From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of Sri Lankan news sites
List of Sri Lankan news sites
The following is a list of text based (as opposed to web- • NIDAHASA News - An independent online news
casts, etc.) English medium websites that provide current portal.
news directly related to Sri Lanka. • The Island - Publishes main news stories, features
The list consists of two sections. The first section is articles, editorial, etc. which are published in the
a collection of websites directly operated by Sri Lankan printed newspaper called The Island published by
organizations and/or people or organizations that have Upali Newspapers, a privately owned company
a direct interest in Sri Lanka. Many of them own printed • Daily Mirror - Publishes main news stories, features
newspapers or electronic media that primarily target the articles, editorial, etc. which are published in the
Sri Lankan populatation. However, this section has web printed newspaper called Daily Mirror (daily except
sites such as BBC Sinhala, which is operated by the BBC in Sundays) published by Wijaya Newspapers, a
the United Kingdom but directly targets Sri Lankans. The privately owned company. This site is frequently
visitors of these sites are extremely likely to read news updated
about Sri Lanka in the home pages themselves of these • News Now.lk - Publishes breaking news, sports and
sites. entertainment and also videos. News Now.lk content
The second section of the list is a collection of web is also aired on radio and TV in Sri Lanka. [1]
sites which are primarily operated by non Sri Lankan en- • The Sunday Times - Publishes main news stories,
tities but when something significant happens in Sri Lan- features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
ka, these sites are likely to report that incident. in the printed newspaper called The Sunday Times
This list does not contain Sri Lankan news sites such (only on Sundays) published by Wijaya Newspapers,
as Divaina, Lankadeeepa, Lakbima, Rivira, LankaCom- a privately owned company
ments, Lanka, Irudina, Ethalaya, Mirisa, Lanka-E-Puwath, • The Nation on Sunday - Publishes main news stories,
Sinhala Sangarawa, Virakesari, Thinakural, Uthayan, Su- features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
dar Oli, etc. because their content is not in English. Also in the printed newspaper called The Nation on
the sites such as LankaWeb, etc. are not included because Sunday (only on Sundays) published by Rivira Media,
they primarily provide views rather than news. a privately owned company
• The Bottom Line - Publishes main news stories,
Sri Lanka based sites features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
in the printed newspaper called The Bottom Line
Digathanews.com
• http://www.digathanews.com/ -Digathanews.com (only on Wednesdays) published by Rivira Media, a
delivers the latest breaking news and information on privately owned company
the latest top stories, politics, business, • Biz.lk - Sri Lanka’s Business News portal. One of the
entertainment, sport, and more... websites managed by the Online Division of Express
• Virakesari Online - Online News of the popular Tamil Newspapers (Ceylon) (Pvt) Ltd.
newspaper ’Virakesari’. 24x7 Breaking News in • The Sunday Leader - Publishes main news stories,
Tamil. An independent news website managed by features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
the Online Division of Express Newspapers (Ceylon) in the printed newspaper called The Sunday Leader
Pvt Ltd. The site mainly focuses on Local, India, (only on Sundays) published by Leader Publications,
World, Tamil Cinema and Sports News. a privately owned company
• www.lankacomments.com - lankacomments Latest • The Morning Leader - Publishes main news stories,
news from Sri Lanka in Sinhala , English - Sri Lanka features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
News by www.lankacomments.com - Sri Lanka Latest in the printed newspaper called The Morning Leader
Hot News And Sri Lanka Hit News.Sri Lanka News (only on Wednesdays) published by Leader
Updates And Breaking news.Sri Lanka News Publications, a privately owned company
Comments. • The Colombo Post - Publishes main news stories,
• Sri Lanka News Blaster | Colombo Today Network] - features articles, editorial, etc. which are published
Sri Lankan news updates are blasted by professional in the printed newspaper called The Colombo Post
team of Colombo Today Network to fulfill the (only on Tuesdays)
mission of dissemination latest Sri Lankan news to • Daily News - Publishes main news stories, features
the Sri Lankan nation spread around the world. articles, editorial, etc. which are published in the
printed newspaper called Daily News (daily except
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of Sri Lankan news sites
Sundays) published by the Lake House, a government • AsianTribune - Published by The World Institute for
owned organization Asian Studies. Asian Tribune exists only on the web
• Sunday Observer - Publishes main news stories, and contains analyses in addition to news
features articles, editorial, etc. which are published • The Lanka Academic - Published by Lacnet. The
in the printed newspaper called Sunday Observer Lanka Academic exists only on the web and is a
(only on Sundays) published by the Lake House, a compilation of news from other sources.
government owned organization • Lanka Dissent - Lanka Dissent exists only on the web
• Rupavahini - Publishes news stories, which are • Lanka Daily News - Lanka Daily News exists only on
largely based on the content telecasted by Sri Lanka the web
Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC). Rupavahini is • Sri Lanka News Now - Sri Lanka News Now exists
published by SLRC, a government owned only on the web
organization • Sri Lanka News Today - sri lanka news today
• News First Online - Publishes news stories, which are significant Sri Lankan news updates
largely based on the content telecasted by Channel • Sandeshaya - Sri Lankan Cinema, Movie, Film,
One MTV. News First Online is published by MTV information site. Dedicated to Sinhala Cinema.
Channel, a privately owned company • Virakesari Epaper - Sri Lanka’s first Epaper of, the
• Ada Derana] - Publishes news stories, which are largest circulated Tamil Newspaper ’Virakesari’.
largely based on the content telecasted by TV
Derana. Ada Derana is published by Powerhouse
(Pvt) Ltd, a privately owned company
International sites that cover
• defence.lk - Published by the Ministry of Defence, only prominent events
Public Security, Law and Order of Sri Lanka.
• CNN Asia
defence.lk exists only on the web
• The Hindu - Check International News section on
• BBC Sinhala - Publishes news stories, which are
The Hindu
largely based on the content broadcasted by BBC
• Hindustan Times - Check World section on
Sandeshaya. BBC Sinhala is published by the BBC
Hindustan Times
• JasmineNews - Publishes news stories, which are
• Lanka Files - Sri lankan Media Site Popularized by Sri
delivered to mobile phones via SMS. JasmineNews is
lanka Television
published by Jasmine Newswires
• Times of India - Check World section on Times of
• TamilNet - Published by a front organization of the
India
terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil
• ecashlanka
Eelam. TamilNet news can be received via SMS too.
• LankaTruth - Published by a front organization of
the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. LankaTruth exists See also
only on the web
• List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
• LankaeNews - LankaeNews exists only on the web
• LankaPage and ColomboPage - Published by
LankaPage.com. LankaPage and ColomboPage exist
only on the web
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