DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Debate in court over Ranil’s medical report; request to cancel bail rejected by the court | The lawyer who helped Sewwandi arrested | I am ready to go to prison, says Udaya Gammanpila Thinakaran: A national program titled ‘Eradicating the drug menace from the country’ will be held under the leadership of President Anura in Colombo today | GovPay fine system to be implemented nationwide by December |
Thinakkural: “Actions of the IGP have become politicised; provide security to opposition MPs” – urgent request by Opposition Leader Sajith | “Summon IGP to Parliament to discuss MPs’ security” – Opposition [Gayantha Karunathilaka] Thamilan: Objection to the arbitrary transfer procedure; doctors on strike! Nationwide trade union action from tomorrow | Case against Ranil postponed |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A lawyer had created the fraudulent ID used by Sewwandi: law book [Penal Code] given to carry the gun; she has also provided a lawyer’s tie and vehicle emblems to the shooter; money was given by Padme? A detention order of 72 hours Divaina: Is the lawyer who helped murder Sanjeewa a friend of the underworld? She is the one who has provided a copy of the Penal Code to carry the gun, a fake ID, vehicle emblems and a lawyer’s tie to the shooter – Police investigations reveal | “The four of them drank from the bottle that came floating in the ocean; we did not drink from it as we did not know its contents” – Fisher tells about the bottle that brought death upon two fisherfolk in Norochcholai: two others admitted to the ICU in critical condition Mawbima: Kalutara police HQ on a mission to locate the police inspector related to the incident of a gun being released | Provide Ranil Wickremesinghe’s medical reports to the complainant
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Dinamina: “MP Hesha’s wife and former Minister Akila’s sister-in-law have defaulted on payments worth Rs. 12 million to the NLB: legal action to be taken” – Chairperson of the NLB Aruna: Lawyer who was arrested for abetting [Ganemulla] Sanjeewa’s murder has allegedly provided the suspect with a lawyer’s coat and a legal book [Penal Code] to hide the gun in – Police Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Ada Derana “An attempt is being made to arrest me before the rally” –...