Sri Lankan news in three languages: the Daily Mirror and Sunday Times in English, Lankadeepa and Dinamina in Sinhala, Virakesari in Tamil, Ada Derana and News First broadcasting, and the Daily FT for business.
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Frequently asked questions
- In what languages are Sri Lankan newspapers published?
- In Sinhala (Lankadeepa, Dinamina), Tamil (Virakesari, Thinakaran) and English (Daily Mirror, The Sunday Times).
- What are the oldest newspapers in Sri Lanka?
- The state-run Daily News was founded in 1918, and the Lake House group's Dinamina has published since 1909.
- What is Sri Lanka's main TV news source?
- Ada Derana and News First (Sirasa) are the country's leading broadcast news brands.
Sri Lanka has one of South Asia's most linguistically rich newspaper industries, with a vibrant press tradition spanning three languages — Sinhala, Tamil, and English — reflecting the island nation's unique multicultural heritage and 2,500-year-old civilization. Sri Lankan newspapers serve a population of 22 million with extraordinary resilience, having operated through a devastating civil conflict and severe economic challenges while maintaining a remarkable diversity of voices from Jaffna in the north to Galle in the south.
Among the most widely read Sri Lankan newspapers online is Ada Derana, the island's most visited news portal. In Sinhala, Lankadeepa and Divaina are the highest-circulation dailies. Daily Mirror is the premier English-language daily. Virakesari — one of Sri Lanka's oldest newspapers — serves the Tamil community. Cricket is Sri Lanka's national passion, covered by the official Sri Lanka Cricket board. For business, Daily FT and the Colombo Stock Exchange are essential reading.
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