15 January 2025 | Vol. 11, #6

DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS

Virakesari: President Anura’s China visit commences: Receives military honours on arrival, set to meet Chinese president today | “ETCA crucial for Sri Lanka”: Rajitha highlights mutual benefits for both countries | Five acting ministers appointed | “We did not try to intervene in the 13th Amendment” – Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar in Tamil Nadu | “2,500 passports to be issued daily under new arrangements” – Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala

Thinakaran: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on official state visit to China, receives military honours on arrival; set to meet Chinese president today | “2,500 passports to be issued daily under new arrangements” – Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala | Compensation to be paid this month for crops damaged by natural disasters | Digital ID cards to be introduced soon

Thinakkural: Cooperative union elections: National People’s Power faces two major defeats | “Ranil is preparing to defeat Anura and seize power; the SJB is preparing to prevent it” – SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri | “I will meet Tamil Nadu chief minister soon on Sri Lankan-Indian fisherfolk issue” – MP Shritharan

Thamilan: President Anura receives a grand welcome in China | New electricity tariff revision to be announced on Friday; proposal to reduce rates by 20 – 30% | Cooperative union elections: NPP faces two major defeats | Digital identity cards to be rolled out soon | 30 ships turned away from Colombo; port unions invited for further discussions

Lankadeepa: The water board has paid Rs. 940 million to Customs due to delays in releasing 122 containers | 2,000 vehicles missing from provincial councils | 10 companies request ministerial residences | Commission prepared to reduce the electricity tariffs by 22% | The last [electricity] amendment report to be given day-after-tomorrow

Divaina: Luxury vehicles worth Rs. 120 million found in the possession of the couple that disrupted the police; no registration documents as well | President welcomed in China with respect and honour | “Harvesting of the Maha season begins; farmers are in tough spot without the guarenteed price for paddy” – Chair of the Govijana Ekamuthuwa

Ada: Benefits worth Rs. 1,042.61 million have been given to 6,794 RDA employees without approval – Audit reveals

Mawbima: A Rs. 5 billion tax evasion by four coconut importers; IRD begins investigations | Two corrupt officials to overlook archaeological proceedings in Kandy and Polonnaruwa; a person who was named not to be involved in archaeology also among them

Dinamina: “The digital NIC to be released this month; the news that the data collection was assigned to an Indian company is a lie” – Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne

Aruna: Basmati, mung seeds and peanuts brought under the guise of tax relief instead of Nadu (rice)

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