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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: “Prison headquarters itself acted illegally; some police officers are protecting criminals” – President, on prisoner release | Irregularities in the release of 68 prisoners: Attorney General tells court; arrested prisons commissioner remanded Thinakaran: “Some government officials who are supposed to prevent corruption are involved in illegal activities” – President | IMF delegation headed by Dr. Gita Gopinath to visit Sri Lanka | Relaxation in UK family visa rules for foreigners, including Sri Lankans |
Thinakkural: President expresses anger at four key government departments for engaging in illegal activities | Severe warning for Dayasiri and Gammanpila | “President should step down” – Namal Rajapaksa Thamilan: Many prisoners released illegally! Shocking information revealed; police hunt for released Anuradhapura prisoner |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: PUCSL and CEB in battle over the electricity tariffs: an 18% increase is not possible, only a 9% increase is possible; a group from the IMF has also made inquiries from the commission | “Prisons commissioner remanded: 68 prisoners have been unlawfully released on Christmas Day and Independence Day” – Attorney General Divaina: “Suspended prisons commissioner general remanded till today: has released 57 prisoners on Christmas Day and 11 on Independence Day” – AG tells the court Ada: 68 released by using the presidential pardon: the remanded Prisons Commissioner General Thushara and the Anuradhapura prison superintendent to be produced before the court today |
Mawbima: Police attacked in Beruwala: Investigations to locate the fisheries union father-son duo that fled; five remanded; police fire shots in the air; two teeth of the crime OIC knocked out | Prisons commissioner general remanded over releasing prisoners by using the presidential pardon; to appear before court today Dinamina: Misusing the presidential pardon: Prisons commissioner general remanded; Thushara Upuldeniya returns as a remand prisoner to the same prison that was under his authority Aruna: NPP member threatens police officer over filing case against toddy trafficker: threats made stating that the police officer would be transferred to Vavuniya Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
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Discussion between Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA)
Thinakkural, Thamilan, Virakesari, Thinakaran
A discussion was held between Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe and leaders of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) yesterday (10th). Leader of the TPA Mano Ganesan and Deputy Leaders Palani Thigambaram and V. Radhakrishnan took part in the discussion. Commenting on the discussion, the TPA stated that the discussion focused on forming administrations in local government bodies in the district of Nuwara Eliya.
“Submit the list of prisoners granted
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Civil society group confirms that there is a Buddha statue at Ukanthamalai
Thinakkural On the escalation of the controversy of placing a statue of Lord Buddha at Ukanthamalai, where a Lord Muruga temple is situated, a civil society organisation named Thayaka Seyalani (Homeland Taskforce) has visited and confirmed that a statue of Lord Buddha has been placed at the site. Batticaloa District coordinator of the organisation claimed that although they visited the place they could not catch a glimpse of it as it is under the control of the navy. He added that a navy official unofficially revealed that the navy has no connection in this regard, but that it was placed by the Buddhist monk from nearby Kudumbimalai. |
UN human rights commissioner should visit Chemmani, and meet war affected people – British Tamil Forum urges
Virakesari
The British Tamil Forum (BTF) has requested United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to pay a visit to Chemmani and meet the Tamil victims. In a letter to the high commissioner on May 27, 2025, the BTF urged him to visit Chemmani and Mullivaikkal to witness and consult with the Tamil victims about the ruthless and heinous human rights violations committed in these areas. It noted that with the recent excavations a few metres away from the Chemmani mass grave uncovering over 17 skeletons, including infants, stripped of their clothing, it is imperative that the high commissioner is ethically obliged to visit Chemmani and directly witness the situation and ensure justice and accountability incorporating victim-centric consultations.
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
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Principals’ Service Union protests the dengue circular; union action to be taken on June 15
Divaina, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna
The Principals’ Service Union has protested the new circular issued by the Ministry of Education that assigns personal responsibility to principals if dengue-mosquito breeding sites are found within school premises. The circular mandates schools to implement internal programmes to keep school premises free of mosquito breeding sites without disrupting academic activities. The circular also suggests activating school health promotion committees and dengue control committees, assigning responsibilities to non-academic staff such as sanitation workers, school labourers and garden staff, and seeking support from school development societies, old pupils’ associations and parents. General Secretary of the Principals’ Service Union Nimal Mudunkotuwa stated that they will engage in trade union action after June 15 in protest against the relevant circular.
“Traditional politics has been rejected today” – Jayaweera
Dinamina MP Dilith Jayaweera stated that traditional politics has been rejected by the people of the country. He made these remarks while addressing a public meeting organised by the Sarvajana Balaya Party held on Sunday (8th) in Wellawaya, Monaragala. The MP further stated that, whether people like it or not, a significant portion of the credit for this shift goes to the politicians of the recent past who worked during the final phase to move away from the old political practices. |
“I will drive without breaking the party’s ‘buffer’” – MP Namal Rajapaksa
Dinamina SLPP National Organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa stated that those who called the 225 in parliament thieves have now launched a project to portray 1.4 million public servants as thieves. MP Rajapaksa made these remarks while attending a meeting of the SLPP activists held on Monday (9th). The MP further stated that they are not a party with a mission to portray public servants in such a manner. Rajapaksa added further that in the words of Mahinda Rajapaksa, “You (the people) are the buffer of our party.” He stressed that he will continue to drive without breaking the buffer as long as the people hold the buffer high. Rajapaksa stated that as a party the SLPP has the potential to accomplish great tasks. |
COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
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“Prisons commissioner remanded: 68 prisoners have been unlawfully released on Christmas Day and Independence Day” – Attorney General
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday (9th), was remanded until today (11th) in connection with allegedly aiding and abetting the unlawful release of an inmate from the Anuradhapura Prison under the presidential pardon granted for Vesak Poya. The order was issued by the Colombo additional magistrate after considering the facts presented. The Attorney General (AG) stated in court that Upuldeniya has allegedly released other prisoners by misusing the presidential pardon. Accordingly, 57 prisoners had been released on Christmas Day while 11 other inmates had been released on Independence Day.
“The Prisons Department is illegally releasing inmates; the Immigration Department has issued forged passports to underworld leaders; the Motor Traffic Department is engaged in corruption” – President
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
Delivering an address during an event to commemorate Poson Poya in Mihintale, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that some officials in key state departments who should be preventing crime and corruption are themselves engaging in such illegal practices. The president stated that not all but some officials have been found to be engaging in corruption. The president continued that the Prisons Department is illegally releasing inmates, and added that some police officers have now become the protectors of criminals instead of curtailing crime. The president stated further that the Immigration Department, which should ensure the prevention of fake passports, is now issuing forged passports to underworld leaders. Dissanayake also stated that the Motor Traffic Department, which is responsible for the legal registration of vehicles, is now engaged in corrupt practices in exchange for money. The president further pointed out that the country’s social structure has collapsed, and emphasised the need to reform and rebuild the state departments, making them corruption-free. He noted that the people are frustrated with the institutions that administer justice. He called on all the people of Sri Lanka to join in a positive social transformation based on the heritage received from Buddhism.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. Police attacked in Beruwala: three including the crime OIC hospitalised – Divaina, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakaran
2. IMF first deputy managing director to visit Sri Lanka – Divaina, Dinamina, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thamilan
3. Protests near the Jaffna Tissa Maha Viharaya on Poson Day as well – Lankadeepa, Thinakkural
4. The final decision will be made this week – PUCSL – Divaina, Thamilan
5. A JVP group, including Tilvin Silva, on a tour in China – Mawbima, Thamilan
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