DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Only four days of work with holidays on Wednesdays; government events cancelled until further notice: government announcement | Public facing great difficulty in QR registration; long queues continue Thinakaran: Announcement of every Wednesday as a government holiday | Mojtaba Khamenei rushes to Russia for special treatment | Special fuel distribution for doctors’ needs – Deputy Minister of Health Hansaka Wijemuni |
Thinakkural: Government employees to work only 4 days with holidays every Wednesday; effective from tomorrow; request also made to the private sector – government announcement | “Daily power cuts from next month; the situation is like that,” says MP Marikkar | “End the war immediately” – China urges again | “We will hunt down and kill Netanyahu! Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vows Thamilan: Wednesday holiday for government employees! government’s solution for the fuel issue comes into effect from tomorrow; all government events cancelled; request also made to the private sector | “The fuel ship has arrived in the country; people need not panic” – Petroleum Resources Corporation announces | Changes in the prices of essential goods will come – Minister Wasantha informs |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The fuel crisis escalates: Wednesdays declared a public holiday; government-organised events [temporarily] halted; health [sector]-ports-water supply services-customs to continue their duties; the private sector also requests a holiday Divaina: Two boats carrying Rs. 5 billion worth of drugs seized from Dondra and Beruwala, along with 11 suspects
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Dinamina: A holiday for schools, universities, courts and [government] offices every Wednesday: A step taken to manage the crisis; all government-organised events temporarily halted; four committees for essential services; no [Wednesday] holiday for health [sector]-the ports-water supply services Aruna: Wednesdays declared as a public holiday due to the fuel crisis; schools and universities to also close on Wednesdays; essential services to continue their duties; government-organised events [temporarily] halted Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |