''Dawasa'' was a
Sinhala language
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daily newspaper in
Ceylon
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published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company.
It was founded on 14 August 1961 and was published from
Colombo
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.
In 1966 it had an average net sales of 55,000.
[ It had an average circulation of 58,600 in 1970 and 83,285 in 1973.
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of ]Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 191 ...
's government
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. The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations.[ Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.]
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1961 establishments in Ceylon
Defunct daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Defunct Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Independent Newspapers Limited
Newspapers established in 1961
1990 disestablishments in Sri Lanka
Publications disestablished in 1990
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