DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Action can be taken against the government in court; better than appointing a Parliamentary Select Committee” — Cabinet Spokesperson announces | “Ready to continue providing support to Sri Lanka” — Isabelle Martin, High Commissioner for Canada in Sri Lanka Thinakaran: “Those who claim there were errors in the Ditwah forecasting should approach the court” – Nalinda | Asian Regional Debt Management Conference; Decided to be held in Sri Lanka |
Thinakkural: “False criticisms regarding Cyclone Ditwah; Anyone can go to court against the government! Those spreading fake news can be brought before the court” — Nalinda Jayatissa | Landslide red alerts lifted! Phase 1 and Phase 2 warnings continue | Disaster management: Government’s plan a major failure Thamilan: Full withdrawal of Ondansetron vaccine use; Ministry of Health announces that investigations are underway regarding suspicious deaths | Minister Nalinda departs for Delhi today; Special focus on Indian medical aid | “The government is also responsible for the actions of the police” – Supreme Court!; A landmark judgment in a fundamental human rights violation case |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Loss incurred by the disaster is Rs. 100 billion: damages worth Rs. 75 billion caused to roads alone: Rs. 20 billion loss to the CEB; Rs. 5.6 billion loss to the Water Board; costs to railway damages have not been estimated yet; support of the WB sought to rebuild power and energy Divaina: “Total loss incurred by the railway system is Rs. 340 billion: it will take at least a year to travel to Kandy by train; 50m-100m of railroad has been subject to landslides in some areas; the rebuilding of the Kotagala-Ambewela railway track has also been difficult” – Transport and Highways Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena Mawbima: President calls all district secretaries to Colombo to have a broad discussion about providing relief [to those affected by the cyclone] | Blind elephant set fire and killed in Seeppukulama
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Dinamina: International Aid Conference to rebuild Sri Lanka: The ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund receives Rs. 3.4 billion: disaster damage exceeds Rs. 7 billion Aruna: Government must be held accountable for actions of police in civil attire – Supreme Court Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |