DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Will not submit to oppression; rallies held to hide mistakes; main opposition expresses severe displeasure | Rs. 73 million money laundering case: Yoshitha withdraws appeal petition | SriLankan cancels services to Jakarta | Further witness statements in the case against Kumara Jayakody on October 5 Thinakaran: Airbus corruption is the reason for the airline’s collapse; corruption occurred twice – Minister Bimal Rathnayake |
Thinakkural: Plan to imprison opposition entirely; only Anura to contest 2029 presidential election; Udaya Gammanpila states | Mahinda, Shiranthi go to prison [to visit Namal] | Is Shiranthi Rajapaksa the government’s next target? Thamilan: No speed for change in Sri Lanka! UN Human Rights Commissioner expresses dissatisfaction; points out things that need to be done |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: No more free vaccines for Sri Lanka from the World Bank: income level has changed due to reclassification Divaina: On alert to seize two more ‘ice’ containers: one at the port and the other on a ship; Container at port to be opened tomorrow
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Dinamina: 800 more buses for the SLTB: 50 metro buses also added | Bus Lalith extorted money from 21 businesspeople in Hanwella: firearms buried in cemetery recovered Aruna: 10,000 bank accounts involved in financial frauds without owners’ knowledge: complaints pour into the CID |