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Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers. Its Sunday counterpart is the Sunday Times. [1] Its sister newspaper on financial issues is the Daily FT.
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited, WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena.
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it. For those newspapers that are also published online, the website is given.
The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist Iqbal Athas and Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan Sunday Times is the Daily Mirror. [2]
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991. [1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena. [2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military.
The Sunday Mirror was an English language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] It was founded in 1966 and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 20,629. [1] TOCL was nationalised by the Sri Lankan government in August 1977. [2]
The Fox Hill Supercross is an annual racing event hosted by the Sri Lanka Military Academy intending to raise funds to manifest and elevate the infrastructure and training facilities of the military academy. The Fox Hill Supercross was first hosted in 1993 and has since become the most sought-after motorsport event in Sri Lanka.
Cricket is the most favourite sport of Sri Lanka, and the rights to broadcast cricket can be very lucrative. [17] The state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation paid Rs 143 million ($1.1 million) for the rights to the 2011 Cricket World Cup but earned Rs 556 million ($4.3 million) in advertising. [5] [12]