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
[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
- Sooriyan - Sooriyan News Service 24 Hrs
- Lanka Business Online - 24h news with a strong focus on business and economy
- TamilNet - reporting on affairs
- Lanka Academic - 24h news
- TAMILiNK - A human rights news portal
- / LankaeNews - 24h news.
- Muslim Guardian - 24h news.