DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Gota’s writ petition seeking prevention of arrest dismissed: Court of Appeal declares it cannot interfere with ongoing criminal investigation | “India is Sri Lanka’s trusted partner”: External Affairs Minister Jaishankar assures JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva | Open arrest warrant issued for Ven. Gnanasara Thera: travel ban imposed | Assault on Ranil’s security officer: cameraperson released on police bail Thinakaran: Fuel price surge driven by global crisis: CEYPETCO incurs losses despite Rs. 70 subsidy per litre of diesel – Chairperson D.J. Rajakaruna | 15 metric tonnes of iron seized from shipping container declared as rice import | Cameraperson accused of assaulting former president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s security officer released on bail | Court of Appeal rejects former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s petition seeking order to prevent arrest |
Thinakkural: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Thamilan: Provincial council elections will be held soon: Tilvin Silva firmly assures India during meeting with Jaishankar | Court of Appeal dismisses former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s petition seeking protection from arrest | Journalist arrested for assaulting Ranil’s security guard; released on bail in the evening |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The [National Police] Commission halts the Police Narcotics Bureau transfers of group including Ranmal Kodithuwakku: The IGP’s request dismissed | 15 tonnes of iron in the container to be shipped overseas as rice Divaina: 196 empty artillery shells used by the army seized during attempt to smuggle them to India: The container seized at the Colombo Port; three containers smuggled previously
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Dinamina: Kehelbaddara Padme has written down the names of drug traffickers in books: names and amounts included; eight books sent to the government analyst to examine handwriting | “Do not arrest me for the Easter Sunday attack”: Gota’s writ petition dismissed without being heard | A subsidy of Rs. 70 from the government for one litre of diesel on the increased price Aruna: Investments have halted midway due to corruption in Sri Lanka – unnecessary regulations – weak bureaucracy: The US points out |