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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “We will never allow the country to regress; one is dreaming of becoming the president” – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters arrives in Sri Lanka; Deputy Minister Arun welcomes him Thinakaran: Malini Fonseka’s funeral to be held with full state honours at the Independence Square today |
Thinakkural: Dissatisfaction within the party with Prime Minister Harini; an attempt to remove her from office? | Disruption in the appointment of local government council members: A war flag (opposition) raised against Sajith within the party! Many electorate organisers are continuing to resign | Is the government breaching the promises given to China? Thamilan: SJB organisers resign! Sajith facing a leadership crisis | A student’s suicide at Wayamba College: Was it due to mental distress? A thorough investigation by the police | The names of local council members to be gazetted |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The Queen of the Sri Lankan cinema bids farewell. To be laid to rest with state honours at the Independence Square today. Bribery dens in government offices: “We are vigilant”, says the CIABOC Divaina: “Please allow me to say goodbye” – The incomparable Queen of the Sri Lankan cinema will bid farewell today: The funeral to be held with state honours at the Independence Square Ada: Malini bids farewell: A treasure lost from the local cinema: The final rites will be held at the Independence Square this evening with full state sponsorship |
Mawbima: The Queen of the Sri Lankan cinema bids farewell today: Crowds flood to “Tharangani” to pay homage; the funeral to be held at the Independence Square under state patronage Dinamina: Acquisition of a land for 5 million from Matara: Basil (Rajapaksa) falls off a chair and recommended six months bed rest by the American doctors, his lawyer informs the Matara court; ordered to appear in court on November 21 Aruna: The sweetheart of the silver screen bids farewell: Crowds flood to pay their last respects to the Queen of the Sri Lankan cinema. The SJB crisis deepens, many organisers resign Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
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“We will protest if the gazette is not withdrawn” | “The government should support the passing of the private bill to be presented by Shanakiyan”
– M.A. Sumanthiran
Thamilan, Virakesari
Virakesari: ITAK General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran claimed that the gazette notification for the acquisition of lands in the North should be withdrawn, and added that failing to withdraw it will result in public protests. Sumanthiran further stated that they have taken several measures to prevent land acquisition, and currently, are providing legal assistance to the public free of charge.
Thamilan: Sumanthiran noted that, while Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government A.H.M.H. Abayarathna has stated that the necessary steps to conduct the provincial council election are being taken at the ministerial level, the government should cooperate to pass the private bill to be put forward by ITAK MP Shanakiyan Rasamanikam to facilitate how the provincial council election would be conducted.
“The DTNA will support only the Tamil parties to form administrations” – The DTNAThinakkural, Virakesari Speaking to the media, Spokesperson of the Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) K. Thulasi claimed that the DTNA will only support the ITAK to form the council at the Chettikulam Pradeshiya Sabha. Meanwhile, Virakesari quotes DTNA member and Leader of the Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) Suresh Premachandran as stating that the DTNA will only support the Tamil nationalist parties to form administrations in the areas where they have secured seats. |
“Who is interested in land grabbing?” – Ravikaran questions the PM
Thinakkural ITAK MP Thurairasa Ravikaran brought to the attention of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya the fact that government departments, including the Forest Department, the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Archaeology, are actively engaged in grabbing people’s lands in the Mullaitivu District. |
Remove the Buddha statue and the Buddhist flag immediately from the Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil
Thinakkural
Engineer Sundaralingam Sasikumar, the independent group leader who has been named as the new chairperson of the Thirukkovil Pradeshiya Sabha, has requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take immediate action to remove the newly installed Buddha statue and Buddhist flag from the historical place of worship, the Ukanthamalai Murugan Kovil premises, as it hinders reconciliation among communities. He emphasised that they consider the act to be a conspiracy to destroy the heritage of the Tamil people and convert the area to Buddhism.
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
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The police to launch investigations on whether passports were made for drug dealers through the Department of Immigration and Emigration to leave the country illegally | Two remanded for attempting to fraudulently acquire three passports for Kehelbaddara Padme
Divaina, Mawbima, Dinamina
An officer of the Department of Immigration and Emigration is to be arrested soon in connection with an investigation conducted by the CID Anti-Smuggling Investigation Unit and the Maritime Crime Investigation Unit into the use of fake information to prepare foreign passports for several individuals, including drug traffickers. CID investigations have revealed that among the foreign passports prepared using fake information is the passport of underworld drug trafficker, Koralagamage Mandinu Padmasiri Perera alias Kehelbaddara Padme. The CID has also revealed that in addition to this passport, two more passports had been prepared in 2025 using his face and under different names. Accordingly, the investigation into these three passports has revealed that these passports were prepared with the help of several corrupt officials working at the Department of Immigration and Emigration. The CID has successfully arrested two suspects in connection with the fraud.
Increased attention to incidents such as a foreigner being brutally attacked in Weligama, and the publicity provided to a notice in Pottuvil-Arugambay saying no to bikinis on the beach can be seen as attempts to discourage the arrival of tourists to the country
Divaina, Mawbima
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The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (STLDA) states that suspicions are being raised that an old video relating to incidents of harassment of tourists is being re-circulated on social media to launch a damaging campaign against the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. SLTDA Chairperson Buddhika Hewawasam explained that suspicions were raised after video footage of an attack on a Filipino national on the Southern coast and an announcement prohibiting the wearing of bikinis in public places in the Pottuvil and Arugam Bay areas had been circulated on social media. However, Hewawasam confirmed that tourists are wearing bikinis without any problem on the beaches in the Arugam Bay and Pottuvil areas, and clarified that the announcement against wearing bikinis had been posted on the road and not on the beach.
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COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
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The SJB in tatters: LG poll selections lead several SJB electoral organisers to resign
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Dinamina, Ada, Mawbima, Virakesari, Thinakkural, Thamilan, Thinakkural
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The Queen of the Sri Lankan cinema bids farewell: Crowds flood to “Tharangani” to pay homage; the final rites to be held at the Independence Square with state honours
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Aruna, Dinamina, Ada, Mawbima, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thamilan, Thinakkural
A large crowd continued to arrive at the National Film Corporation on Sunday (25th ) to pay their final respects to the late veteran actor Malini Fonseka, fondly known as the “Queen of the Sri Lankan Cinema”.
The body has been laid in state at the Tharangani Hall of the National Film Corporation for the public to pay their last respects.
The final rites of veteran actor will be held with full state honours at the Independence Square today.
The legendary Sri Lankan actor, director and former parliamentarian passed away in the early hours of last Saturday (24th) at the age of 78, while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake remanded until May 29 over the detection of an assembled T-56 weapon without a licence: Admitted to the prison hospital for medical treatment – Lankadeepa, Dinamina, Aruna, Mawbima, Thinakaran
2. Delays in decision-making last year are the causes for drug shortages: Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa – Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakaran
3. Power will be established in 267 local government councils: The president emphasises while meeting the NPP local government members at Temple Trees – Dinamina, Virakesari
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