DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Challenge to Minister Wijepala’s MP post; Supreme Court accepts appeal petition for examination | Dengue intensifies Thinakaran: Dengue escalates; 1,069 patients registered in a single day; death toll increases to 28 | “Wind and solar power for northern islands” – Minister Anura Karunathilaka |
Thinakkural: “If Gotabaya is a suspect as the person who profited the most from the Easter Sunday attack, then the Archbishop is also a suspect; the Archbishop is the one who extended his tenure four times by showing this attack” – says Gammanpila | “Help establish a genetic research laboratory at the University of Jaffna” – request from Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Thamilan: Soaring dengue! 1,069 patients identified in 24 hours; request to the public to act with caution | British Prime Minister Keir [Starmer] resigns |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 1,069 new cases in a single day: hospitals overflow with dengue patients; no beds left in the Colombo, Gampaha, and Matara hospitals; 28 deaths reported: five are children; risk of death toll rising further; another three special days declared for dengue control; 112 high-risk MOH areas identified; highest spread recorded in Maharagama Divaina: Number of patients exceeds 1,000 within 24 hours: Dengue skyrockets; hospitals to overflow; hospital system at risk if trend continues – Acting Director of the Dengue Control Unit
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Dinamina: Special operations nationwide to curb dengue: health sectors on alert; national programme from tomorrow as daily dengue cases exceed 1,000; total patients reach 47,179 with 28 deaths | Series of accidents in Molagoda, Kegalle: bus entering wrong lane collides with seven vehicles; woman killed: 12 injured Aruna: VAT to increase if goods worth over Rs. 100,000 are sold daily: Social Security Contribution Levy added as well |