Dawasa
Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper
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Dawasa was a Sinhala language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company.[1] It was founded on 14 August 1961 and was published from Colombo.[2] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 55,000.[1] It had an average circulation of 58,600 in 1970 and 83,285 in 1973.[3][4]
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government.[5] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations.[6][7][8][9][10] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll.[2][6][7] Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.[11][12]
