DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: 22nd Amendment will be published in the Gazette, can be opposed when presented in parliament: Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa points out | Adverse weather claims 8 lives and affects 11,832 people: Flood warning lifted while landslide red alert remains in effect Thinakaran: “Planned actions to weaken the prison system” – Minister Harshana Nanayakkara | Severe weather affects 12,000 people, leaving 8 dead, red alert issued for 13 districts. Floods recede, but rain expected again tomorrow |
Thinakkural: 774.98 acres across 16 Grama Niladhari divisions in Valikamam North, Jaffna, cannot be released, including navy-controlled lands, as they are crucial for defence and strategic importance, Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara firmly states | Will it turn into a ‘wave’? Will clashes break out in 3 more prisons? Minister Harshana Nanayakkara states close attention is being paid | Military camps in the Northern and Eastern provinces are not required at wartime levels, says Minister Nalinda Jayatissa Thamilan: Will prison riots continue as a wave? Minister Harshana provides special information on 3 prisons in parliament | Constitutional amendment for judicial independence approved by cabinet | Udayanidhi arrested: DMK members protest across Tamil Nadu |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 250,000 Sri Lankans at risk due to El Niño – Red Cross report reveals; international assistance not yet sought; rain impacts many areas Divaina: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage
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Dinamina: Causing a loss of Rs. 60 million to the state 16 years ago: re-examine five cases against Johnston Fernando; Court of Appeal orders High Court | Mahara prison clash: “investigation to determine if there was an external conspiracy” – Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara tells parliament | Solution to prison overcrowding: remand suspects to be placed under house arrest – Cabinet approval to expedite the draft bill Aruna: “Opportunity to remain in the police even after passing 60 if conduct is good; 6,000 civil security personnel attached to police now working; preparations to recruit another 7,800 to police” – Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala |