DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Opposition to approach courts regarding provincial council elections; MP Dayasiri Jayasekara demands the prime minister’s amendment report | Namal and Shiranthi summoned tomorrow | State of emergency extended Thinakaran: Indian budget allocates [INR] 4 billion for Sri Lanka: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day celebrations; rehearsals at Independence Square conclude today; [celebrations] to be held the day after tomorrow | State of emergency extended further | Price revision for selected fuel types |
Thinakkural: “Government acting against the Tamil people; the unitary state destroys the existence of the Tamil nation. The 4th declared a day of mourning; all people must participate in the protests” – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam | Protest today against Kivul Oya project; commences this morning in Nedunkerny | Continuous protest against Tissa Vihara persists amidst heavy rain; police turn away three youths Thamilan: The India–Europe trade agreement poses challenges to garment exports | “Massive protest in Vavuniya today against the Kivul Oya project!” | Is Gotabaya Rajapaksa embracing monastic life? | Earthquake in Mullaitivu |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Coal to be procured outside the tender process to prevent an electricity crisis; cabinet approval given | Permits granted five years ago: yet 25,000 government higher-ups still without vehicles; their concerns raised with ministers as well Divaina: Who will be the new auditor general? Signs of crisis resolution tomorrow | Former police constable sentenced to death for killing girlfriend after marriage fell through over horoscope mismatch Mawbima: PC who murdered his constable girlfriend on Fort flyover sentenced to death | Financial crisis worsens; Fears of UN fracture; Secretary-General warns member states
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Dinamina: Indian budget allocates INR 4 billion for Sri Lanka; 10 more Bailey bridges to be given Aruna: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |