DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Avoid 22nd Amendment; threatens independence of judiciary: Mahanayake theras write to president | Yoshitha records statement at CID | Strike action imminent if demands are unresolved: station masters’ union warns | Malwatta Mahanayake Thera expresses concern over president’s lack of response to letter Thinakaran: Judges’ retirement age limit: decision taken in the public interest, president explains to Bar Association | Doors remain open for transparent long-term investments: PM Harini Amarasuriya at Asia-Pacific investment summit | Cabinet approves 40,000 cubic metre oil storage tanks in Muthurajawela | Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar announces that three-stage talks with indian authorities are scheduled to begin late next month or early October to resolve the long-standing Sri Lanka–India fisherfolk issue |
Thinakkural: Is President Anura backtracking on the 22nd Amendment? Shift expected following meeting, says BASL President Rajeev Amarasuriya | Why the 22nd Amendment is being introduced: President explains to Bar Association | “The 22nd Amendment is not needed right now!”: Mahanayakes emphasise in letter to the president | India invites Sri Lanka for talks on the fisherfolk issue | Five more skeletons found in Chemmani yesterday | Decision today on starting location for excavating new mass grave pit Thamilan: Halt constitutional amendment, Mahanayake theras urge president; express severe displeasure over government actions | Legally ambiguous constitutional amendment will weaken democratic governance: Bar Association clarifies proposed 22nd Amendment | Extending judges’ retirement age limit decision taken in the public interest: President Anura informs the Bar Association of Sri Lanka | President Anura Kumara’s failure to respond to letter on extending judges’ retirement age concerning: Malwatta Mahanayake Thera |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 100,000 Illicit firearms countrywide: LTTE firearms also among them; 5,000 foreign firearms in possession of underworld figures; tight security on five sea routes through which weapons arrive Divaina: Extending retirement age of judges: “this is not a personal decision of mine or the government, it’s a decision taken for the greater good of the country” – President says during discussion with the BASL | “It is our responsibility to point out mistakes to reach a correct stance” – BASL President Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya
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Dinamina: Extending retirement age of judges: “A decision taken for the common good of the country” – President | “Advisable to reach a common consensus” – President of the BASL | Fertiliser subsidy for the Yala season is Rs. 14.25 billion: 742,862 farmers benefited | Medical board visits National Hospital to examine Sallay Aruna: Grama Niladharis withdraw from several duties until solutions are given for issues: Praja Shakthi, Clean Sri Lanka, Atthama also among them; Saturday field visits only |