The Morning Leader Explained

The Morning Leader
Type:Newspaper
Owners:Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd
Language:English
Headquarters:No. 24 Katukurunduwatte Road, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Website:The Morning Leader

The Morning Leader was a Sri Lankan English-language newspaper. It is published by Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd. Its sister publications are The Sunday Leader and Iruresa. The Morning Leader was refounded by Lasantha Wickramatunge who was assassinated in January 2009. It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Homepage | RSF. rsf.org. 2022-08-21. 2009-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20091022183400/http://www.rsf.org/en-classement1003-2009.html. live.
  2. Web site: BBCSinhala.com. www.bbc.com. 2022-08-21. 2022-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20220803075633/https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2007/11//071122_leader_attack. live.
  3. Web site: BBCSinhala.com. www.bbc.com. 2022-08-21. 2022-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220821174654/https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2005/10/051017_leader_fmm. live.
  4. Web site: Voice of Asia Network torched in Sri Lanka. July 30, 2010. August 21, 2022. November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129045108/https://cpj.org/2010/07/privately-owned-voice-of-asia-network-torched-in-s/. live.
  5. Web site: Publishing house razed in Sri Lanka. November 21, 2007. August 21, 2022. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126132841/https://cpj.org/2007/11/publishing-house-razed-in-sri-lanka/. live.
  6. Web site: Continuing the Struggle :American Journalism Review . 2012-05-04 . 2011-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109104309/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=5091 . live .