DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: 22nd Amendment presented amid uproar and opposition; Opposition MPs stand up in the House, holding banners and shouting slogans in protest | Bail granted to Akila Thinakaran: The 22nd Amendment is not a ghost or a devil as imagined by the opposition; if desired, it can be challenged in the Supreme Court; the decision given by the court will be implemented – Harshana Nanayakkara | The issue of Muslim female employees’ attire; racism will not be allowed to sprout; transfer to the Ashraff Memorial Hospital as a temporary solution, and a permanent solution once investigations are completed – Nalinda | Cabinet approval for Rs. 5,000 monthly allowance for students with special educational needs |
Thinakkural: 22nd Amendment presented in parliament; opposition raises red flag; major uproar in the House due to protests; severe outrage calling it the funeral of democracy | The retirement of the Chief Justice in December; ’22’ brought for the sake of a single individual | Immediate petition filed in the Supreme Court against 22 Thamilan: I intended to raise awareness among Muslim people as a Maulavi; I have no connection to the Easter Sunday attacks; I am innocent! – Naufer Maulavi testifies in Colombo High Court | Petition filed in the Supreme Court against the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill; BASL takes action | 4 more petitions filed against the 22nd Amendment | On this day, a bomb was thrown in parliament; another destruction through the constitutional amendment! – Opposition Leader Sajith’s criticism |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Severe impact of the COVID-economic crisis: Marriages and birth rates plummet – Disclosure by the United Nations Population Fund; most women suffer from hunger | One in four women does not want children | Women are the primary breadwinners in 1.6 million families Divaina: 22nd Amendment presented to parliament amid opposition protests: “Opposition will have to hold up placards all week” – Leader of the House Minister Bimal Rathnayake | “Today marks the death of democracy” – Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa | “There is no devil here as made out to be, we are also ready for a referendum” – Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara | Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, the monastic icon of Sinhala song, passes away | Four petitions filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ruling that the 22nd Amendment is unconstitutional
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Dinamina: Pressure placed on officials to save son from the theft of the ‘Sadagala’ antiquity: excess staff recruited to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation beyond limits; Bail granted to Keheliya Aruna: 22nd Amendment to parliament: Reject the 22nd Amendment: Six petitions filed in the Supreme Court; “There is no devil here as made out to be” – Minister of Justice | “Today marks the death of democracy” – Opposition Leader |