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1. en.wikipedia.org › List_of_newspapers_in_Sri_LankaList of newspapers in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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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.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VirakesariVirakesari - Wikipedia

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   Colombo, Sri Lanka. Circulation. 120,000 daily. Website. www.virakesari.lk. Virakesari is one of the leading Tamil daily newspapers in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest and the largest circulated Tamil Newspaper in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is owned by Express Newspapers (Ceylon) (Private) Limited, a leading print and web media organization in Sri Lanka.

3. tamildiplomat.com › the-origins-and-growth-ofThe origins and growth of journalism in the Tamil Language in ...

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   Even though the Dutch had set up the first printing press on the island in 1737, it was British who published the first regular government newspaper, the Gazette in 1802. There is no record of the existence of Tamil News Papers in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) before the advent of the British rulers in 1796.

4. www.worldgenweb.org › lkawgw › newsceylonNewspapers in Ceylon - WorldGenWeb

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   This is the commencement of the Observer newspaper which is still published in Sri Lanka. The first editor of this newspaper was George Winter and he was charged in the courts for criticizing a police officer. However, the printer and the reporter was freed on8th November 1834.

5. www.sundaytimes.lk › 080810 › FunDayFunday Times - Our Heritage - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka

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   Early days of English newspapers. By the time the first Sinhala newspaper appeared in 1860, several English newspapers had been published in Sri Lanka. The 'Colombo Journal' (1832) was the first to be launched when Robert Wilmot Horton was the Governor. It was followed by the 'Observer and Commercial Advertiser (1834).

6. www.sundayobserver.lk › wp-content › uploadsNewspaper publishing in Sri Lanka has a history of 180 years ...

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   The Sri Lanka Gazete, officially The Gazete of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Gazete is the oldest surviving newspaper in Sri Lanka, having been published continuously since 1802. The first Sinhala newspaper. Lankalokaya was published in 1860 in Galle. In 1862, Lakmini Pahana, the oldest registered Sinhala newspaper was ...

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   When was the first newspaper published in Sri Lanka?

   • Even though the Dutch had set up the first printing press on the island in 1737, it was British who published the first regular government newspaper, the Gazette in 1802. There is no record of the existence of Tamil News Papers in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) before the advent of the British rulers in 1796.

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   Do Tamil newspapers exist in Sri Lanka?

   • There is no record of the existence of Tamil News Papers in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) before the advent of the British rulers in 1796. However, even after the occupation of the island by the British there was a considerable interval before newspapers in Tamil appeared. In the north of Sri Lanka, peopled mostly by Tamils.

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   What was the first Sinhala newspaper?

   • 'Dawasa' was its first publication. It was soon followed by a Sinhala weekly, the 'Rividina' on August 20, 1960. (Its name was changed to 'Riviresa' in January 1963). An evening weekly 'Sawasa' was also begun the same year. Dhanapala again succeeded in giving the Sinhalese reader a newspaper with a difference.

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   When was the first newspaper published in Ceylon?

   • The 'Colombo Journal' (1832) was the first to be launched when Robert Wilmot Horton was the Governor. It was followed by the 'Observer and Commercial Advertiser (1834). The 'Ceylon Chronicle' was the next launched in May 1837, with the ' Ceylon Herald' starting publication in September 1838.

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   What happened to the Sinhala Newspaper Group?

   • The newspaper group was sealed by the government on March 20, 1974 under Emergency Regulations enacted, resulting in the demise of Independent Newspapers Ltd after 13 years. By the time the first Sinhala newspaper appeared in 1860, several English newspapers had been published in Sri Lanka.

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   What is the oldest newspaper outside Colombo?

   • The oldest newspaper outside Colombo was the 'Ceylon Freeman' founded in Jaffna in 1862. Two more weekly papers were started in Jaffna – the 'Ceylon Patriot' (1863) and the 'Catholic Guardian' (1876). In Kandy, the 'Kandy Herald' was started in 1868, but was in existence for just over a year.

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8. archives.sundayobserver.lk › 2016/09/25 › spe-tho-03The advent of the first Sinhala newspaper

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   Sep 25, 2016 · What was the first Sinhala newspaper? It was the Lankalokaya and it debuted from a press in Galle in June 1860. Its price was given as 6 pence. It was published on behalf of C.W.K. Jayawardena Mudaliyar by W. E. Eating. Editor, was lawyer William Perera Ranasinghe.