List of newspapers in Sri Lanka explained

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

style=max-width:3em	Newspaper !	style=max-width:5em	Language !	style=max-width:5em	Frequency !	style=max-width:7em	Publisher/Parent Company !	style=max-width:6em	Established !	style=max-width:2em	Circulation!	style=max-width:5em	References
Ada		Daily		2012	110,000
Aruna		Daily	Liberty Publishers			^[1] ^[2]
Daily Mirror		Daily		1999	76,000	^[3]
Ceylon Today		Daily	Ceylon Newspapers	2011	25,000	^[4]
Daily News	English	Daily		1918	88,000
Dinamina		Daily		1909	75,000	^[5]
Divaina	Sinhala	Daily		1981		^[6]
The Island	English	Daily		1981
Lakbima	Sinhala	Weekly	Sumathi Newspapers	1994		^[7]
Lakbima News	English	Weekly	Sumathi Newspapers	2007
Lankadeepa	Sinhala	Daily		1991		^[8]
Mawbima	Sinhala	Weekly	Standard Newspapers	2011
The Morning	English	Daily	Liberty Publishers			^[9]
The Nation	English	Weekly	Rivira Media Corporation	2006	132,000	^[10] ^[11]
Ravaya	Sinhala	Weekly	Ravaya Publications	1987
Resa	Sinhala	Weekly		2018
Rivira	Sinhala	Weekly	Rivira Media Corporation	2006	265,000
Sathi Aga Aruna		Weekly	Liberty Publishers
Silumina	Sinhala	Weekly		1930	265,000
Sudar Oli		Daily	Uthayan Group of Newspapers	2000
The Sunday Leader	English	Weekly		1994
The Sunday Morning	English	Weekly	Liberty Publishers
Sunday Observer	English	Weekly		1928	175,000
The Sunday Times	English	Weekly		1991	330,000
Thamilan	Tamil	Daily	Liberty Publishers
Thinakaran	Tamil	Daily		1932		^[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 (Sri Lanka)| Puthiya Kural Newspaper || Tamil || Weekly || Global Media House Limited || 2018 || {{nowrap|7,000 (''PuthiyaKural Twice a Month'')}} {{nowrap|3,000 (''Putiya Kural Wekkly'')}} || |-- | ''Sathhanda'' || Sinhala || Weekly || Sathhanda Publishers || 2015 || ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Now read 'Sathhanda' online |url=http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/item/4950-now-read-sathhanda-online |work=Sri Lanka Mirror |date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190627/http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/item/4950-now-read-sathhanda-online |archive-date=4 March 2016 |quote=With its official launch today (05), "Sathhanda" newspaper has started its online version too.}}</ref> |-- | ''Siyadesa'' || Sinhala || Weekly || Express Newspapers || 2017 || ||<ref>{{citation |title=Siyadesa Launch |url=http://www.ExpressNewspapers.com/news/item/4950-now-read-Siyadesa-online |via=Express Newspapers|id=(Press release)}}</ref> |} ==Special interest newspapers/magazines== <!-- in alphabetical order --> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Newspaper !! Language !! Frequency !! Publisher/Parent Company !! Established !! Circulation !! Notes |-- | ''Aloka Udapadi'' || Sinhala || Weekly || [[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited|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 || 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^[13] |--| 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 || Popular science magazine|--| Mihira || Sinhala || Weekly || Associated Newspapers of Ceylon || || || Educational Publication ^[14] |--| Wijeya || Sinhala || Weekly || Wijeya Newspapers || || || Educational magazine|} References

Notes and References

1. Web site: February 20, 2022 . Dilith tells APIIT MBA’s. . . ...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. Web site: Patrakar . Chhetria . 2022-05-13 . What makes a journalist? . 2024-05-21 . . en . 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. Web site: Wijeya Newspapers Limited . April 18, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415211653/http://wijeyanewspapers.lk/About_Us.htm . April 15, 2012 .
4. Web site: Ceylon Newspapers . May 2, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130423221437/http://ceylontoday.lk/about-us.html . April 23, 2013 .
5. Web site: Paper Advertising Rates . Daily News . February 28, 2012 . April 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120228122151/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/02/28/bnlnk.asp?fname=AdvLoc . February 28, 2012 . dead .
6. Web site: Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009 . Divaina . April 18, 2012.
7. Web site: Lakbima Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd . April 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401123203/http://www.sumathi.lk/xampp/newspaper.html . April 1, 2012 .
8. Web site: Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines . allaboutnewspapers.com . April 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016145957/http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/july08/story6.htm . October 16, 2008 . dead .
9. Web site: December 12, 2023 . Liberty Publishers win big at Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 . . en . Journalists of the three newspapers owned by Liberty Publishers, namely ‘Aruna’, ‘The Morning’ and ‘Thamilan’ have won big at the event..
10. Web site: Running like a baby . The Nation . April 19, 2012 . Prematunge, Sajitha . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228194144/http://www.nation.lk/edition/feature-eye/item/3653-running-like-a-baby.html . February 28, 2014 . dead .
11. Web site: Our Products . Rivira Media Corporation . April 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614170524/http://www.rivira.lk/Icons/profile.pdf . June 14, 2018 . dead .
12. Web site: DR, the true patriot . . February 23, 2009 . April 19, 2012 . Nakkawita, Wijitha . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801095942/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/02/23/fea01.asp . August 1, 2009 .
13. News: ((DN staff reporter)) . OSL – THE Investment Magazine presented to President . Daily News Sri Lanka . September 6, 2018 . en.
14. News: ((LankaXpress reporter)) . MIHIRA ENDS PRINT EDITIONS AFTER 60 YEARS, SHIFTS TO DIGITAL FORMAT . LankaXpress Sri Lanka . June 16, 2024 . en.