DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: No executive relief beyond judicial verdicts; Supreme Court ruling is final; the president firmly declares we will not succumb to conspiracies | Monks’ protest calling for Ven. Gnanasara Thera’s release enters fourth day at Viharamahadevi Park | Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa transferred to a private hospital following release on bail | Avoid excessive stockpiling of gas; Litro Gas Lanka issues urgent appeal to the public Thinakaran: No one should demand executive intervention over judicial rulings; how can a country be governed if law enforcement is disregarded, as some demand? The president reaffirms | Sri Lanka to approach international tribunal over X-Press Pearl disaster; barely USD 1 million paid out of USD 1 billion compensation claim | Adequate cooking gas stocks are available; avoid standing in queues for panic purchases | The country’s first drone; test flight at the end of this month | Provincial council elections: The Election Commission’s announcement to parliament recommends banning social media during the election period |
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Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Will the new [organised] crimes bill give rise to bogeymen?: Accepting confessions as evidence; powers to search vehicles and residences without a warrant; detention orders for one year; bail can be obtained only through High Courts
Divaina: The tusker king bids farewell amidst laments: “Present Kavantissa’s post-mortem report to the court” – The Galgamuwa acting magistrate orders the veterinarians; “We tried our maximum to save the tusker” – The minister of environment; “I’m the one who even named him Kavantissa. Conduct a formal inquiry with the participation of local and foreign experts” – Sajith Premadasa; “We view the death of the tusker as a deliberate act of killing” – Environmentalist Nayanaka Ranwella
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Dinamina: “No one is above the law: We are all subject to the verdicts delivered by the court. Don’t expect any other protection. Artificial unrest is being created using two media organisations. The NPP will not fall prey to conspiracies” – The president says at the Badulla women’s convention Aruna: A suspicion that Kavantissa was poisoned: Body parts to be sent to the government analyst; the tusks and skull to be preserved |