List of newspapers in Sri Lanka

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.

General newspapers

Newspaper	Language	Frequency	Publisher/Parent Company	Established	Circulation	References
Ada	Sinhala	Daily	Wijeya Newspapers	2012	110,000
Aruna	Sinhala	Daily	Liberty Publishers			[1][2]
Daily Mirror	English	Daily	Wijeya Newspapers	1999	76,000	[3][4]
Ceylon Today	English	Daily	Ceylon Newspapers	2011	25,000	[4][5]
Daily News	English	Daily	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	1918	88,000	[6]
Dinamina	Sinhala	Daily	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	1909	75,000	[6]
Divaina	Sinhala	Daily	Upali Newspapers	1981	156,000 (Daily Divaina) 340,000 (Sunday Divaina)	[7]
The Island	English	Daily	Upali Newspapers	1981	70,000 (Daily Island) 103,000 (Sunday Island)	[7]
Lakbima	Sinhala	Weekly	Sumathi Newspapers	1994		[8]
Lakbima News	English	Weekly	Sumathi Newspapers	2007		[8]
Lankadeepa	Sinhala	Daily	Wijeya Newspapers	1991	250,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 560,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa)	[3][4]
Mawbima	Sinhala	Weekly	Standard Newspapers	2011
The Morning	English	Daily	Liberty Publishers			[1][9]
The Nation	English	Weekly	Rivira Media Corporation	2006	132,000	[10][11]
Ravaya	Sinhala	Weekly	Ravaya Publications	1987
Resa	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	2018
Rivira	Sinhala	Weekly	Rivira Media Corporation	2006	265,000	[10][11]
Sathi Aga Aruna	Sinhala	Weekly	Liberty Publishers
Silumina	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	1930	265,000	[6]
Sudar Oli	Tamil	Daily	Uthayan Group of Newspapers	2000
The Sunday Leader	English	Weekly	Leader Publications	1994
The Sunday Morning	English	Weekly	Liberty Publishers
Sunday Observer	English	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	1928	175,000	[6]
The Sunday Times	English	Weekly	Wijeya Newspapers	1991	330,000	[3][4]
Thamilan	Tamil	Daily	Liberty Publishers			[9]
Thinakaran	Tamil	Daily	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	1932	50,000 (Thinakaran) 70,000 (Thinakaran Varamanjari)	[6][12]
Thinakkural	Tamil	Daily	Thinakkural Publications	1997
Uthayan	Tamil	Daily	Uthayan Group of Newspapers	1985
Virakesari	Tamil	Daily	Express Newspapers	1930	140,000
Randiwa	Sinhala	Weekly	Randiwa Newspapers	2011
Puthiya Kural Newspaper	Tamil	Weekly	Global Media House Limited	2018	7,000 (PuthiyaKural Twice a Month) 3,000 (Putiya Kural Wekkly)
Sathhanda	Sinhala	Weekly	Sathhanda Publishers	2015		[13]
Siyadesa	Sinhala	Weekly	Express Newspapers	2017		[14]

Special interest newspapers/magazines

Newspaper	Language	Frequency	Publisher/Parent Company	Established	Circulation	Notes
Aloka Udapadi	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Buddhist magazine
Budhusarana	Sinhala	Monthly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Buddhist magazine
C3 Magazine	English	Bimonthly	C3 Magazine	2007		Computers, gadgets and technology
Daily FT	English	Daily	Wijeya Newspapers	2009	20000	Financial news
Echelon	English	Monthly	Capital Media	2012		Business and Business Lifestyle
Gnanartha Pradeepaya	Sinhala	Weekly	Colombo Catholic Press	1869		Catholic newspaper
HE	English	Fortnightly
Kalaikesari	Tamil	Monthly	Express Newspapers			International Cultural Magazine
LMD	English	Monthly	Media Services	1994	5,000	Business
Mahamegha	Sinhala	Monthly	Mahamegha Media Network	2010		Family Buddhist Magazine
The Messenger	English	Weekly	Colombo Catholic Press	1869		Catholic newspaper
Namaskara	Sinhala	Monthly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Buddhist magazine
Navaliya	Sinhala	Weekly	Upali Newspapers	1982	131,000[7]	Women's weekly
Nesan	Tamil	Monthly	Nesan Media Network	2006		Regional News Magazine
OSL-THE Investment Magazine	English	Monthly	TTV Media Hub	2018		Business investment[15]
Ravaya	Sinhala	Weekly	Ravaya Publications			Alternative political news
Randiwa	Sinhala	Weekly	Upali Newspapers			Peoples weekly
Sarasaviya	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Arts/Movie magazine
Sothida Kesari	Tamil	Monthly	Express Newspapers	2011		Hindu Religious Magazine
Tharunie	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Women's weekly
Torque & Throttle Magazine	English	Monthly	T&T Media/Associated Newspapers of Ceylon	2016	45,000	Automotive Lifestyle Magazine
Vaikarai	Tamil	Weekly	Vaikarai Media Unit			Eastern Province News
Vidusara	Sinhala	Weekly	Upali Newspapers		123,000[7]	Popular science magazine
Mihira	Sinhala	Weekly	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon			Educational Publication [16]
Wijeya	Sinhala	Weekly	Wijeya Newspapers			Educational magazine

References

1. "Dilith tells APIIT MBA's". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). February 20, 2022. ...Liberty Publishers (Pvt) Limited, which is the publisher of two national broadsheets – the Sinhala language daily "Aruna" and the weekly English language "The Morning".
2. Patrakar, Chhetria (2022-05-13). "What makes a journalist?". Himal Southasian. Retrieved 2024-05-21. But it was interesting to note diversity in coverage in different language publications, even within one publishing house. The Morning's sister paper, the Sinhala language Aruna, for instance, was more circumspect in its coverage, as media critics noted (both these papers are also owned by Dilith Jayaweera, and are distinct from Derana TV)...
3. "Wijeya Newspapers Limited". Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
4. "Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines". allaboutnewspapers.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
5. "Ceylon Newspapers". Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
6. "Paper Advertising Rates". Daily News. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
7. "Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009". Divaina. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
8. "Lakbima Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
9. "Liberty Publishers win big at Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022". Ada Derana. December 12, 2023. Journalists of the three newspapers owned by Liberty Publishers, namely 'Aruna', 'The Morning' and 'Thamilan' have won big at the event.
10. Prematunge, Sajitha. "Running like a baby". The Nation. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
11. "Our Products" (PDF). Rivira Media Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
12. Nakkawita, Wijitha (February 23, 2009). "DR, the true patriot". Daily News. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
13. "Now read 'Sathhanda' online". Sri Lanka Mirror. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. With its official launch today (05), "Sathhanda" newspaper has started its online version too.
14. Siyadesa Launch, (Press release) – via Express Newspapers
15. DN staff reporter (September 6, 2018). "OSL – THE Investment Magazine presented to President". Daily News Sri Lanka.
16. LankaXpress reporter (June 16, 2024). "MIHIRA ENDS PRINT EDITIONS AFTER 60 YEARS, SHIFTS TO DIGITAL FORMAT". LankaXpress Sri Lanka.