DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: ““The Kivul Oya project has no racist motives; do not politicise it” – Government appeal | “Publish the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the Gazette” – Jeevan Thondaman urges Government Thinakaran: “A diplomatic victory for the government: Opportunity to host India-Pakistan matches in Sri Lanka; Government takes full responsibility for the safety of players and fans” – Minister Nalinda Jayatissa | ‘A Nation United’ – Nuwara Eliya District event held under the patronage of the president | Ditwah disaster: search operations for the missing called off |
Thinakkural: “Anura’s government, acting to please diaspora groups, has failed; we will achieve a landslide victory if provincial council elections are held” – Namal Rajapaksa | 17-year-old who drove the van killed, two arrested after police open fire on van in Jaffna Thamilan: ‘A Nation United’ – Nuwara Eliya District event held under the patronage of the president | Pakistan gives the green light to play against India; heavy security in Sri Lanka | SLTDA withdraws LGBTQ tourism promotion announcement; disclosure made in the Court of Appeal |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Rs. 12.7 million used from a Chinese loan to pay the lease of the former NWSDB chairperson’s luxury vehicle; CIABOC informs the court that the vehicle is missing as well; an NWSDB official and two others remanded Divaina: The India-Pakistan cricket clash that the whole world is waiting for to be held this Sunday in Sri Lanka | “The Trincomalee Buddhist monks were beaten up while attempting to install a Buddha statue, and not because they committed a crime. This is a grave crime against the Sasana (Buddhist order). The government should intervene immediately to set these 10 individuals free” – A letter to the president from Ven. Ittapana Dhammalankara Mahanayake Thera Mawbima: “A major reshuffle soon in the top positions of government institutions” – Minister Nalinda [Jayatissa] hints | Will take stern action if the CEB is liquidated without fulfilling demands – 24 CEB trade unions warnr
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Dinamina: Sri Lanka climbs up the global index [Corruption Perceptions Index] as a country with less corruption; surpasses 14 countries in a single year Aruna: The Mahanayakes oppose the Trincomalee incident Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |