DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: President should grant presidential pardon to Ven. Gnanasara Thera: Prof. G.L. Peiris on behalf of Joint Opposition | Rebels launch fresh attack on Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport; one Pakistani national killed, 11 injured | Malwatta Mahanayake Thera refutes opposition allegations; advises against making unsubstantiated claims Thinakaran: Country’s financial structure remains stable amidst international crises, Central Bank report reveals; ongoing conflicts and inflationary pressures pose economic challenges; progress seen in economic recovery and state fiscal performance | “Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna did not launch a bomb attack on Sri Dalada Maligawa,” Mahanayake of Malwatta Chapter counters SJB claim | Low pressure in the Bay of Bengal; rain and landslide risks starting today |
Thinakkural: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Thamilan: Country’s financial structure remains stable amidst international crises, Central Bank report reveals; ongoing conflicts and inflationary pressures pose economic challenges; progress seen in economic recovery and state fiscal performance | “Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna did not launch a bomb attack on Sri Dalada Maligawa,” Mahanayake of Malwatta Chapter counters SJB claim | Low pressure in the Bay of Bengal; rain and landslide risks starting today |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Illegally acquiring assets while holding ministerial office: five cases filed against Chamara by the Bribery Commission: remanded until October 23; a hotel worth Rs. 80 million in Ella and a house worth Rs. 30 million in Badulla | Bank loan disclosures reveal highest debt is for vehicles, while rural loans focus largely on agriculture – Central Bank report states Divaina: “Can state power be captured this way? The SJB and UNP must carefully consider whether they will continue to remain divided within the opposition; it is regrettable that the SJB is unenthusiastic about consolidating the opposition’s people power” – Ashok Abeysinghe resigns from all SJB posts | “It was not the JVP that bombed the Temple of the Tooth, it was the Tigers [LTTE]. Before the government came to power, they claimed that temples and Buddhism would be destroyed and that we won’t be able to hold the Perahera. But the Kandy Perahera was successfully held” – Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatta Chapter calls to immediately stop the insulting slander targeted at venerable monks
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Dinamina: Sri Lanka’s financial system remains stable amid global challenges – CBSL | The LTTE bombed the Temple of the Tooth; the JVP has no connection: Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatta Chapter explains to SJB MPs that the claim of the NPP halting the Perahera did not materialise Aruna: The apparel industry has remained stagnant for five years; labour laws must be changed – Apparel factory owners tell the government |