DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Ishara Sewwandi brought back; Special investigations commence on all 6 suspects | 839 kg of drugs recovered in the Southern sea; seized by the Navy after being abandoned in the ocean | Arrested Manusha released on bail | Mount Lavinia court incident: surrendered lawyer Wanninayake granted bail Thinakaran: Boat found drifting in Southern waters with drugs: 839 kg of ‘ice’, heroin, and hashish in 60 packets; Five arrested after investigation | Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visits India today | Oil refinery in Hambantota; daily production of 200,000 barrels | Israel employment scams: Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara arrested and granted bail | ‘Aswesuma’ Welfare Scheme: Rs. 110 million distributed in the first phase |
Thinakkural: Massive land grab at Kurunthurmalai; 341 acres of agricultural land are being seized | MP Gajendrakumar prevents an attempt to illegally grant 900 acres of land in Palai | 840 kg of narcotics recovered in 51 packets floating in the Southern sea! 670 kg of ‘ice’, 156 kg of heroin, and 12 kg of hashish were found; 5 arrested | A special team rushed to Nepal; five, including Sewwandi, were brought back Thamilan: Court grants bail to arrested Manusha; foreign travel banned | Prime Minister Harini heads to India | UNP agrees to talks with the SJB leadership; also considering the proposal for appointing a committee | Sewwandi and group arrived in handcuffs | 839 kg of drugs seized in the Southern sea: 670 kg of ‘ice’, 156 kg of heroin, and 12 kg of hashish |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: “An issue with the municipal council: a Rs. 140 million tax evasion from the Hambantota Port: even the Colombo Port doesn’t have an estimation like this” – Port Controller Divaina: Sewwandi returns with all her belongings: “On the day Sanjeewa was shot, a woman came up to me and asked if I could take over her case; I refused and sent her to another lawyer. I even gave her the fee that was requested by the other lawyer” – Ishara Sewwandi reveals |
Mawbima: The 839 kg of drugs seized in the Rekawa sea also belongs to Unakuruwe Shantha: five apprehended with boat in Devinuwara Dinamina: The foreign employment incident: Manusha Nanayakkara granted bail | Attorney-at-Law Wanninayake granted bail: 65 lawyers have represented him Aruna: The 670 kg of ‘ice’ found from the sea were packed in covers from Tangalle; 18 kg of drugs and hash also found Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: The Hindu Massive land grab at Kurunthurmalai; 341 acres of agricultural land are being...