Lankadeepa
Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper
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Lankadeepa (Sinhala: ලංකාදීප) is a daily Sri Lankan Sinhala language newspaper which is owned by Wijeya Newspapers. They were established in 1991.[1] The chairman of the organisation is Ranjith Wijewardene, the son of D. R. Wijewardena.[2] The newspaper's coverage includes politics, sports, entertainment and military. The weekend newspaper, named Irida Lankadeepa, is published on Sundays.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Wijeya Newspapers |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Headquarters | 8 Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo |
| Circulation | 285,000 (Daily Lankadeepa) 580,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa) |
| Website | http://www.lankadeepa.lk |
Irida Lankadeepa won the SLIM-Nielsen People's Awards in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 as Sri Lanka's most popular weekend newspaper.[citation needed] Its sister newspapers are The Sunday Times, The Daily Mirror and Tamil Mirror.[3] Daily Lankadeepa has an average circulation of 285,000 while its Sunday edition 580,000.[4][5]
