DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Shiranthi Rajapaksa remanded and ordered admission to hospital; Pradeep Kariyawasam released on bail | Colombo High Court confirms nine-month prison sentence for Ven. Gnanasara Thera over remarks insulting Islam | 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each for two convicts! Verdict delivered in Wanathawilluwa explosives stockpiling case | Anojan sustained only minor nail scratches; no threat to his life in prison, foreign minister informs parliament | Indian fisherfolk must not enter Sri Lankan territorial waters! Supreme Court of India instructs authorities to raise awareness Thinakaran: Shiranthi Rajapaksa arrested; remanded until October 13! Fraud in purchase of scanner for Lady Ridgeway Hospital | Weligama shooting incident: Indictment filed against nine suspects, including Deshabandu Tennakoon | All measures taken to ensure Anojan’s life and safety! Do not harm diplomatic relations by spreading false information, appeals Minister Vijitha Herath | Bail granted to former chairperson of National Savings Bank Pradeep Kariyawasam |
Thinakkural: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Thamilan: State financial misappropriation: Shiranthi Rajapaksa remanded until October 13 | 2027 financial allocations announced! Government expenditure fixed at Rs. 4,992.77 billion; President’s budget speech set for November 12 | Buddhist monks protest against removal of Ven. Gnanasara Thera’s saffron robes! | Insulting the Maha Sangha will lead to severe consequences! Warns MP Namal Rajapaksa | Defamation of Islam case: Ven. Gnanasara Thera’s nine-month prison sentence confirmed by the Colombo High Court! |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The [National Police] Commission halts the Police Narcotics Bureau transfers of group, including Ranmal Kodithuwakku: The IGP’s request dismissed | 15 tonnes of iron in the container to be shipped overseas as rice Divaina: Shiranthi [Rajapaksa], who was arrested by the Bribery Commission, remanded until the 13th: “Shiranthi is a heart patient. Placing her in remand custody could jeopardise her life” – Shiranthi’s lawyers say; “The money given for the CT scanner has been put to personal use. Remand her until the investigations are concluded” – The Bribery Commission says; “My client has sleep apnea; requires a machine to sleep” – Pradeep Kariyawasam’s lawyer; Pradeep granted bail
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Dinamina: Defrauding Rs. 10 million by promising to give a CT scanner to the Children’s Hospital: Shiranthi [Rajapaksa] remanded; crediting Rs. 10 million into the Siriliya account without following the due process: Two sureties of Rs. 10 million for the former NSB chairperson Aruna: Shiranthi [Rajapaksa], who was arrested by the Bribery Commission, remanded: Accused of misappropriating the funds collected for a CT scanner; Shiranthi and Namal [Rajapaksa] both to be produced in court on October 13 |