DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Treasury alone cannot bear the burden; treasury, institutions, and the public must share the burden — Cabinet spokesperson | Pictorial – Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha and his spouse offer prayers at Keerimalai Naguleswaram temple during ongoing visit to Jaffna | Jaffna Magistrate’s Court grants permission for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to provide evidence virtually in Lalith and Kugan disappearance case| Police issue theft warning, urging public to remain vigilant over security of elderly individuals living alone Thinakaran: Central Bank commences “Be Scam Proof” national programme: Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe highlights initiative as a collaborative venture | Incident of destroying Vesak lanterns: We strongly condemn the act of demeaning cultures — Jaffna University Commerce Faculty Students’ Union | Court grants permission for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to provide evidence virtually in Lalith-Kugan case | Twenty-six cities to undergo major development under Friendship Cities programme: LKR 581 million allocated via Clean Sri Lanka project |
Thinakkural: Country has not been plunged into economic crisis, government remains highly stable; opposition continues to dream of economic collapse — Minister Nalinda Jayatissa | Government has promised the IMF to increase fuel prices again, alleges Patali Champika Ranawaka | Jaffna university students’ union issues statement clarifying Tamil students have no connection to destruction of Vesak lanterns | Fuel price hike is unavoidable — Minister Nalinda Jayatissa Thamilan: Indictment prepared against Pillayan! Attorney General informs Supreme Court | Eight skeletal remains identified in Chemmani | President approves raising judges’ retirement age limit: legal and judicial sectors assess impact on judicial independence | Lalith-Kugan enforced disappearance case: Gotabaya permitted to testify online | Kapila death case: summons issued to two attorneys-at-law |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder: how did the evidence against the female lawyer change? Colombo Chief Magistrate questions the CID; orders issued to call for a detailed report; detained and questioned for 182 days; opened eight bank accounts using a fake identity card; reported to the court through three ‘B’ reports Divaina: Desertions increase: the police force grows weary of the police! Existing personnel also grow resentful due to having to work 15 to 18 hours continuously; no matter how much work there is, the salary remains exactly the same
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Dinamina: A programme by the CBSL to save the public from financial scams Aruna: Prices of essential goods up by 10% – Essential Food Commodities Importers and Traders Association reveals |