DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: President must fulfil his promise, Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith emphasises; our struggle will continue until justice is served | Pictorial: Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Vatican representative, Omalpe Sobhitha Thera, and others pay tribute during the 7th anniversary memorial of the Easter Sunday bombings at St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade, Colombo Thinakaran: Some officials are disrupting the Easter attack investigations. The Archbishop stated that the government is maintaining a positive and progressive approach toward the inquiries | The walk for international peace has begun | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election; Campaigning concluded yesterday evening |
Thinakkural: Some government officials are deliberately attempting to stall the Easter Sunday attack investigations. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith questions if those causing obstructions are the same individuals behind the attacks | “Will Anura discover the roots of the Easter Sunday attack?” – Omalpe Sobhitha Thera | Conspiracy to carry out serial bomb attacks in Colombo? Police deny Thamilan: Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith firmly declares: Calling for an international investigation is the final option — the struggle will not stop until justice is achieved! | The United States has seized an Iranian oil tanker near Sri Lanka! | It was intercepted in a dramatic operation while en route to Singapore | Premalal Jayasekara arrested with a firearm |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 500 vehicles left in the port for six months [due to] inability to pay the increased tax; some had been brought illegally Divaina: “Suspicious whether political forces were behind [the attack] due to all the obstacles [the investigation] is facing: lies are being spread to cover up the truth about the Easter Sunday attack; investigators must look into what happened to Sarah” — Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith states at the Kochchikade Church | Support this silent and mindful ‘Walk for Peace’ with your silence [and mindfulness] — Ven. Pannakara Thera issues message for Sri Lankans
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Dinamina: Seven years since the Easter Sunday attack: “All previous governments blurred investigations with tactical ruses; the current government’s investigative approach is positive” – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith states Aruna: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Anidda: This paper is published only on Fridays |