DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: India’s foreign secretary urges president to conduct provincial council elections expeditiously; welcomes agreement on social security pact | Pictorial: Minister Harshana and Nalinda met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Thinakaran: “Government does not act by prioritising racism; past government created the ethnic issue and divisions; despite not speaking about federalism or the 13th Amendment, support for us remains in the North; we are implementing excellent programmes” – Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekara in parliament | National Cleanliness Programme commences nationwide tomorrow |
Thinakkural: If 3,000 acres of land are not released, serious suspicion arises regarding military activities in the North; government deceived Tamil people before elections, says MP Gajendrakumar | Rejection of massive financial aid from India; how will you prevent a war if it breaks out again in the North? – MP Ajith Perera questions Thamilan: Podujana Peramuna secretary likely to be arrested; trouble over threatening IGP | Hirunika’s appeal postponed |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 3,791 specialist doctors have left the country in five years; another 1,491 have left on no-pay leave; 280 have requested to leave this year as well Divaina: “SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam threatened the IGP” – The Central Crime Investigation Bureau reports to the Kaduwela [Magistrate’s] Court; permission granted for investigation; unedited footage also requested from media channels
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Dinamina: “A tax default of Rs. 2,891 million by five companies importing coconut oil. Will take measures to collect it” – Deputy Minister Nishantha Jayaweera | 1,569 doctors have left the country on no-pay leave in six years; 140 specialist doctors also among them | A loss of Rs. 3.4 billion due to university lecturers who breached their bonds and went overseas – Revealed at the COPE meeting Aruna: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage |