remains found in Chemmani | Government’s existence at risk! Delays will lead to suffering, says Mujibur Rahman Thamilan: Former Eastern University Vice Chancellor murder; Indictments filed against Pillayan and four others! Attorney General files them separately in Polonnaruwa High Court |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Left out of the new printing agreement as well: 500,000 vehicle owners stranded without number plates; burdened by traffic fines as well Divaina: Billions of dollars siphoned abroad: four top bank officials remanded; search continues for arrest of another female manager | Kites cause accidents; flyers also injured; birds entangled; obstacle to flights as well | ’22’ to parliament today for first reading | Shiran Basik’s plan backfires; attempted to escape by sending a dummy
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Dinamina: USD 1 billion siphoned abroad; four managers of four private banks remanded | CERT warns of large-scale financial fraud | Extension of judges’ retirement age: 22nd Amendment to Constitution to parliament today Aruna: Police promotions from PC to CI through competitive examination: merit marks to be considered as well; promotions solely based on seniority, stopped |