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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Free visas for Israel a threat to national security” – Mujibur Rahman warns | The matter of the disappearance of Lalith and Kugan: Gota informs that he is ready to testify; cannot travel to Jaffna Thinakaran: Case of the disappearance of Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan who were disappeared in 2011; former President Gotabaya informs court he is ready to testify; cannot come to Jaffna | The arrest and detention of Masahina were unconstitutional; the Supreme Court rules | “Resolution recognising Palestine as a separate state is appropriate” – Uma Kumaran |
Thinakkural: Shocking Chemmani mass grave: skeletons of mother and child hugging each other! Four skeletons identified yesterday | 115 skeletons identified so far; 102 of them exhumed Thamilan: Lalith-Kugan disappearance case: Gota ready to testify! Coming to Colombo Court due to fear of travelling to Jaffna | Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne further remanded | Four more skeletons identified at Chemmani | 8.8 Richter earthquake shakes Russia; countries are in panic over tsunami warning |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Gotabaya Rajapaksa prepared to provide evidence in the Lalith-Kugan case: “Cannot travel to Jaffna, need a court in Colombo” – Rajapaksa informs the SC | Death of the Yatinuwara opposition leader: Millionaire businessperson questioned Divaina: Gotabaya Rajapaksa prepared to provide evidence in the Lalith-Kugan case! “Travelling to Jaffna is a security concern; hold the hearing in Colombo” – President’s counsel requests the court Ada: Gotabaya Rajapaksa prepared to provide evidence in the Lalith-Kugan case; former President Gotabaya informs court that he is prepared to provide evidence in a court in Colombo, citing security reasons |
Mawbima: Selling a fraudulent jeep to MP Jagath’s son: Evidence provided by Rohitha’s daughter and son-in-law compared | “Gotabaya Rajapaksa prepared to provide evidence in the Lalith-Kugan disappearance case” – Lawyers inform the court Dinamina: Promotions not given to five ASPs and SPs: The Police Commission has violated fundamental rights – SC issues verdict | Pacific Ocean shaken by 8.8 earthquake in Eastern Russia: strongest global quake in 14 years; volcano also erupts triggered by the quake; giant whales wash up on the shores of Japan during tsunami Aruna: Disciplinary action against principals who do not give transfers to teachers with more than 10 years [of experience] in national schools Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
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Shocking Chemmani mass grave: skeletons of mother and child hugging each other! Four skeletons identified yesterday
Thamilan, Virakesari, Thinakkural
The total number of skeletons identified at the Chemmani mass grave site has risen to 115, with 102 skeletons having been fully exhumed so far.
Thinakkural: Speaking to the media, Lawyer Ranitha Gnanarajah claimed that a small child’s skeleton was found together with a large adult skeleton during excavation work at the Chemmani mass grave site on Tuesday (29th). She stated that the two skeletons were discovered in a position suggesting the adult was embracing the child. The remains were subsequently cleaned, identified and fully exhumed from the site on Wednesday morning.
FR petition filed against digital NIC project with India
Thamilan, Thinakkural, Virakesari A fundamental rights (FR) petition has been filed in Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court seeking to nullify a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lankan and Indian governments concerning a digital National Identity Card (NIC) project. Social activist Lina Amani Rishard Hameed, the petitioner, argues that two related cabinet decisions were made covertly, without public or |
“Free visas for Israel a threat to national security” – Mujibur Rahman warns
Virakesari SJB MP Mujibur Rahman condemned the government’s decision to grant free visas to 40 additional countries, calling the inclusion of Israel a completely wrong decision and a threat to national security. At a press conference on Wednesday (30th), he argued that offering a free visa to Israel, a nation accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, reverses Sri Lanka’s historical foreign policy of supporting Palestine. Rahman accused the NPP government of hypocrisy, noting that its leaders, including President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, had vocally supported the Palestinian cause before the election. He stated that the government is forgoing |
“The provincial council elections should not be delayed” – Sumanthiran
Virakesari
General Secretary of the ITAK M.A. Sumanthiran has insisted that the government must adopt the private member’s motion on the Provincial Council Election Amendment Bill already submitted by his party. He noted that the recent motion tabled by ITAK MP R. Shanakiyan is substantively the same as proposals he submitted in 2019 and 2023, and thus requires no further study for immediate passage. The statement follows remarks by Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Chandana Abeyratne that the government is studying the motion and plans to present its own proposal. Sumanthiran warned that the government should not use the pretext of drafting a new proposal to delay the provincial council elections further, calling any such attempt unacceptable.
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
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An open verdict on the Yatinuwara opposition leader’s death
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima
Further details have emerged regarding the death by suicide of Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha Opposition Leader Champika Nilantha. An open verdict on the case was delivered following the post-mortem examinations on the bodies. Investigations are ongoing into a letter reportedly written by Champika Nilantha before his death. Police stated that statements have been recorded from a businessperson and a high-ranking police officer in Kandy, both of whom were mentioned in the letter.
Promotions not given to five ASPs and SPs: The Police Commission has violated fundamental rights – SC issues verdict
Dinamina The Supreme Court has ruled that the National Police Commission violated the fundamental rights of four Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and one Superintendent of Police (SP), who had been absorbed into the regular police service from the police assistant services division, by reclassifying them and denying them the promotions they were entitled to. It was also ordered that the five police officers who had been classified in that manner be properly granted the seniority and professional qualifications they were entitled to. The letters issued to those officers in this regard by the NPC were declared null and void by the court. |
“Steps to make 1,000 postal assistants permanent” – Minister Nalinda Jayatissa
Dinamina Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa stated that steps are being taken to make the services of 1,000 postal assistants permanent. The minister made this statement during a visit to observe the operations of the Central Mail Exchange of the Sri Lanka Postal Department on July 29. He further stated that the necessary steps for those recruitments will be taken without delay. He noted that stabilising the country on a strong foundation is a key objective of the government, and that the postal department will also operate in line with that objective. |
COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa prepared to provide evidence in the Lalith-Kugan case
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed the Supreme Court (SC) that he is prepared to testify in the habeas corpus case concerning the disappearance of human rights activists Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan. However, he stated that he is unable to travel to the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court, where the case was originally filed, due to security reasons. Through his counsel, Rajapaksa has requested that arrangements be made for him to provide his testimony at a court in Colombo instead. This statement was made by his lawyer during the hearing of an appeal petition related to the matter at the SC yesterday (30th).
Rohitha Abeygunawardena’s daughter arrested following surrender over the jeep incident
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakkural
Daughter of former Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Rochelle Melanie Abeygunawardena, who had been sought for 11 days in connection with a controversial jeep transaction, surrendered yesterday (30th) morning to the Panadura-Walana branch of the Police Anti-Corruption Unit through her attorney. Following a lengthy interrogation that lasted approximately nine hours, she was handed over to the Matugama Police for further legal proceedings. Police state that the suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Matugama Magistrate’s Court today (31st).
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. A massive earthquake strikes Eastern Russia: Tsunamis in Japan and Hawaii – Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
2. Sri Lankan tourists to receive on-arrival visa in Maldives for 90 days – Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Thinakkural, Thamilan
3. Ulugetenne further remanded till August 13 – Divaina, Ada, Thamilan
4. Insurance proposal for fisherfolk – Ada, Thinakaran
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