DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Intensive investigation launched into Treasury fraud; to be conducted at national and international levels – Secretary Dr Harshana Suriyapperuma | Disciplinary action taken against two Treasury officials | 85% voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election; results to be announced on May 4 | Silence of the Finance Ministry threatens financial security – MP Harsha de Silva | Finance Ministry Secretary must resign immediately – main opposition insists Thinakaran: Cyberattack on Finance Ministry’s IT system; steps taken to identify perpetrators with national and international experts; four dismissed and strict disciplinary action against others | Sri Lanka–Iran Foreign Ministers hold telephone conversation | Ban on mobile phone use in schools in the United Kingdom | Another ship to arrive with diesel on April 27 |
Thinakkural: Action initiated immediately upon receiving information; secrecy maintained to prevent hackers from escaping – efforts underway to recover funds lost in cyberattack, says Finance Ministry Secretary | How did funds go missing from the Treasury? Deputy Finance Minister to present a special report | Tamil Nadu Assembly election records unprecedented voter turnout | Will power cuts be implemented? | Strict interrogation of multiple officials following cyber fraud Thamilan: USD 2.5 million missing – fraud carried out through email hacking; action to be taken against officials; government says attempt to divert funds to India was thwarted | Financial fraud carried out using the name of SriLankan Airlines – Police warn the public to remain vigilant | Funds can be recovered with international assistance – Computer Emergency Response engineer states | Special team appointed by the Finance Ministry to identify cyber thieves | Measles resurfaces in Sri Lanka |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: “USD 2.5 million lost, hackers have invaded [the Treasury] – The Treasury admits: disciplinary action against several officials via internal investigations; there is no default on loans; the Australian government has been informed; the hackers have infiltrated the email network; the incident happened in January: did not make it public to protect the secrecy” – Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Harshana Suriyapperuma states Divaina: The robbery at the CBSL: Will [you] resign, allowing space for a fair investigation? Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, dumbfounded at the question asked by Divaina: did you give approval? The question goes unanswered: “will apprehend the hackers and get as much money as possible; the USD 2.5 million covers not only one but several transactions” — Secretary to the Ministry of Finance | It is hard to retrieve money from hackers – A group of financial experts state
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Dinamina: Discussions with creditor nations continue: International support to investigate the cybercrime; technical and legal assistance also obtained; CID investigations continue; four officers suspended — Secretary to the Ministry of Finance explains Aruna: CID investigations into disappearance of USD 2.5 million Anidda: The same President who was protecting the accused minister, appointing the presidential commission [regarding the same], is problematic |