DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Rain returns to many areas; The number of affected people exceeds 1.8 million; Landslide risk warning extended | Budget likely to be passed unanimously today | Supplementary estimate of Rs. 50 billion; Decision taken at special cabinet meeting to allocate funds for disaster recovery Thinakaran: “Rs. 10,290 million as initial funding to rebuild normal life; Distribution under the supervision of District Secretaries; Rs. 1,872 million for the Northern Province; A crowd pursuing power even amidst a disaster” – Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar | USD 350 million in the Extended Fund Facility; Aid within two weeks | The third reading of the Budget today |
Thinakkural: Red alert for many districts; The grave danger has not yet passed in the Hill Country! Continued risk of landslides | “Permanent solution needed for people living in dangerous areas” – The President Thamilan: Disaster deaths exceed 500! Fear that the ongoing rain may impact rescue operations |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Two weeks to calculate disaster damages: World Bank to also extend support; damages caused to 2,77,877 buildings, 115 km of the railroad, 483 river banks and 1,936 canals | Landslide risk: 20 families in Haldummulla evacuated Divaina: Body of a navy soldier that went missing, found: mission to locate bodies of the other four soldiers continues | “No directives given to use emergency regulations against social media and political control” – Minister Ananda Wijepala Mawbima: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage
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Dinamina: IMF: Sixth tranche of USD 350 million to be expected in two weeks | Pictorial: Sri Pada: Sacred footprint washed with perfumed water Aruna: A landslide in Mahagiridambaya: limit visits until recommendations are imposed – National Building Research Organisation requests Anidda: Police take the sword of emergency regulations to hand following Watagala’s directives: 57 investigations launched without complaints |