DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “The games of the companies will not work with us; the wage increase is certain from January”– Deputy Minister Sundaralingam Pradeep | Saudi Arabia issues commemorative stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka Thinakaran: The 2026 Budget: A new milestone in the 200-year history of the Hill Country (Malayagam) region; praise from the Hill Country intellectuals and academics |
Thinakkural: Increase in criminal gangs fleeing to India; intense surveillance on Jaffna’s coasts; the arrival of southern murderers, criminal gangs and underworld groups to Jaffna continues | Is the LTTE trying to resurface? Is there a connection with the Dawood Ibrahim gang? | The A/L examination commences today Thamilan: Sex education in schools? Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith raises a question, voicing opposition to educational reforms | Photograph: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pays his last respects to the remains of the late Dr Rasamanickam Rajaputhiran, the father of ITAK MP R. Shanakiyan |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A dispute over the control of funds; a tug-of-war between the CIABOC and the Treasury | The Aawa gang kills in Colombo: A contract killing in Kotahena leads to six arrests Divaina: A Sri Lankan fishing vessel seized in Maldivian waters with 300 kg of narcotics. Was the mastermind Parevi Suda or Bloemendhal Sanka? Mawbima: “Seven drug traffickers hiding in the Middle East are willing to surrender” – Wijepala | “The proposals we pensioners submitted have disappeared from the budget. If there are no revisions, expect strong opposition” – Pensioners’ associations warn
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Dinamina: “Seven drug traffickers hiding in the Middle East are willing to surrender” – Wijepala Aruna: “Seven drug traffickers hiding in the Middle East are willing to surrender” – Wijepala Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |