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- The weekly Irida (Sunday) Lankadeepa and its daily edition, Lankadeepa, are published by Wijeya Newspapers Limited, a media conglomerate owned and managed by Ranjit Wijewardene.
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4 days ago · Ranjit serves as the founding Chairperson and majority shareholder of Wijeya Newspapers Limited. Although the company was formed in 1979 under the name of Wijeya Publications Limited, it started publishing weekly Irida Lankadeepa newspaper in 1986, and shortly afterwards the daily Lankadeepa newspaper in 1991.
Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991. The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena. The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military.
1 day ago · The weekly Irida (Sunday) Lankadeepa and its daily edition, Lankadeepa, are published by Wijeya Newspapers Limited, a media conglomerate owned and managed by Ranjit Wijewardene. Irida Lankadeepa is the most read newspaper in the country with the readership of 27.15 percent, the daily edition of Lankadeepa reaches an audience of 5.26 percent.
Apr 18, 2024 · Lankadeepa Online is a Sinhala language news site that is operated by one of the largest publishing houses in the country, Wijeya Newspapers Limited. Several news items that are published in the print editions of the weekly and daily Lankadeepa newspapers are replicated on the online site.
Ranjith Wijewardene bought the trade names and library of the Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL) group after it closed down in January 1985. [2] . He subsequently started various newspapers using the names of former TOCL publications: Irida Lankadeepa (1986), Sunday Times (1987), Lankadeepa (1991) and Midweek Mirror (1995).
Two Sunday Newspapers, the Sunday Lankadeepa in February 1986 and the Sunday Times in June 7th of 1987, which reached the hands of the reading public, were brand new publications with refreshingly new concepts, style and form. They served to fill a great vacuum for bold and independent newspapers with attractive presentations.
2 days ago · 31 May 2024 02:45 pm - 0 - 519. A A A. Our sister paper Daily Lankadeepa won seven awards including 'best Newspaper of the Year' at Miracle award ceremony held at Waters Edge Hotel last night ...
