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The Morning Leader was refounded by Lasantha Wickramatunge who was assassinated in January 2009. It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.
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.
Leader Publications is a Sri Lankan newspaper publisher. Its publications are The Sunday Leader , Morning Leader and Iruresa It was founded by Lal Wickrematunge and Lasantha Wickrematunge . It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.
About 17 million of Sri Lanka's 22 million people are eligible to vote in the first election since protests against the economic hardships in 2022 forced then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee ...
Wijeya Newspapers Limited (WNL) is a Sri Lankan media company which publishes a number of national newspapers and magazines. Formerly known as Wijeya Publications Limited, WNL was founded in 1979 by Ranjith Wijewardene, son of media mogul D. R. Wijewardena.
The Sunday Leader was founded in 1994 by brothers Lasantha Wickrematunge and Lal Wickrematunge with the first edition being published on 19 June 1994. [4] The newspaper was associated with silent partner and leading politician and presidential candidate Gamini Dissanayake who was assassinated on 24 October 1994.
He used to wake up at 2.00 am and browse through all the newspapers to summarize the news and presented them in detail. [5] The programs aired on every morning at 6.30 on Swarnavahini. During its airing, Mul Pituwa became the highest rated program in the morning hours and laid the foundation for other newspaper programs in Sri Lanka. [16]
President Rajapaksa had been attending multiple meetings at Temple Trees on the morning of January 8, 2009 and had been in the middle of a meeting with four associations related to Sri Lanka's issues facing exporters. The former president had been in discussions with industrialists on the country's economic scenario.