DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Reintroduction of QR system for fuel distribution; Government announcement; Long queues at fuel stations | Fishing boat with drugs in the deep sea; five arrested: investigation underway | Warrant for Ranwala; Court announcement Thinakaran: Special high-level discussion to provide essential services without interruption; Preparations to avoid the impact of Middle East conflicts; Priority for health and education sectors; Possibility of working from home also examined |
Thinakkural: “Prepare to face any situation arising from the Middle East war; explore the ‘work from home’ system; find alternative ways for challenges” — President instructs ministry secretaries and Heads of Institutions | QR system reintroduced for fuel distribution | QR system to be introduced for fertiliser as well | “QR system will create economic problems” — Opposition warns Thamilan: President in talks with ministry secretaries; Examination of carrying out essential services without interruption | Reintroduction of the QR system considering the global crisis! The government’s decisive resolution yesterday; long queues for fuel |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: State sector to ‘work from home’? President calls on ministry secretaries to assess possibilities | QR code system inadequate — says three-wheeler, school van, and bus associations, along with doctors Divaina: QR code system reintroduced; fuel queues around the country; “Vehicle ownership can be verified through the code, do not collect fuel for unrelated vehicles” — Petroleum Shed Owners Association, “Police deployed near sheds” — Deputy IGP, Three-wheeler drivers say weekly 15-litre quota is insufficient; “Explore possibilities for state sector employees to ‘work from home’” — President calls on ministry secretaries
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Dinamina: QR code system introduced for fuel distribution to safeguard supplies; private buses receive fuel from CTB depots, President urges focus on ‘work from home’ while maintaining essential services, Talks underway on purchasing oil from Russia | Day 16 of the war: Death toll reaches 1,444 in Iran, 15 in Israel and 19 in neighbouring Middle East countries Aruna: Fuel sold via QR code system till the end of war; fuel cannot be obtained without a QR code, says Energy Ministry; quota allocated to three-wheelers to be revised soon; final decision on ‘work from home’ for state sector employees expected today; Fuel will not be issued in bottles, cans or barrels, says the Petroleum Shed Owners Association Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |