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DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
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Virakesari: “There is no change in the cabinet; there is no intention to change PM Harini [from the post]” – Government [Cabinet spokesperson] | Do not visit [Sri Lanka] before September – Relatives of the disappeared in the North and East call on Volker Türk Thinakaran: Conflicts in the North and East: Allowances for housing for displaced people increased; decision taken at the cabinet meeting headed by the president | Australia cooperates to prevent illegal activities and promote trade | Speaker informs parliament that copy of petition [of Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill] submitted to court has been received | New COVID strain: Decisions will be made based on previous experiences |
Thinakkural: “Tamil people’s lands are being plundered cleverly: ‘Theft departments’ are involved in land grabbing in the Vanni; Tamil people are being evicted from villages, native settlements and farmlands; thousands of acres of land are being handed over by them for Sinhala settlements to change ethnic ratio” – MP T. Ravikaran strongly accuses | Photograph: Hoisting of flag at Kochchikade St. Anthony’s Shrine for annual feast Thamilan: FR petition by Krishanthi Kumaraswamy murder convicts dismissed; the SC [bench] refused leave to proceed | The name ‘Rajalunu’ is to be changed; Minister Sunil Handunnetti informs parliament | “National schools will not continue to operate under the control of the provinces; there is a deficiency in the work plan” – Prime Minister alleges |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Student jumps into lake following ragging; four Kuliyapitiya Technical College seniors, including one woman, arrested Divaina: “Mahaweli land distributed not to farmers, but in hundreds of acres to actors, cricketers and politicians”, says NPP MP Padmasiri Bandara Ada: Two petitions challenging Wickremesinghe’s issuance of bar permits during presidential election period taken up in court |
Mawbima: Indictments to be filed in substandard vaccine case; Keheliya to face three-judge bench next week; CIABOC launches parallel probe| Supreme Court deliberates on ‘bar permit’ petition against Ranil Dinamina: Distribution of Mahaweli land: Hundreds of acres to actors, cricketers and politicians; “We will start a probe”, says Deputy Minister Susil | Indictments expected next week in substandard vaccine case; bail granted to Keheliya’s son in Rs. 8 million fraud case Aruna: “19-year-old son of former minister was granted bar licences” – Anidda: This paper is published on Fridays only |
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TAMIL PRESS PRIORITIES |
Photo credits: Tamil Guardian
“Tamil people’s lands are being plundered cleverly: ‘Theft Departments’ are involved in land grabbing in the Vanni; Tamil people are being evicted from villages, native settlements and farmlands; thousands of acres of land are being handed over by them for Sinhala settlements to change ethnic ratio” – MP T. Ravikaran strongly accuses
Virakesari, Thinakkural
Addressing parliament yesterday (3rd), ITAK MP Thurairasa Ravikaran alleged that top officials in the ‘theft departments’, like the Forest Department and the Wildlife Department, have become judges, adding that they are even threatening Tamil officials, including the district secretary, with a posture of authority, to accept false information. He further added that the above departments, including the Department of Archaeology, are stealing the lands belonging to the public, violating the existing laws.
Do not visit [Sri Lanka] before September – Relatives of the
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Skulls dug up in the Chemmani gravesite
Thinakkural An order regarding the application filed at the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court seeking to declare the area at the Chemmani Sindupathi Crematorium in Aryalai, Jaffna – where human remains were identified – as a ‘mass grave’ is to be issued on Friday (6th). Body parts including seven human skulls have been identified in the pit. |
The name ‘Rajalunu’ is to be changed; Minister Sunil Handunnetti informs parliament
Thamilan
Addressing parliament yesterday (3rd), Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti claimed that the salt which is produced at the Elephant Pass saltern will be called ‘Elephant Pass Salt’. He added that a decision has been taken to change the name due to the request made by [political] representatives from the North and East. Previously it was named ‘Rajalunu’.
SINHALA PRESS PRIORITIES |
Photo credits: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
Distribution of Mahaweli land: Hundreds of acres to actors, cricketers and politicians
Dinamina, Mawbima, Divaina
Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation Susil Ranasinghe told parliament yesterday (3rd) that the government has launched an investigation into the misuse of Mahaweli lands allocated for cultivation. The probe follows claims that large plots were privately distributed to politically influential individuals – including actors, cricketers and ministers – under previous regimes without being used for their intended purpose. The government is currently assessing the extent of land distributed, its intended use and possible corrective actions.
Divaina reports that similar concerns were raised by NPP MP Padmasiri Bandara.
Case against Rajitha re-called for August 29
Dinamina, Mawbima, Divaina Colombo High Court judge Navaratne |
“Restriction on local students entering KDU medical faculty is temporary” – Seneviratne
Mawbima, Divaina, Ada Deputy Minister of Education Madura Seneviratne told parliament yesterday (3rd) that the restriction on local students entering the Kotelawala Defence University medical faculty is temporary, pending a government review of the country’s need for medical practitioners. |
“The information I shared was wrong” – Jayasekara
Dinamina, Mawbima
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SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara expressed regrets to the North Central Provincial Council and officials over his recent social media claims about the council’s vehicle auction. At a press conference in Colombo yesterday (3rd), he apologised for alleging that the council earned only Rs. 2.8 million from the sale of 12 vehicles, including a BMW and three Mitsubishi Prados, and for accusing the government of massive fraud in the auction.
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COMMON PRIORITIES: SINHALA & TAMIL PRESS |
Photo credits: Daily Mirror
AG to file indictments over substandard vaccine purchase; Keheliya and son released on bail
Dinamina, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Aruna, Divaina, Ada, Thinakkural, Virakesari, Thinakaran
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“No cabinet reshuffle or PM change” – Jayatissa
Dinamina, Lankadeepa, Ada, Thinakkural, Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thamilan
Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that there have been no discussions or proposals within the government regarding a cabinet reshuffle or a change of prime minister. Speaking at a media briefing yesterday (3rd), he dismissed related reports as false, and suggested they may have been fabricated to attract media and political attention.
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Common priorities: Additional stories
1. Supreme Court deliberates on ‘bar permit’ petition against Ranil – Ada, Dinamina, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Divaina, Thinakkural
2. President Dissanayake meets Australian deputy PM – Mawbima, Divaina, Ada, Thinakkural, Thinakaran
3. “We’ve increased COVID-19 testing, along with the number of PCR machines. Discussions are ongoing with the World Health Organization whose experience and guidance are vital” – Nalinda Jaytissa – Lankadeepa, Aruna, Divaina, Thinakaran, Thamilan
4. 1996 sexual assault and murder of Jaffna student: Supreme Court rejects convicts’ plea to commute death sentence – Virakesari, Thinakaran, Thamilan, Aruna
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