Daily News (Sri Lanka)
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
Editor | Lalith Allahakkoon |
Founded | 1918 (1918) |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 35, D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka |
Circulation | 88,000 |
Sister newspapers | Sunday Observer Dinamina Silumina Thinakaran |
Website | dailynews.lk |
The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is now published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918.[1]D. R. Wijewardena was its founder.
The present-day newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing news on national affairs, international affairs, business, political analysis, sports, editorials and opinions. Every Thursday issue a free supplement in a tabloid paper called "Wisdom". In addition, the Daily News also provides The Sri Lanka Gazette as a supplement on every Friday. The current editor-in-chief of the daily news is Lalith Allahakkoon.
See also[edit]
- List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
Daily News official website
Categories:
- Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
- Daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka
- English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
- Publications established in 1918
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