24 October 2025 | Vol. 11, #191

  DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS   Tamil Headlines Virakesari: “Investigate the ‘white flag’ controversy; examine Sarath Fonseka’s claims and punish all involved” – ITAK demands in parliament | “Military personnel play a major role in drug distribution; cancer has spread in the North and East and even to the South” – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam Thinakaran: “Names of individuals linked to underworld gangs to be revealed soon – Harshana Nanayakkara |2026 Budget: President’s Speech on November 7 –…