DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: The resumption of capital punishment: Implementation for drug offences discussed at meeting chaired by the president | “Death penalty is unacceptable; it violates human dignity” – Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Thinakaran: The death penalty for drug offences considered at the Ratama Ekata National Steering Council meeting; amendments to bail procedure laws | Allegations of threatening the inspector general of police (IGP): SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam arrested; granted bail by the Kaduwela Court; banned from travelling abroad |
Thinakkural: “Great danger from the 22nd Amendment! We will stop it even at the cost of our lives; if implemented, consequences will be immeasurably severe” – Professor Peiris | SLPP’s Sagara Kariyawasam arrested and released on bail | Tamil Nadu fishers in Sri Lankan prisons in danger: Northern Province fishers urge immediate release Thamilan: Defamatory speech against the IGP: SLPP general secretary arrested, released on bail with a foreign travel ban | “We don’t accept the death penalty: Justice must be served for the victims” – Demands the archbishop | A relative of Kanjipani Imran shot dead in broad daylight: An incident at Sangharaja Mawatha; special police teams deployed for investigation | The 11th World Tamil Research Conference in Jaffna |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Gallows for drug offences? A discussion chaired by the president Divaina: Kanjipani’s cousin shot dead in broad daylight yesterday in Maligawatte while hundreds watched: “An innocent person with no connections to the underworld” – The police say | Bail granted for Sagara: Foreign travel banned: “We suspect this statement was made at someone else’s behest” – The Central Crime Investigation Bureau; “Are you not willing to apologise and express regret?” – The Kaduwela chief magistrate; “No death threat was made to the IGP; we will only express our regret over the incident” – Sagara’s lawyer Sampath Mendis | The whole gang brought in except Kanjipani: The investigation handed over to the Kandy Division Crimes Unit
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Dinamina: The death penalty for drug offences: The laws on granting bail in drug cases to be amended; steps to expedite the government analyst reports; special programmes to curb drugs in schools; the Ratama Ekata National Mission to focus on the matter Aruna: The allowance given to acting principals without formal appointment letters, recalled – A letter from the education secretary |