''The Sunday Times'' is a weekly
Sri Lanka
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broadsheet
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initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by
Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist
Iqbal Athas and
Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan ''Sunday Times'' is the ''
Daily Mirror
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''.
History
The first ''Times'' newspaper, ''
Ceylon Times'' was established in 1846.
The Times of Ceylon Ltd, which existed for 131 years, was taken over by the Sri Lankan government in 1977. Ranjith Wijewardena, the son of
D. R. Wijewardena, and the chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986.
However, the newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' came into being in 1991.
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 Mirror''– official website
– official website (archived)
English-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Newspapers established in 1991
Sunday newspapers published in Sri Lanka
Wijeya Newspapers
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