DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: An international judicial investigation mechanism required: The Tamil National Council issues a declaration at the Kittu Park demanding justice for the Chemmani and Tamil genocidal atrocities | “The international community is reluctant to recognise the genocide of the Tamil people” – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam makes a public allegation | “Name Namal as a suspect” – The attorney general instructs the CID | Photograph – Youth wearing black attire and skull emblems represent the exhumed skeletal remains during a mass rally demanding an international justice inquiry for the Chemmani and Tamil genocidal atrocities Thinakaran: Rs. 300 billion financial fraud: Action underway to recover the funds siphoned abroad; the president announces new legislation to punish perpetrators at Anuradhapura rally | Photograph – Photographs captured during the Polonnaruwa District farmers’ conference presided over by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake | “The key masterminds behind criminal activities in the Dehiwala and Mount Lavinia areas have been identified” – Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) for the Western Province Sajeewa Medawatte | The budget deficit drops sharply to Rs. 109.7 billion; government revenue increases by 25.1% |
Thinakkural: A massive rally staged in Jaffna demanding direct UN intervention | Hand over mass grave investigations from Chemmani to Kokkuthoduvai to the UN; stop the interference of the culprit Sri Lankan state! A declaration issued by the Tamil Nation assembled at the Nallur Kittu Park | “Chemmani evidence must be immediately handed over to the UN; a domestic inquiry is entirely unacceptable — the Chemmani mass grave investigation must proceed under international oversight! Not ready to trust the Anura government” – The Tamil National Council Thamilan: The unitary constitution must be completely abolished; the international community must ensure a solution based on self-determination! A declaration issued by the Eelam Tamil civil society organisations and the public at Kittu Park, Nallur | Mass public rally held in Jaffna demanding international justice for the Tamil genocide | A protest in Colombo against the 22nd Amendment: Opposition Leader Sajith announces mass demonstration |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Three companies request an increase in fuel prices; “We will bear the loss; we are not increasing [the price]” – The CPC says Divaina: May such tragedies never be seen by the nation again! The UN also shaken by the murder of the two children in Dehiwala; the UN country coordinator expresses concern; the final rites of the two children to be held today
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Dinamina: “Family politics has ended; new leaders are needed to take the country forward; all criminals will be brought before the law without exception” – The president says at public rallies in Kahatagasdigiliya and Nochchiyagama, stating that “Our government has completed two years and the country is prosperous” Aruna: Mandatory registration for dogs: Fines for failing to register; sterilisation of roaming dogs |