DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: The police remove the statue of Thileepan: Action taken following a complaint, states the police spokesperson | “The government has no connection to the removal of Thileepan’s statue” – Minister Chandrasekar categorically denies | A protest held condemning the removal of the statue: Homage paid with banners and protest slogans Thinakaran: Global fuel prices rise: Rs. 41 billion allocated for three-month fuel subsidy | 81 kg of heroin recovered off the Madagal coast in Jaffna: The largest drug haul seized in the Northern region | Minister Vijitha speaks at the UN General Assembly today |
Thinakkural: Repression continues under Anura’s government: The police remove the statue of martyr Thileepan, prompting public outrage and calls for North-East region-wide protests | Protests across the North-East today against police action | “Anura’s brutal face exposed; the ITAK complicit” – Kajendren Thamilan: No-confidence motion against Speaker Asoka Ranwala: Intense action with 46 charges |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Revealed through investigations: 16 million litres of diesel smuggled illegally from Norochcholai; the storekeeper removed; suspicions raised over a long-running racket Divaina: Evil perpetrators commit murder in Baddegama on Karandeniye Sudda’s orders: A pregnant mother and three-wheeler driver killed | Immediate transfers for six narcotics bosses over the ice container seizure incident; transfers also ordered for a group of minor officers | An explosion occurs while operating the electrical system at the Polonnaruwa Kidney Hospital: A health support worker killed; seven injured, one in serious condition; the health minister visits for inspection
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Dinamina: “Even if prices rise in the global market, the burden will not be passed on to the public: A fuel subsidy of Rs 4.1 billion for the next three months; the proposal to be submitted to the cabinet today” – The president states in Gampaha Aruna: The shooting in Baddegama is the work of Karandeniye Sudda: The deceased Kudu Nona is an assistant to Loku Pati |