DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: The murder of MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala: Death penalty for 12 people; special high court trial-at-bar delivers verdict on a 2:1 basis | The Trincomalee Buddha statue issue: Bail for Ven.Balangoda Kassapa Thera and others | Ranil’s UK visit: CID advised to investigate spouse Maithree and private secretary Sandra Perera; the decision on Saman Ekanayake’s bail on the 18th Thinakaran: “No country will develop where the rule of law has collapsed” – The president; plantation workers happy as the president meets and speaks to them | ADB assistance for reconstruction efforts |
Thinakkural: “We are not an obstacle to the Swiss Embassy meeting; ITAK is conspiring to stop our meeting” – Gajendrakumar levels serious allegations | Sri Lanka seeks China’s help after India | “The government is continuing to violate promises made” – The ITAK to the EU Thamilan: The murder of former MP Amarakeerthi and security officer: Death penalty for 12! | “Everyone is equal before the law” – The president states in Nuwara Eliya that new changes will occur this year |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A divided verdict: 12 sentenced to death over Amarakeerthi’s murder; 12 allegations: 80 witnesses; four given suspended sentences; 25 others acquitted; two defendants have passed; two others have secretly fled the country; two university students among the independent defendants Divaina: 16 found guilty for the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi and his security officer: 12 sentenced to death, a divided verdict; 25 other defendants acquitted; two have passed while two others have left the country | Bail granted on strict conditions to 10 individuals, including Ven. Kassapa Thera Mawbima: 12 sentenced to death over the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi – A divided verdict from the HC: Four given prison sentences; 25 others acquitted | Trincomalee HC grants bail to 10, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera
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Dinamina: “This year, we will give life to the phrase ‘All are equal before the law'” – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake states in Nuwara Eliya while joining the ‘Ratama Ekata’ (A Nation United) National Operation Aruna: The Gampaha Permanent HC Trial-at-Bar sentences 12 individuals to death over the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |