Sri Lanka Newspapers Online
Top Sri Lankan Newspapers Online - Read Sri Lanka News Today
33 newspapers · 7 sections
Sinhala Newspapers
Sri Lanka's most widely read Sinhala daily
Leading Sinhala daily, Upali Newspapers Ltd.
Long-established Sinhala daily, authoritative editorials
Sinhala daily, concise national and regional news
Popular Sinhala Sunday paper, quality features
Independent Sinhala weekly, balanced commentary
Sinhala daily, national and city reporting
English Newspapers
Sri Lanka's leading English daily, Wijeya Newspapers
Most widely read English Sunday paper
National daily, founded 1918, ANCL
National English daily, detailed political analysis
Independent English daily, investigations
Modern English daily, politics and lifestyle
Tamil Newspapers
Digital and TV
Sri Lanka's most trusted English news portal
Major multi-platform network, national TV news
Large private Sinhala TV network, broad coverage
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, national state TV
Independent investigative, strong political reporting
Civic media, rights, governance and analysis
Business and Finance
Sports
News Agencies
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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