DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Nepal disaster: 359 dead, 1,400 missing; experts attribute catastrophe to climate change | Kehelbaddara Padme transferred to Boossa high-security prison | Close associate of Badowita Asanka arrested | Demonstrates government’s negligence towards affected families: Attorney-at-Law Ambika Satkunanathan expresses dismay over police force used against mothers of the enforced disappeared Thinakaran: Alternative legal avenues explored to extradite Arjuna Mahendran: legal obstacles in extradition; bond scam case to proceed | President expresses shock and concern; Sri Lanka ready to assist Nepal | Will additional surcharge on vehicle imports continue past December 31? Decision depends on foreign exchange reserves status, states Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe | Ruling party files intervening petition in Supreme Court supporting proposed 22nd constitutional amendment |
Thinakkural: Direct lesson for Sri Lanka: Nepal’s situation could occur here too! warns former senior professor of geography at University of Peradeniya | Sri Lankan embassy issues special safety advisory for Sri Lankans in Nepal | 360 dead, over 1,500 missing in Nepal disaster | People will defeat the 22nd Amendment: former Minister Rajitha | Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera questions presidential presence and absence amid ongoing national pressures Thamilan: Rising death toll in Nepal disaster! Over 1,000 missing: several villages completely erased! | Legal barriers in extraditing Arjuna Mahendran: Minister Wijepala states alternative legal avenues being explored| Allegations against judicial officers undermine public trust: BASL warns | Two in five women abused by spouses; drop in complaints driven by shame and fear of divorce, new study reveals |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Three substandard painkillers removed from hospitals Divaina: Disaster in Nepal: A “tsunami” with waves 200 metres high: death toll rises to 177; 1,500 missing: 579 are foreigners; “A destruction beyond imagination” – An expert says
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Dinamina: Arjuna Mahendran changed name to Harjan Alexander: “will be brought back to Sri Lanka immediately for the bond case” – Minister Ananda Wijepala Aruna: Train operations at risk due to social media ban – Trade unions warn |