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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
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Virakesari: Indian plane crashes en route to London, falling from 625 feet seconds after takeoff; 241 dead including 229 passengers, two pilots, and 10 flight attendants; one passenger survives | “Seek cabinet’s opinion on gazette cancellation” – Attorney General issues notice to lands minister | Sri Lanka census records 5.3 million monkeys | Sumanthiran files petition against the gazette | Seven petitions filed challenging the Electricity Act | Jaffna mayoral election today; Tamil national parties vying to take control of municipal council | “Electricity tariff hike violates people’s mandate” – Opposition Leader Sajith Thinakaran: 241 killed in deadly plane crash in India; incident occurred in residential area, five medical students among the dead | Easter Sunday attacks: Former CID chief charged | Meeting held between president and German foreign minister | British survivor of plane crash says aircraft exploded within 30 seconds | ”Solution will be given for the land surrounding Thaiyiddy viharaya” – Minister Chandrasekar |”Our aim is to ensure education and rights of children involved in begging, trading and other work” – Saroja Polraj | Two people die due to COVID | CID team visits Vavuniya Prison for investigation |
Thinakkural: “Issue is to be resolved within a month; Thaiyiddy viharaya land will not be vacated or temple demolished; compensation or alternative land to be provided” – Minister Chandrasekar | Gujarat plane crash: 242 dead, disaster within 10 minutes of takeoff | 28 CID teams deployed in all prisons for intensive investigation | Sri Lanka refuses to take responsibility for massive human rights violations. Germany should put strong pressure on it – International Human Rights Watch | SLPP, UNP, SJB, SLFP united | Who will take over Jaffna Municipal Council?; voting today Thamilan: Fiery Air India crash kills passengers, leaves only one survivor | IMF is the reason for the electricity tariff hike; trade unions express deep dissatisfaction | Physical threats against children: New bill to be introduced soon | Skeleton recovered near army camp | Animal census costs Rs. 5.2 million; 4.24 million peafowl and 3.3 million monkeys recorded in survey | Child begging to face legal action from July; Minister Saroja Polraj stresses need for compulsory education | Student dies after tree falls on him |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Releasing prisoners using the presidential pardon: The CID infiltrates the prisons; data records pulled out; senior officials questioned | CBSL intelligence unit chief called to court: “No records of the bond scam account although nine months have passed since the order was given; the investigation has been going on for nine years; the complainant has no enthusiasm” – Defence lawyer states Divaina: India shaken by the Air India flight that crashed containing 230 passengers and 13 staff members | Animal census report released: five million toque monkeys found across the island; “Although different people are quoting different amounts, Rs. 5.2 million was spent on the census” – Prof. A.L. Sandika | A tree branch falls on a classroom in a school in Balangoda: one A/L student killed; 16 injured and hospitalised Ada: Report on the animal census released: 1.74 million grey langurs, 2.66 million giant squirrels, 5.17 million toque monkeys and 4.74 million peafowl |
Mawbima: Numbers of the animal census released: 5.7 million toque monkeys, 1.7 million grey langurs and 4.2 million peafowl | The two individuals who carried out an acid attack on the north central provincial ayurveda commissioner sentenced to 30 years in prison; the first defendant ayurvedic doctor acquitted and released Dinamina: A tragedy in India: a flight carrying 242 passengers crashes; former chief minister of Gujarat has also been on board; Ramesh Vishwakumar jumps off the plane and saves his life Aruna: Animal census released: 5.1 million toque monkeys and 4.2 million peafowl, 2.6 million giant squirrels and 1.7 million grey langurs Anidda: President sends name of judge Laffar to the Constitutional Council even before the position becomes vacant; even the approval of the chief justice has not been given |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
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President Anura meets German foreign minister
Thinakaran, Virakesari
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on an official visit to Germany, met Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul at the Waldorf Astoria in Berlin. The two leaders discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation, focusing on new opportunities in trade, the digital economy, investment and vocational training. Earlier, President Dissanayake held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, where they emphasised strengthening economic and international relations particularly through vocational training and tourism collaboration, according to the President’s Media Division.
“Solution will be given for the land surrounding Thaiyiddy viharaya” –
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IMF is the reason for the electricity tariff hike; trade unions express deep dissatisfaction
Thamilan Electricity tariffs increased by 15% from yesterday, prompting strong opposition from trade unions who blame pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The hike affects domestic users, religious sites, hotels, industries, government institutions and public utilities. General Secretary of the |
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
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Retired brigadier remanded for threatening a witness in the Eknaligoda case over the phone
Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Anidda
Retired Brigadier Shammi Kumararatne of the Army Intelligence Unit, the main accused in the High Court (HC) trial concerning the disappearance, abduction and murder of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, was arrested on charges of threatening a key witness. Kumararatne was presented before the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (11th) and subsequently remanded until June 25. While journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing on January 24, 2010, investigations conducted since then have revealed that he was abducted and murdered. The head of the investigation unit of the Authority for the Protection of Victims and Witnesses informed the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court that retired Brigadier Kumararatne had threatened a key witness in the Eknaligoda case.
Person who made false complaints that a SriLankan Airlines plane was to be hijacked arrested
Ada, Mawbima, Aruna An individual was arrested for allegedly committing an act of treason by making a series of false claims about a hijacking attempt involving a SriLankan Airlines flight arriving from Indonesia. The police stated that the suspect had made several calls to various security agencies, including the 119 Police Emergency Unit, SriLankan Airlines, the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake and even the Presidential Secretariat, falsely warning that a group was planning to hijack the incoming aircraft. Further investigations on the incident are underway. |
President sends name of judge Laffar to the Constitutional Council even before the position of Supreme Court judge becomes vacant; even the approval of the chief justice has not been given
Anidda It is reported that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake sent the name of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar to the Constitutional Council (CC) to be appointed to the position of Supreme Court judge. The president had reportedly sent the name on June 9 while the position will only fall vacant on June 20. The report further states that the approval of the chief justice has also not been obtained for the name. |
COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
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Air India flight crashes with 242 including passengers: 241 who were on board the flight found dead; one passenger survives
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Anidda, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
Indian media reports that an aircraft belonging to Air India flying from Ahmedabad in the Gujarat state of India to Gatwick Airport in London, England has crashed within just five minutes after takeoff, killing all except one passenger on board. Indian media further reports that at the time of the crash there were 230 passengers along with two pilots and crew members on board. Meanwhile, a remarkable story was reported that a passenger on board the aircraft managed to survive by jumping to the ground just moments before the plane crashed, after suddenly opening the emergency exit. It is reported that the passenger was identified as Ramesh Vishwakumar.
Report on the animal census released: 1.74 million grey langurs, 2.66 million giant squirrels, 5.17 million toque monkeys and 4.74 million peafowl
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thamilan
The committee report of the National Animal Census conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation on March 15 was released yesterday (12th) at the ministry. Addressing the media, ministry officials stated that the report reveals that there are 5.17 million toque monkeys (rilawa), 1.74 million grey langurs (wandura), 2.66 million giant squirrels and 4.74 million peafowl in Sri Lanka. According to the census, the highest number of toque monkeys has been reported in the Kandy, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kurunegala Districts. The census reports that the highest number of grey langurs has been reported in the districts of Anuradhapura, Hambantota and Polonnaruwa. Giant squirrels were mostly found in the Kurunegala and Monaragala Districts, while peafowl have been mostly reported in the Anuradhapura, Kurunegala and Monaragala Districts. The Ministry of Agriculture stated that the report of the islandwide animal census has helped identify the areas with the highest number of crop-destroying animals. Director and CEO of the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute Prof. A.L. Sandika stated that although different people are quoting different amounts, the amount that was spent on the census was Rs. 5.2 million.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. Opposition representatives in agreement: “Will establish power in 100 councils including Colombo” – Tissa Attanayaka – Lankadeepa, Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakkural
2. Releasing prisoners using the presidential pardon: The CID infiltrates the prisons; data records pulled out; senior officials questioned | CID team visits Vavuniya Prison for investigation | 28 CID teams in all prisons for an intensive investigation – Lankadeepa, Thinakaran, Thinakkural
3. Two members joined the NPP, the Tamil Progressive Alliance lost the Haldummulla Pradeshiya Sabha | Mano’s alliance supports the NPP establish power in Haldummulla; deputy chair from Mano’s alliance – Anidda, Thinakkural
4. A tree branch falls on a classroom in a school in Balangoda: one A/L student killed; 16 injured and hospitalised – Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Thamilan
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