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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.
Pages in category "Defunct Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Defunct Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka (10 P) Pages in category "Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Lankadeepa was a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] [2] It was founded on 29 October 1947 and was published from Colombo. [1] [2] [3] Initially an evening paper, it became a morning daily on 1 May 1949. [3] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 56,241. [4]
Dawasa was a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] It was founded on 14 August 1961 and was published from Colombo. [2] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 55,000. [1] It had an average circulation of 58,600 in 1970 and 83,285 in 1973. [3] [4]
The news of the shooting was suppressed by the police and it was not until the following night that the event was reported in Sri Lanka's national media. [3] [4] The police initially denied that there was a shooting, claiming that the two deaths were accidental. [3] [4] [9] This led to accusations of a police cover-up. [3] [10] [11] [12]
The Sunday Leader was founded in 1994 by brothers Lasantha Wickrematunge and Lal Wickrematunge with the first edition being published on 19 June 1994. [4] The newspaper was associated with silent partner and leading politician and presidential candidate Gamini Dissanayake who was assassinated on 24 October 1994.
The Morning Leader was a Sri Lankan English-language newspaper.It is published by Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd. Its sister publications are The Sunday Leader and Iruresa. The Morning Leader was refounded by Lasantha Wickramatunge who was assassinated in January 2009.