English language newspaper in 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. 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.
Since its founding, the Daily News has been housed and printed in the historic, colonial-era Lakehouse Building, adjacent to Beira Lake, in the Fort district of Colombo.
During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, loyalists of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa seized control of the Daily News and ousted journalists who were viewed as supporters of the new regime.
See also
References
- "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- auto (31 October 2018). "Sri Lankan journalists caught in the middle of prime ministers' power struggle". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links
- Daily News official website