Dinamina ( si, දිනමිණ) is a

Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 milli ...

daily newspaper in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It is published by the

Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited i ...

(Lake House), a

government-owned corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...

. The newspaper commenced publishing in 1909. It was founded by the

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

scholar H. S. Perera who acted as both owner and editor-in-chief of the paper at the outset. Upon Perera's death in December 1914,

D. R. Wijewardena Don Richard Wijewardena ( Sinhala:දොන් රිච්ඩ් විජෙවර්ධන) (23 February 1886 – 13 June 1950) was a Sri Lankan press baron who was involved in the Sri Lankan independence movement. A successful entrepreneur ...

(who would later go on to become a prominent figure in the country's struggle for independence) bought out the company. It is now owned by the government of Sri Lanka. The newspaper's offices were located initially at First Cross Street, Colombo, and was printed at the Lankabhimanava Vishrutha press. Later, Wijewardene bought a larger area of land elsewhere in Colombo, and built 'Lake House' building, which then became home to the offices of the Dinamina, along with several other newspapers that Wijewardene began, including the Sri Lankan English daily, the '' Daily News''. Despite the plethora of other newspapers based in the building, it became known as the 'Dinamina Kantoruva' in Sinhala, meaning 'Dinamina Centre'. The price of a copy was three cents in Ceylonese rupees at the time it first began circulation. The newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing news on national affairs, international affairs, business, political analysis, sports, editorials and opinions. Separate sections contain classifieds, and, depending on the city it is distributed in, local (metropolitan) news. Since 26th January 2020 the editor-in-chief of the daily Dinamina is Gamini Jayalath. Previously it was held by Pushpa Rowel and she was the first woman to rise to the rank of the Chief Editor of a Sinhala national newspaper.

Dinamina Online Edition (www.dinamina.lk)

www.dinamina.lk is online edition of dinamina newspaper. www.dinamina.lk won Best Designed News Website award in Journalism Awards for Excellence 2016 (Sinhala stream

www.dinamina.lk won a Merit award in the Best Sinhala Language Website category in Best Web.lk event organised by LK Domain Registry

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Dinamina
official website

Official Blog {{Media of Sri Lanka Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka Publications established in 1909 Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka

Dinamina Online Edition (www.dinamina.lk)

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