DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Stop the wind power project immediately” – Opposition leaders Mano and Kavinda demand; arrangements made to go to Mannar today to join the protest | Forty people dead at Vijay’s rally Thinakaran: Forty people dead at Vijay’s rally | President Anura at the EXPO 2025 exhibition in Japan |
Thinakkural: “If you are truly acting on transitional justice, then bring the perpetrators before justice; international representatives urge Sri Lanka” – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam | “Issue of enforced disappeared persons; UNHRC deceiving our people” – Shritharan MP | “Massive devastation will occur in society [due to drugs]” – Minister Ananda Wijepala warns Thamilan: Mass tragedy at actor Vijay’s rally; 40 dead! |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Bribery cases to be heard in a separate court; subjects allocated to 15 High Courts in Colombo Divaina: Investigations underway to apprehend the police officer who alerted Padme’s group on Olugala, who travelled to Indonesia; a copy of the red notice had been shared via WhatsApp; “The police officer who betrayed [the police] will be shown no mercy” – The IGP | Dear monks, may you attain nibbana! Another monk who was receiving treatment in the ICU passes away; no requirement arose to upgrade the cable car, which had been installed when technology was not advanced, as no issues had previously occurred Mawbima: A sexually transmitted disease (syphilis) spreads among the toque macaques and monkeys in Polonnaruwa; “We are vigilant: There is no need to be alarmed at present” – The minister [of environment] says | The 100th gunshot of the year from Tissamaharama; one person dies |
Dinamina: Vehicles imported, assembled and sold: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia SLPP council member Amal arrested; 60 million worth of vehicles seized | The mobile phone of Sampath Manamperi, who was arrested on an incident related to ‘ice’, placed on the path of a train and destroyed; “Data regarding many secrets were stored on the SIM card” – The police state Aruna: “Some bills are drafted by foreign NGOs” – The CIABOC director-general expresses opposition to the new laws to be imposed on schools Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES Photo credits: Tamil Guardian Shutdown in Mannar against police brutality | Statements on the incidents Thinakkural,...