List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
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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. For those newspapers that are also published online, the website is given.
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General newspapers [edit]
| Newspaper |
Language |
Frequency |
Website |
Publisher/Parent Company |
Established |
Circulation |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | Sinhala | Daily | ada.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | 2012 | ||
| Daily Mirror | English | Daily | dailymirror.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | 1999 | 25,000 | [1][2] |
| Today | English | Daily | ceylontoday.lk | Ceylon Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 2011 | 25,000 | [3][2] |
| Daily News | English | Daily | dailynews.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | 1918 | 88,000 | [4] |
| Dinamina | Sinhala | Daily | dinamina.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | 1909 | 75,000 | [4] |
| Divaina | Sinhala | Daily | divaina.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 1981 | 156,000 (Daily Divaina) 340,000 (Sunday Divaina) |
[5] |
| The Island | English | Daily | island.lk | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 1981 | 70,000 (Daily Island) 103,000 (Sunday Island) |
[5] |
| Lakbima | Sinhala | Weekly | lakbima.lk | Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 1994 | [6] | |
| Lakbima News | English | Weekly | lakbimanews.lk | Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 2007 | [6] | |
| Lankadeepa | Sinhala | Daily | lankadeepa.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | 1991 | 150,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 350,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa) |
[1][2] |
| Mawbima | Sinhala | Weekly | mawbima.lk | The Standard Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 2011 | ||
| The Nation | English | Weekly | nation.lk | Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd | 2006 | 132,000 | [7][8] |
| Rivira | Sinhala | Weekly | rivira.lk | Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd | 2006 | 265,000 | [7][8] |
| Silumina | Sinhala | Weekly | silumina.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | 1930 | 265,000 | [4] |
| Sudar Oli | Tamil | Daily | sudaroli.com | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 2000 | ||
| The Sunday Leader | English | Weekly | thesundayleader.lk | Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd | 1994 | ||
| Sunday Observer | English | Weekly | sundayobserver.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | 1928 | 175,000 | [4] |
| The Sunday Times | English | Weekly | sundaytimes.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | 1991 | 330,000 | [1][2] |
| Thinakaran | Tamil | Daily | thinakaran.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | 1932 | 50,000 (Thinakaran) 70,000 (Thinakaran Varamanjari) |
[4][9] |
| Thinakkural | Tamil | Daily | thinakkural.com | Thinakkural Publications (Pvt) Ltd | 1997 | ||
| Uthayan | Tamil | Daily | uthayan.com | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 1985 | ||
| Virakesari | Tamil | Daily | virakesari.lk | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | 1930 | 140,000 | |
| Randiwa | Sinhala | Weekly | randiwa.lk | Randiwa newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 2011 |
Special interest newspapers/magazines [edit]
| Newspaper |
Language |
Frequency |
Website |
Publisher/Parent Company |
Established |
Circulation |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budhusarana | Sinhala | Monthly | lakehouse.lk/budusarana | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | Buddhist magazine | ||
| Daily FT | English | Daily | ft.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | Financial news | ||
| Navaliya | Sinhala | Weekly | navaliya.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 1981 | 131,000[5] | Women's weekly |
| Nesan | Tamil | Monthly | nesan.org | Nesan Media Network | 2006 | Regional News Magazine | |
| Ravaya | Sinhala | Weekly | rawaya.net | Ravaya Publications (Pvt) Ltd | Alternative political news | ||
| Randiwa | Sinhala | Weekly | randiwa.lk | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | Peoples weekly | ||
| Sarasaviya | Sinhala | Weekly | sarasaviya.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) | Arts/Movie magazine | ||
| Vidusara | Sinhala | Weekly | vidusara.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | 123,000[5] | Popular science magazine | |
| Kalaikesari | Tamil | Monthly | kalaikesari.com | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | International Cultural Magazine | ||
| Vaikarai | Tamil | Weekly | vaikarai.net | Vaikarai Media Unit | Eastern Province News | ||
| Mahamegha | Sinhala | Monthly | mahamegha.lk | Mahamegha Media Network | 2010 | Family Buddhist Magazine | |
| Echelon | English | Monthly | echelon.lk | Capital Media (Pvt) Ltd | 2012 | Business and Business Lifestyle |
News web sites [edit]
Main article: List of Sri Lankan news sites
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Wijeya Newspapers Limited". Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines". allaboutnewspapers.com. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Ceylon Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd". Retrieved May 2nd, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Paper Advertising Rates". Daily News. February 28, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009". Divaina. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Lakbima Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd". Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Prematunge, Sajitha. "Running like a baby". The Nation. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Our Products" (PDF). Rivira Media Corporation. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Nakkawita, Wijitha (February 23, 2009). "DR, the true patriot". Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
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External links [edit]
- Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd official website
