List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
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List of newspapers in Sri Lanka is as follows:
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[edit] News media companies
Many papers in circulation, categorized as state-owned below, are owned by the government through Lakehouse Press[citation needed]. Private news papers are operated by various companines, of which The Standard Newspapers Pvt. Ltd, Upali Newspapers and Wijeya Newspapers are three of the largest[citation needed].
[edit] Sinhala papers
- Dinamina (දිනමිණ) - state-owned, daily
- Silumina (සිළුමිණ) - state-owned, weekly - highest circulation in Sri Lanka.
- Lankadeepa (ලංකාදීප) - Wijeya-owned, daily
- Divaina (දිවයින) - Upali-owned, daily
- Lakbima (ලක්බිම) - privately owned, daily
- Mawbima (මව්බිම) - The Standard Newspapers Pvt. Ltd, weekly
- Irudina (ඉරුදින) - privately owned, weekly
- lanka (ඉරුදින) - Lanka Multi Publisher Pvt Ltd.
[edit] English papers
- Daily News - state-owned, daily
- The Sunday Observer - state-owned, weekly
- Daily Mirror - Wijeya-owned, daily
- The Sunday Times - Wijeya-owned, weekly
- The Island - Upali-owned, daily
- The Sunday Leader privately owned, weekly
[edit] Tamil papers
- [Dinakaran] - state-owned, daily
- Thinakkkural - privately owned, daily
- Uthayan - privately owned, daily
- Virakesari - privately owned, daily
- Meelparvai - Monthly
[edit] News Websites
- Sri lanka News portal. Sinhala/English
- Sri lanka Army portal - Sri lanka happenings
- LankaeNews - 24h news. sinhala/english
- Rupavahini cooporation - Sri lanka rupavahini
- Sooriyan - Sooriyan News Service 24 Hrs
- Lanka Business Online - 24h news with a strong focus on business and economy
- Lanka Academic - 24h news
- Muslim Guardian - 24h news.
- Vimasuma - 24h news, business and economic analysis in Sinhala (විමසුම.com සිංහල යුනිකෝඩ් අක්ෂර වලින්)
[edit] Reference and links
- Lanka Media Outlook
- Sri Lanka profile from BBC
- Sri Lankan search engine - Sri Lankan news - Explore Sri Lanka - Ceylon
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Silumina - The Official Website
- Divaina - The Official Website
- Irudina - The Official Website
- Lakbima - The Official Website
- Lankadeepa - The Official Website
- Mawbima - The Official Website