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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
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Virakesari: Gazette notification on acquisition of lands cancdelled; secretary of the Ministry of Lands requests the AG to advise | The ITAK expresses gratitude for withdrawing the gazette notification; Sumanthiran and Sivagnanam jointly sent a letter to the president | Gammanpila calls on the president to arrest Bimal [Rathnayake] Thinakaran: “Our grateful thanks for withdrawing the gazette notification” – M.A. Sumanthiran | The term of local governments commences from June 2 | Gazette issued to resolve land issue in the North withdrawn | “MPs requesting security; reasons to be considered; decisions will be taken after sending to the National Security Council” – Acting IGP statement |
Thinakkural: Gazette notification on acquisition of over 5,700 acres of lands across the coastal areas in the North withdrawn; government takes decision with the approval of the cabinet | “Withdrawing of the gazette notification is a huge victory for us” – Ponnambalam | Sumanthiran expresses gratitude to the president, requesting to publish it in a gazette notification Thamilan: Gazette notification on acquisition of lands in the North withdrawn; the government bowed to Sumanthiran | Passport officer arrested | “Recruitment in the health sector to continue” – Cabinet spokesperson |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Mervyn Silva has earned Rs. 150 million within two years of becoming a minister: CIABOC files case | Court halts allied-health appointments Divaina: Official of the Department of Immigration and Emigration remanded for making fake passports for Kehelbaddara Padme Ada: “Illegal and incomplete buildings have affected the spread of Dengue and Chikungunya” – Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa |
Mawbima: Rs. 150 million of illicit earnings within two years: Mervyn Silva served with indictments | Dinamina: 15,073 new recruits to the public service; 6,000 teacher appointments; 1,658 to public administration; recruits also for health, media, postal and other institutions – Cabinet approval granted | Mervyn Silva served with indictments: Assets worth Rs. 150 million earned during two-year period as minister of labour; 48 bank accounts; three luxury vehicles; lands purchased in Kadawatha and Cinnamon Gardens Aruna: Bribery Commission files case against Mervyn Silva over assets exceeding Rs. 150 million Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
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“Our grateful thanks for reversing the gazette notification” – M.A. Sumanthiran
Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
General Secretary of the ITAK M.A. Sumanthiran has expressed gratitude to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the cabinet of ministers for reversing the gazette notification issued on 28.03.2025 under Section 4 of the Land Settlement Ordinance. In a letter to the president yesterday (27th), signed by Sumanthiran and ITAK President C.V.K. Sivagnanam, the ITAK requested that the government’s decision to reverse the previous gazette be published in a new gazette. They added that if the gazette had not been reversed, they would have been forced to organise public protests. The letter highlights that many people were settled in different places after the tsunami, and still many of them have not received deeds for the land, adding that enforcing the law in such a situation will create confusion. It further noted that many lands are still under the custody of the military, and the government’s election promise of releasing them has still not been fulfilled.
“Withdrawing of the gazette notification is a huge victory for us” – PonnambalamVirakesari, Thinakkural Leader of the Tamil National Forum (TNF) and ACTC MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam claimed that the decision taken by the government to withdraw the gazette notification to acquire lands in four districts in the North is a great victory for the people in the North. Addressing the media, he expressed gratitude to ITAK MP S. Shritharan, independent group MP Archchuna Ramanathan and SLMC MPs Rauff Hakeem and M. Nizam Kariapper for their contribution to pressure the government in this regard. He also thanked the foreign diplomats whom the TNF met and requested to pressure the government. |
“Tamil politicians are misleading the people of the Northern Province;
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ITAK and SLMC join hands to form administrations in Kuchchaveli and Mutur
Thinakkural, Virakesari
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in terms of forming local governments in the Kuchchaveli and Mutur Pradhesiya Sabhas. The signing of the MoU took place in Trincomalee yesterday (27th).
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
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Mervyn Silva has earned Rs. 150 million within two years of becoming a minister: CIABOC files case
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has formally charged former Minister Mervyn Silva with offences under the Bribery Act. According to the indictment, Mervyn Silva has allegedly acquired assets including properties and vehicles and maintained bank accounts that far exceeded his legally declared income. The CIABOC revealed that these offences occurred between March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2012. Among the assets in question are land purchases amounting to Rs. 71.39 million in the Kadawatha and Cinnamon Gardens areas.
“We granted Malini Fonseka the highest honour possible according to the family’s wishes” – Nalinda Jayatissa
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Aruna Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa was questioned over the government’s decision to conduct the final rites of late veteran actor Malini Fonseka with state patronage at Independence Square in Colombo instead of giving full state honours as announced earlier. Questions were raised as to why the government had previously stated that Fonseka’s funeral ceremony would be given full state honours, but later provided state patronage. In response, Minister Jayatissa stated that the funeral was conducted in accordance with the wishes of the family and that the family was satisfied. He added that there are several criteria to grant full state patronage and honours when conducting a funeral of a prominent figure and that the process and methods have been structured regarding how the government should act on such occasions, whether it is full state honours or other forms of patronage. |
Postal strike tomorrow and day after for not receiving solutions for 15 demands
Divaina, Aruna The Union of Post and Telecommunication Officers will undertake a two-day token strike tomorrow (29th) and the day after (30th) citing 15 unresolved issues. General Secretary of the Union Manjula Bandara Jayasundara stated that key grievances include the non-approval of the Officers’ Service Regulation, failure to provide duty allowances, refusal to engage external workers, unpaid overtime exceeding 100 hours at administrative offices and the failure to increase travel expense limits for officers. Despite several rounds of discussions with the postmaster general and the responsible minister, no progress has been made in resolving these issues. |
“Sri Lanka will continue receiving financial support from New Zealand” – Deputy prime minister of NZ
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters, who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, stated that New Zealand will further expand its financial assistance to Sri Lanka. Peters also expressed appreciation for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leadership in steering the country in the right direction. The deputy premier made these remarks during a meeting with President Dissanayake held on May 26 at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussion also focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the fields of agriculture, education and tourism. Both parties agreed to work closely to advance mutual progress in these key areas.
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COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
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Cabinet approval to recruit 15,073 for vacancies in the government service
Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
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Gazette on land settlement issues in the North reversed
Mawbima, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation D.G. Wickremesinghe has informed the Attorney General (AG) that the gazette notification concerning land clearance in several villages in the Northern Province, which was published on March 28 by officers of the Ministry’s Land Title Settlement Department, will be reversed. The position of the minister of agriculture, livestock, land and irrigation is that the necessary preparations and resumption of these land determination activities should be initiated after obtaining approval from the people’s representatives of the region.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. Official of the Department of Immigration and Emigration remanded for making fake passports for Kehelbaddara Padme – Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Mawbima, Dinamina, Aruna, Thamilan
2. Paramedical strike disrupts hospital services across the island – Lankadeepa, Divaina, Ada, Dinamina, Aruna, Virakesari
3. Need all names of LG members before May 30 – EC – Mawbima, Aruna, Thinakaran, Thinakkural, Thamilan
4. “Names of MPs who have connections with the underworld given to party leaders” – Acting IGP – Lankadeepa, Thinakaran
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