DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Deshabandu found guilty; parliamentary committee recommends his removal from the post; Speaker informs parliament | Baby’s skeleton, milk bottle recovered; eight new skeletal remains identified Thinakaran: Parliamentary committee recommends removal of IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post | India-Sri Lanka ferry service; 17,000 passengers have travelled so far | Software research unit to identify cyber threats |
Thinakkural: Obtain the list of those who surrendered at the end of the war; Amnesty International urges the UN that the OMP should ensure obtaining and publishing it | Eight new skeletal remains identified yesterday; many of them are of babies; 15 identified in two days; 80 in total | Deshabandu found guilty of all charges; recommendation to remove him from the post of IGP Thamilan: Deshabandu found guilty; parliamentary committee recommends to remove him from the post of IGP; Speaker informs parliament | MP Radhakrishnan to bring a proposal on wage increase for plantation workers |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Deshabandu found guilty of allegations of misconduct: removed from the IGP post | 80 hand grenades and 80 T-56 bullets found: weapons storage found in a house in Neriyakulam Divaina: “Committee unanimously finds Deshabandu guilty” – Speaker informs parliament while presenting the committee report Ada: Deshabandu found guilty of all 23 allegations: a unanimous decision from the parliamentary inquiry committee |
Mawbima: Eight elephant deaths reported from various places: “This could be a conspiracy” – Minister of Environment | Youth who was arrested in Kiribathgoda with a T-56 reveals information about an armed gang in Vavuniya Dinamina: Deshabandu found guilty over misuse of IGP position and allegations of misconduct: recommendations of the committee of inquiry to remove Deshabandu from the IGP position submitted to parliament; parliamentary debate and vote upcoming Aruna: 29 CEB trade unions take to the streets to protest the new electricity act; engineers have also shown their support; the only union that did not participate is Ranjan Jayalal’s union Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Tamil Guardian Baby’s skeleton, feeding bottle recovered; eight new skeletal remains identified ...