Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a

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 ...

n media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. UNL was founded by

Upali Wijewardene Philip Upali Wijewardene (17 February 1938 – 13 February 1983: si, උපාලි විජේවර්ධන) was a Sri Lankan business magnate. Considered one of the best-known entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, he had accumulated a net worth of ...

, nephew of media mogul

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 ...

. Upali Wijewardene started publishing two Sunday newspapers, '' Sunday Island'' and ''

Divaina Irida Sangrahaya Divaina ( si, දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of ''The Island (Sri Lanka), The Island'' , ''Divaina'' was established in 1981. Its Sunday edition is the '' ...

'', in 1981. The two newspapers' daily counterparts - ''

Divaina Divaina ( si, දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of ''The Island (Sri Lanka), The Island'' , ''Divaina'' was established in 1981. Its Sunday edition is the '' ...

'' and '' The Island'' - started in 1982. Upali Wijewardene died in a mysterious air accident on 13 February 1983 and control of his newspapers passed to his widow Lakmini, and her father Sivali Ratwatte, brother of

SLFP The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka� ...

leader

Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 191 ...

. UNL also publishes ''Bindu'', ''

Navaliya ''Navaliya'' (English: ''New Woman'') is a Sinhala language weekly for women. It is published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Upali Newspapers Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of nation ...

'', ''Randiwa'' and ''Vidusara''.

References

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