DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: UNP appoints three-member committee for talks with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) | Fonseka must call for an international investigation, this is the best way if he is ready to testify, says MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam | Three police teams begin investigation into the Sewwandi group; Various information exposed in the preliminary inquiry | IMF praises improvement in Sri Lanka’s economic performance Thinakaran: India keen to cooperate on educational and cultural development; assurance given to the Prime Minister during the meeting with Jaishankar | Sri Lanka’s post-debt restructuring activities attract investors, states the International Monetary Fund (IMF) | Dawoodi Bohra community leader receives a welcome (Pictorial) | Emergency disaster; Special arrangements to expedite relief work |
Thinakkural: Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, writes to the Indian Prime Minister regarding Harini’s three-day visit, requesting Modi to discuss the retrieval of Katchatheevu and the arrest of Tamil Nadu fisherfolk with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister | Harini and Jaishankar meet in New Delhi | Navy Radar Base on 2 acres of land in Keerimalai! Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha refuses to allocate the land | Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha writes to the President demanding the immediate release of 2,500 acres of land Thamilan: Navy rampage! MP Gajendrakumar alleges, also questioning the President’s responsibility | Ishara’s statement in the Sanjeewa murder case: “I was in the lawyers’ lounge (bar room).” | Paddy (Keeri Samba) hoarding creates the risk of a rice shortage | “Full credit for the war victory belongs to Mahinda,” asserts Sarath Weerasekara |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Ishara Sewwandi had been in hiding for two months in Mathugama before fleeing the country: had stayed in Middeniya for a month as well; the gun hidden in the law book was given to the shooter on the staircase; a 72-hour detention order Divaina: An underworld figure in Mathugama has provided Sewwandi with facilities to stay in hiding following the murder of Sanjeewa: four, including Sewwandi, held under a 72-hour detention order | Two higher-ups who took bribes from the “malu lella” of the Peliyagoda fish shop imprisoned: right to vote abolished | Interpol support to seize 25 Sri Lankan underworld members who have fled the country |
Mawbima: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Dinamina: Sewwandi had fled the country on the day of the LG election: the Penal Code was left in court because of the unrest; Sewwandi had gone to the beauty salon every day while she was in Nepal | Sirikotha renovated with funds from the State Engineering Corporation: former executive director granted bail; travel ban imposed | A three-member committee from the UNP to hold discussions with the SJB Aruna: Relief for vehicles without revenue licenses – IGP orders police Anidda: A Social Security Contribution Levy will be imposed on petrol, diesel, and kerosene |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Lanka Sara Navy rampage! MP Gajendrakumar alleges, questions the President’s responsibility Thamilan MP Gajendrakumar...