DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “We will always stand for justice”: EU delegation assures victims after visiting Chemmani mass grave | Special joint opposition meeting scheduled today with participation of Sajith and Ranil | Foundation stone laid to restore stupa in Kanniya amid controversy; archaeology director and Trincomalee district secretary attend Thinakaran: Protest held yesterday in Chemmani to draw EU attention: memorandum submitted urging international justice as an urgent need | Black July commemorated today: unhealed wounds remain even after 43 years | Most dengue fatalities caused by delays due to using home remedies, Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa informs parliament |
Thinakkural: The tearful cry of Eelam mothers echoes at Chemmani! No firm response from the European Union either: “We will do what we can,” they said… but no guarantee! Is the hope of relatives searching for justice fading in vain? | Strong public backlash against European Union delegation over allegations of neglect | Protest staged at Chemmani demanding international investigation during European Union delegation’s visit | Foundation stone laid for Buddhist temple in Kanniya despite strong opposition from local Tamil population; landowner files petition in court Thamilan: “No faith in domestic judicial mechanism”: demonstration held demanding international investigation into Chemmani mass grave | “We will raise the Chemmani issue at the UN”: European Union delegation assures victims’ families | High-level European Union delegation visits Chemmani excavation site, holds talks with families of the enforced disappeared | “No one is imprisoned as a political prisoner” – states justice minister |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Rs. 210 billion siphoned out of the country in three years under the guise of importing goods: electronic fund transfer system abused – CID informs Committee on Public Finance Divaina: Fingerprints on the pistol that shot [former IGP] C.D. Wickramaratne have been erased!
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Dinamina: USD 715 million siphoned out of the country during Ranil’s tenure – SDIG Asanka Karawita reveals at Committee on Public Finance: money sent under names of 105 companies but no goods imported; money belonging to two Dubai-based underworld figures also among it | Robbery of Rs. 20 million from Chinese national: Shantha Bandara’s son detained and questioned for 24 hours; involved in cryptocurrency racket as well | Criminal misappropriation of USD 332,000: Warrant issued for former ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya Aruna: Liquor prices increased in relation to fuel prices: common arrack bottle increased by Rs. 20, old arrack by Rs. 50, whisky-brandy by Rs. 100: no change in beer price |