DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Five skeletal remains in an intertwined state; toy, shoe and a school bag recovered in yesterday’s excavation | “We are helping Sri Lanka without conditions; we are not asking for anything in return” – Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha Thinakaran: Charged with contempt of Supreme Court order suspending e-visa system; controller pleads guilty; to be sentenced on July 24; the Supreme Court announced yesterday |
Thinakkural: “Five skeletal remains in an intertwined state; toy, shoe and a school bag recovered along with a child’s skeleton” – Attorney Ranitha Gnanarajah | “It is not known whose guns were responsible for the Chemmani mass grave deaths” – Wimal Weerawansa Thamilan: Bus fare reduction amid tension! Cabinet gives special approval to revise by 0.55 % |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Two politically powerful individuals to be arrested soon | The digital passport incident: Ilukpitiya pleads guilty of contempt of court charges; “I worked in accordance with the orders of the ministry’s secretary” – Ilukpitiya says in court; sentence to be given on July 24 Divaina: Youth from Kahawatta, bound, made to kneel and shot dead for providing tips against a drug deal to the police: twin brother flees and saves own life; six have arrived claiming to be from the Kahawatta Police; the shooting had been carried out on the orders of ‘Dubai Amitha’ Ada: Three including the former RMV commissioner remanded over registering a vehicle through illicit means
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Mawbima: Murder of the youth from Kahawatta was revenge over a tip concerning a drug deal!; [shooters] have disguised themselves as the police, cuffed and taken [the individuals]; two kept together and shot (sic); suspicions as to whether the hit was carried out on orders from Dubai | Former RMV commissioner remanded over fraudulently registering a jeep; retired director and clerk also remanded; 177 vehicles have been registered illegally Dinamina: Vehicles fraudulently registered without the knowledge of the Customs: former commissioner general of the RMV and two others remanded; digital data altered Aruna: Underworld thugs disguised as police officers shoot two young men (sic): Kahawatta struck with panic Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Lanka Leader.lk Five skeletal remains in an intertwined state; toy, shoe and a school...