''The Island'' is a daily
English-language newspaper in
Sri Lanka. It is published by
Upali Newspapers
Upali Newspapers (Private) Limited (UNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. UNL was founded by Upali Wijewardene, nephew of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena. Upali Wijewardene started publish ...
. A sister newspaper of ''
Divaina
Divaina ( si, දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of '' The Island'' , ''Divaina'' was established in 1981. Its Sunday edition is the ''Sunday Divaina''. The ...
'', ''The Island'' was established in 1981. Its Sunday edition, ''Sunday Island'', commenced publishing in 1991.
The daily newspaper currently has a circulation of 70,000 and its Sunday edition, 103,000 per issue.
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 ...
was its founder.
Its political leaning is pro-
Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
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
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Daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka
English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Publications established in 1981
Upali Newspapers
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