Lakbima was a
Sri Lanka
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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 ...
newspaper which was owned by the Sumathi News Papers Limited. Chairmen of the organization is Mileena Sumathipala, wife of the late D.W. Sumathipala. The English version of this newspaper was called ''Lakbima News''. "Lakbima Irida Sangrahaya" was a weekend newspaper published on Sunday. It is established in 1994.
The newspaper includes local, foreign, sports and
entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...
news. Lakbima News Papers is the main sponsor of the annual Sumathi Teledrama Award Ceremony.
See also
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List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
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 ar ...
References
External links
BBC Sri Lanka media
Publications established in 1994
Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Sumathi Newspapers
Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka
1994 establishments in Sri Lanka
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