DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Chemmani reminds people of their suffering; a joint accountability approach is necessary regarding the mass grave” – Canadian Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree emphasises | Open warrant issued to arrest Premalal Jayasekara; Supreme Court issues order Thinakaran: Fuel, gas, and medicine face no shortages; the government is moving forward with clear plans targeting the year 2031 | 6.97 acres of land previously held by the military in Keppapulavu were released yesterday and handed over to the owners |
Thinakkural: People have pawned jewellery worth Rs. 1,200 billion, unable to manage debt burden; decline in agriculture, burden of household pawning: Economic strain threatening the country! – SJB MP Sujeewa Senasinghe states | Gradual body burials in Chemmani over an extended period? Coins dating from 1870 to 1994 reported recovered | Out of the 583 skeletons recovered in Chemmani, 63% belong to children. Thamilan: Serious crimes from 1979 to 2009! 148 enforced disappearance incidents, 1,104 individual homicide incidents, 413 mass massacre incidents, and 139 other serious incidents listed in parliament by Minister Ananda Wijepala | “Thileepan Commemoration; why no investigation against politicians?” asks MP Archchuna |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: A case against the IGP for contempt of court: The case file sent to the president of the Appeal Court; the Gampaha magistrate criticises the police Divaina: Two armed gangs kill two hotel owners in Moratuwa and Trincomalee: The Soysapura murder was a contract by Kudu Anju and Alto Dharme
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Dinamina: An illegal diplomatic passport made for Karuna Amman under Suresh Sallay’s directive; Sallay, too, has multiple passports: Revealed in court Aruna: “The dog’s task has been handed over to the donkey: Contempt of the court by the IGP” – The Gampaha magistrate says; the case file given to the president of the Court of Appeal to file the case |