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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Do not disrupt [the NPP forming] administrations” – Tilvin Silva requests the Opposition | Photograph: a Vesak pandal errected in Colombo Thinakaran: Following dengue, chikungunya to increase in the country due to rainy weather; Ministry of Health warns the public | “Retaliation if anyone obstructs the NPP from forming administrations; power is according to the will of the people” – Tilvin Silva | Eight Vesak dansals operating with poor hygiene practices sealed; 17 warned | Photograph: Mullivaikkal kanji (porridge) distribution |
Thinakkural: The NPP tries negotiating upto Rs. 2.5 million to form local governments; main Thamilan: “We became victims of Sri Lanka’s corruption” – Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata makes a public comment | Scarcity of salt | A tourist robbed in movie style |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: 5,000 vehicles imported within three months: The prices are too high, the dreams of middle class people shattered; slow sales; importation of two types of vehicles halted | Two girls who went bathing while visiting a relative’s house in Galgamuwa taken victim by the Palukadawalawewa Divaina: 895 road accidents and 957 deaths within five months | A 70 year old tour guide has stolen from a foreigner who visited Ella and pushed her off a cliff; tour guide caught Ada: A salt scarcity again; a kilo of granulated salt to increase to Rs. 450 – Rs. 500; Will confiscate the salt that is being hidden – Consumer Affairs Authority |
Mawbima: 57 train rounds cancelled during the two Vesak days; signs that train cancellations when drivers go on leave will continue for three years to come | Thieves that broke into the gold safe at the Swiss ambassador’s official residence caught; the chief security officer and three other security personnel of the official residence arrested Dinamina: The Garandi Ella fatal road accident: The police committee commences investigations | The Aladeniya accident: Another bus falls into a ravine; 29 hospitalised Aruna: A salt scarcity due to delays in importation: granulated salt sold at Rs. 500; powdered salt sold at Rs. 650 Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
Photo credits: Daily Mirror
“Do not disrupt [the NPP forming] administrations” – Tilvin Silva requests the Opposition
Thinakaran, Virakesari, Thamilan
General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Tilvin Silva stated that if the opposition party obstructs the formation of administrations in local government bodies where the National People’s Power (NPP) has won with a majority, they will choose to obstruct the opposition party. He requested the Opposition that the people’s position not be hindered in forming the administrations in those bodies. He further stated that the NPP has won the most victories in the local government elections, and that of the 267 councils it has won, it can form the administrations in 120 councils without any problem.
Tamil genocide monument in Canada: Sri Lanka to seek
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NPP tries negotiating upto Rs. 2.5 million to form local governments;
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SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
Photo credits: Ada Derana
Three youths that went bathing in the [Wennappuwa] sea missing; youth who was rescued dies at the hospital
Lankadeepa, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna
Three youths were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa yesterday (13th). One person who was rescued was reported dead by drowning after admission to hospital. Police stated that the four youths were from Nuwara Eliya. The police added that search operations are currently underway to locate the missing persons.
“If the Opposition comes together, we can establish power in local authorities that the government has won” – Jayasekera
Dinamina SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that all opposition political parties and independent groups must unite to establish control in local government authorities where the government does not have a clear majority. Jayasekara added that all opposition parties and independent groups should unite against the NPP without thinking about the positions of chairperson or deputy chairperson of the councils. |
No shortage: first salt shipment to arrive today – Salt company states
Dinamina The government has taken steps to import salt due to a shortage in the market. Accordingly, the first batch of salt ordered is scheduled to arrive in the island today (14th). A senior official of Lanka Salt Ltd. stated that this step was taken due to the shortage of salt in the market. |
COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
Photo credits: Daily News
The fatal Gerandi Ella road accident: The police committee commences investigations
Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
A special police investigative committee was appointed to probe into the tragic bus accident which claimed the lives of 22 individuals in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda on Sunday (11th). The committee which was appointed on a directive of the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) consists of five members and is headed by Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Ajith Rohana. The acting IGP has also emphasised that a report containing the committee’s observations regarding the accident and recommendations to ensure that such accidents do not occur again must be submitted to him without fail before May 30. The Police Headquarters states that investigations are being conducted into the running condition of the bus involved in the accident, the driver’s experience and his physical and mental condition on that day, the condition of the road at the scene of the accident and the weather conditions in the area at the time of the accident. Additionally, a final report is to be prepared and submitted to the acting IGP after obtaining a report on the defects in the relevant bus and the post-mortem report on the driver.
“Some demanded bribes while carrying out projects in Sri Lanka” – Japanese ambassador makes controversial revelation; the president’s anti-corruption programme praised
Dinamina, Thamilan
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata states that Japanese companies have faced numerous problems due to attempts by certain parties in the country to involve Japanese companies in various malpractices when securing investments in Sri Lanka. He pointed out that Japanese companies never engage in fraudulent activities such as bribery or commission payments when dealing with another party, and added that Japan does not allow such activities. The ambassador further pointed out that the Japanese government was under severe pressure due to corruption, fraud and irregularities occurring in Sri Lanka. He expressed confidence that the current Sri Lankan government would take appropriate steps to avoid such situations. It is also stated that allegations have been made in the past that certain Japanese companies have faced various problems in securing investments in Sri Lanka.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. The Aladeniya accident: Another bus falls into a ravine; 29 hospitalised – Divaina, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural
2. A salt scarcity again; a kilo of granulated salt to increase to Rs. 450 – Rs. 500; Will confiscate the salt that is being hidden – Consumer Affairs Authority – Ada, Aruna, Thinakkural, Thamilan
3. 5,000 vehicles imported within three months: The prices are too high, the dreams of middle class people shattered; slow sales; importation of two types of vehicles halted – Lankadeepa, Thinakkural
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