Divaina Explained
| Divaina |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Print, online |
| Language: | Sinhala |
| Owners: | Upali Newspapers |
| Headquarters: | 223, Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka |
| Circulation: | 156,000 (Daily Divaina)
40,0000 (Sunday Divaina) |
| Sister Newspapers: | The Island |
Divaina (Sinhala; Sinhalese: දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of The Island, Divaina was established in 1981.[1] Its Sunday edition is the Sunday Divaina. The daily newspaper currently has a circulation of 156,000 and its Sunday edition, 340,000 per issue.[2] The paper was founded by Upali Wijewardene,[3] and it takes a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist editorial stance.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Newspapers in Ceylon . . 22 April 2012.
- Web site: Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009 . Divaina . April 18, 2012 . April 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425074725/http://www.divaina.com/images/circulation.htm . dead .
- Web site: Upali Wijewardene– rare business genius . The Island . 13 February 2009 . 22 April 2012 . Wijenayake, Walter.
- Web site: Unsubstantiated claims Muslim doctor sterilized women raise tensions in Sri Lanka. Alexandra. Ulmer. Omar. Rajarathnam. Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Reuters. 2019-06-06. 2019-06-06. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115015037/https://in.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-doctor-insight/unsubstantiated-claims-muslim-doctor-sterilized-women-raise-tensions-in-sri-lanka-idINKCN1T71HS. dead.
