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Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. UNL was founded by Upali Wijewardene, nephew of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. [1] Upali Wijewardene started publishing two Sunday newspapers, Sunday Island and Divaina Irida Sangrahaya, in 1981. [1]
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991. [1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena . [2]
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.
Sri Lankadeepa. Sri Lankadeepa was a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] [2] It was founded in 1951 and was published from Colombo. [1] [2] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 118,561. [2] It had an average circulation of 133,093 in 1970, 85,654 in 1973 and 55,000 in 1976. [3] [4] [5]
Upali Wijewardene. Philip Upali Wijewardene (17 February 1938–13 February 1983: Sinhala: උපාලි විජේවර්ධන) was a Sri Lankan business magnate and entrepreneur. In 1983, Wijewardene had a net worth of US $50 million. He was the founder and chairman of Upali Group, the first multi-national business in Sri Lanka.
Divaina ( Sinhala: දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of The Island , Divaina was established in 1981. [1] Its Sunday edition is the Sunday Divaina. The daily newspaper currently has a circulation of 156,000 and its Sunday edition, 340,000 per issue. [2]
Lankadeepa. Lankadeepa was a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] [2] It was founded on 29 October 1947 and was published from Colombo. [1] [2] [3] Initially an evening paper, it became a morning daily on 1 May 1949. [3] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 56,241. [4]
Lankapuvath was established by Sri Lankan press baron, lawyer and one-time editorial managing director of the largest and most prominent newspaper group, The Lake House Group (which is the home of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon), Esmond Wickremesinghe, the father of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.