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.
General newspapers
| Newspaper | Language | Frequency | Website | Publisher/Parent Company | Established | Circulation | Notes |
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| Bottom Line The Bottom Line (Sri Lanka) The Bottom Line is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday business newspaper initially published as a mid-week paper, when it was later taken over by a group of three private individual investors. The present editor is Sri Lankan journalist Indika Sakalasooriya and the deputy editor is Azhar Razak... |
English | Weekly | bottomline.lk | Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Colamba Colamba Colamba is a Sinhala language weekly tabloid newspaper published in the Sri Lanka It is published by Agasara Publishers.-Content:Colamba relies heavily on political opinion features, although it feature art and sports related articles.-Headlines:... |
Sinhala | Weekly | Agasara Publishers | 2009 | |||
| The Colombo Post The Colombo Post The Colombo Post is a Sri Lankan English weekly newspaper, published every Tuesday.-External links:*... |
English | Weekly | thecolombopost.com | ||||
| Daily Mirror | English | Daily | dailymirror.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | 1999 | ||
| Daily News Daily News (Sri Lanka) Founded in 1918, the Ceylon Daily News is an English daily that claims the largest circulation among peoples in Sri Lanka. It is now owned by the government of Sri Lanka.... |
English | Daily | dailynews.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
1918 | 60,000 | |
| Dinamina Dinamina Founded on December 17 1909, the Dinamina is a Sinhalese daily that claims the largest circulation among Sinhalese-speaking peoples in Sri Lanka. The newspaper was founded by the Sinhalese scholar H.S. Perera who acted as both owner and editor-in-chief of the paper at the outset. Upon Perera's... |
Sinhala | Daily | dinamina.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
1909 | ||
| Divaina Divaina -External links:**... |
Sinhala | Daily | divaina.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Eelanatham | Tamil | Daily | Eelanatham Publications (Pvt) Ltd | ||||
| Irudina Irudina Irudina is a Sinhala language private newspaper.It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.-External links:**... |
Sinhala | irudina.lk | Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd | ||||
| Irurasa | Sinhala | Weekly | irudina.lk | Lithira Publications (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| The Island | English | Daily | island.lk | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Lakbima Lakbima Lakbima is a Sri Lankan private Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by the Sumathi News Papers Limited. Chairmen of the organization is Mileena Sumathipala, wife of the late D.W. Sumathipala. The English version of this newspaper is called "Lakbimanews"... |
Sinhala | Weekly | lakbima.lk | Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Lakbima News | English | Weekly | lakbimanews.lk | Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Lankadeepa Lankadeepa Lankadeepa is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijaya Newspapers Limited. Chairmen of the organization is Mr. Ranjith Sujiva Wijewardene... |
Sinhala | Daily | lankadeepa.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | |||
| The Nation | English | Weely | nation.lk | Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Rivira Rivira Rivira is a privately owned Sinhala language weekly newspaper published from Colombo, Sri Lanka.-External links:* *... |
Sinhala | Weekly | rivira.lk | Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Silumina Silumina Silumina is a Sri Lankan government owned Sinhala language newspaper.It is known for its partisan coverage towards the government.... |
Sinhala | Weekly | silumina.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
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| Sudar Oli Sudar Oli Sudar Oli is a Tamil newspaper published from Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was in the news when its office in Madampitiya Road at Grandpas, Colombo was attacked and a security guard killed.... |
Tamil | Daily | sudaroli.com | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 2000 | ||
| Sunday Island | English | Weekly | island.lk | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| The Sunday Leader The Sunday Leader The Sunday Leader is an English-language Sri Lankan Sunday newspaper privately owned and published by Leader Publications, which is known for its outspoken news coverage.-Controversy and retaliation:... |
English | Weekly | thesundayleader.lk | Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd | |||
| Sunday Observer | English | Weekly | sundayobserver.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
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| The Sunday Times The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd... |
English | Weekly | sundaytimes.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | |||
| Thinakaran | Tamil | Daily | thinakaran.lk | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
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| Thinakkural Thinakkural Thinakkural is a Tamil newspaper published in Sri Lanka. There have reported number of attempts to force the paper to stop its distribution in recent times.... |
Tamil | Daily | thinakkural.com | ||||
| Uthayan Uthayan Uthayan is a Tamil newspaper published in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1985 and has been the single voice of the people of the Jaffna since 1996.... |
Tamil | Daily | uthayan.com | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 1985 | ||
| Virakesari Virakesari Virakesari ta:வீரகேசரி is the name of one of the leading Tamil dailies in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is the oldest and the largest circulated Tamil Newspaper in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is owned by Express Newspapers Limited, a leading print and web media organization in Sri Lanka.- Foundation... |
Tamil | Daily | virakesari.lk | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | 1930 | 140,000 | |
Special interest newspapers/magazines
| Newspaper | Language | Frequency | Website | Publisher/Parent Company | Established | Circulation | Notes |
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| Budhusarana | Sinhala | Monthly | lakehouse.lk/budusarana | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil.... (Lake House) |
Buddhist magazine | ||
| Daily FT Daily FT The Daily FT or the Daily Financial Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.... |
English | Daily | ft.lk | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd | Financial news | ||
| Navaliya | Sinhala | Weekly | navaliya.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | Women's weekly | ||
| Ravaya Ravaya Ravaya is a Sri Lankan Sinhala tabloid published by Victor Ivan. It is known for its radical political views. Ravaya was a staunch supporter of Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994. Ravaya is an intellectuals forum for non traditional analysis of social, political, cultural and judicial views of Sri Lanka... |
Sinhala | Weekly | rawaya.net | Ravaya Publications (Pvt) Ltd | Alternative political news | ||
| Sinhala | Weekly | http://www.randiwa.lk/ | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | Peoples weekly | |||
| Vidusara | Sinhala | Weekly | vidusara.com | Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd | Popular science magazine | ||
| Kalaikesari | Tamil | Monthly | [http://www.kalaikesari.com] | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | International Cultural Magazine |
News web sites
| Name | Language | Frequency | Website | Publisher/Parent Company | Established | Notes |
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| Asian Mirror | Sinhala English |
Hourly | Asianmirror.lk | Asian Mirror (Pvt) LTD | 2011 | Breaking news and updates | |
| Biz.lk | English | Hourly | Biz.lk | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | 2008 | Sri Lanka Business News | |
| Colombo Page | English | Colombopage.com | LankaPage.com (LLC) | ||||
| Digatha News | English | Hourly | Digathanews.com | Digatha News | 2009 | News and information | |
| Gossip Lanka News | English Sinhala |
Daily | Gossiplankanews.com | Gossip Lanka News | 2008 | Underground news from Sri Lanka | |
| Gossip9 | Sinhala | Daily | Gossip9.com | Gossip9 | Sri Lanka Gossip News | ||
| Island Cricket | English | As it happens | Islandcricket.lk | Island Cricket | 2009 | Sri Lanka cricket news | |
| Katussa | Sinhala | Daily | Katussa.com | Katussa Inc. | 2011 | News & Entertainment | |
| Lanka Standard | English | Hourly | Lankastandard.com | Lanka Standard.com | 2011 | News and opinion | |
| Lanka-e-news | English Sinhala |
Hourly | Lankaenews.com | Highly critical of the government and pro-Sarath Fonseka | |||
| Lanka Business Online | English | Hourly | Lbo.lk | Vanguard Management Services (Pvt) Ltd | Business and finance news | ||
| Lanka Newspapers | English | Lankanewspapers.com | 2000 | Sri Lanka news updates with discussions | |||
| Lanka Page | English | Hourly | Lankapage.com | LankaPage.com (LLC) | A collection of news items from many sources | ||
| Lanka News Web | English Sinhala |
Hourly | Lankanewsweb.com | 2011 | Highly critical of the government | ||
| Lanka Way News | English Sinahala |
Hourly | Lankawaynews.com | 2011 | Highly critical of the government and pro-UNP | ||
| Lanka Web | English | Daily | lankaweb.com | Lankaweb.com | |||
| Lanka Truth | English Sinhala |
Daily | Lankatruth.com | Favorable to JVP political views | |||
| Lankan Voice | Sinhala English |
Daily | Lankanvoice.com | Lankan Voice | Highly critical of the government and pro-Sarath Fonseka | ||
| Lanka Views | Sinhala English |
Hourly | Lankaviews.com | Lanka Views | 2011 | Favorable to JVP fraction party | |
| Mawbima | English | Hourly | MawbimaSriLanka.com | Mawbimanews.com | |||
| Meelparvai | Tamil | Fortnightly | Meelparvai.net | Muslim news | |||
| MuslimCN | Tamil | Daily | MuslimCN.net | Nesan Media Network | 2011 | Muslim Community News | |
| Muslim Guardian | English | Weely | Muslimguardian.net | Muslim news | |||
| News1st | Sinhala | Daily | News1st | ||||
| Nidahasa News | English | Daily | Nidahasa.com | 2011 | |||
| Paparasi News | Sinhala | Daily | Paparasinews.com | 2011 | |||
| Sinhala 24 News | Sinhala | Daily | Sinhala24news.com | 2011 | Auto sorted headline news from a selected news sites | ||
| Sri Lanka Guardian | English Sinhala |
Hourly | SrilankaGuardian.org | 2007 | Highly critical of the government. | ||
| Sri Lanka Mirror | Sinhala English |
SrilankaMirror.com | 2010 | ||||
| Sri Lanka News Portal | English Sinhala Tamil |
Hourly | news.lk | Department of Government Information | Official government news portal of Sri Lanka | ||
| Sri Lanka News Today | English | Daily | Srilankanewstoday.com | Royal Media Inc | |||
| Sri Lanka Watch | English | Weeky | Srilankawatch.com | ||||
| The Lanka Academic | English | Hourly | Theacademic.org | Lanka Academic Network Lacnet LAcNet is an acronym used for the voluntary organisation 'Lanka Academic Network', which was founded in June 1991. It evolved from Sri Lanka Network , an electronic gathering of people from and/or interested in Sri Lanka.SLNet distributes news and information about Sri Lanka, to its list of... |
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| Tamil Guardian | English | Tamilguardian.com | |||||
| TamilNet Tamilnet TamilNet is a news website that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War... |
English | Tamilnet.com | TamilNet | 1997 | Reporting to the world on Tamil affairs | ||
| Vimasuma | Sinhala | Hourly | Vimasuma.com | Vanguard Management Services (Pvt) Ltd | Economic, business and general news | ||
| Virakesari Virakesari Virakesari ta:வீரகேசரி is the name of one of the leading Tamil dailies in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is the oldest and the largest circulated Tamil Newspaper in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is owned by Express Newspapers Limited, a leading print and web media organization in Sri Lanka.- Foundation... |
Tamil | 24 x 7 | Virakesari.lk | Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd | 2001 | Reporting Sri Lanka News in Tamil |