21 January 2026 | Vol. 12, #12

  DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS   Tamil Headlines Virakesari: Submit the no-confidence motion before it catches mould; Government side announces readiness to debate it in the House | "The Opposition will decide on the no-confidence motion; the Government cannot decide" - says the Leader of the Opposition Thinakaran: Monthly salary for the private sector increases to Rs. 30,000; daily wage, which was Rs. 1,080, increases to Rs. 1,200 | Government takes steps to increase plantation workers'…