DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Justice must be served for the officer; colleagues request the Minister of Justice – Tributes paid at Prison Headquarters to the remains of the seven prison guards who died | Death toll rises to 28 as transferred inmate suddenly passes away Thinakaran: Minister pays respects to the bodies of officials who died in prison; prison officials tearfully request not to punish the officials who did their duty | “29 dead: Another official and an inmate among the injured pass away; Opposition attempts to use prison incidents for politics” – Bimal | Misappropriation of public property; legal action against former President Ranil? Court orders to announce the Attorney General’s stance |
Thinakkural: Special police security for 454 individuals including Karuna, Douglas, and Sumanthiran | Prison incident; UN ready to extend support to Sri Lanka | Do not punish the guard who opened fire to control the prison attack! Prison officials request the Minister of Justice not to take any action Thamilan: Resign, Minister of Justice! Samagi Jana Balawegaya demands in parliament; MP Mujibur urges to act as an example |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Three ships attacked in the Strait of Hormuz: Middle East ignites again; “Ceasefire over” – Trump announces; crude oil prices rise again Divaina: Underworld threats to officer who stepped forward to save fellow officers; most from foreign countries including Dubai | Welikada in mourning: grief overflows beneath the khaki uniform; “we were not given the order; that is why something that could have been nipped in the bud went this far, Sir… if the officer had not fired, many more would have died. Please protect that officer. Prisoners are human beings too, Sir… but there are subhumans among them” – Officers express their grief to Justice Minister, who went to pay respects to the remains | Eight to the gallows for Tharawatte double murder
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Dinamina: Prasanna Ranatunga’s extortion case: time given to pay Rs. 10 million fine | Lawsuit against Lakshman Yapa over bribery incident | Misappropriation of government funds: Former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara granted bail Aruna: Death penalty for eight who killed a woman in 1997: murder committed at Tharawatte, Colombo; warrant issued for defendant who evaded court |