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! style=max-width:3em | Newspaper !! style=max-width:5em | Language !! style=max-width:5em | Frequency !! style=max-width:7em | Publisher/Parent Company !! style=max-width:6em | Established !! style=max-width:2em | Circulation!! style=max-width:5em | References |
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| Ada | Sinhala | Daily | Wijeya Newspapers | 2012 | 110,000 | |
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| Aruna | Sinhala | Daily | Liberty Publishers | | | [{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2022 |title=Dilith tells APIIT MBA’s. |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220220/education/dilith-tells-apiit-mbas-473466.html |website=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |quote=...Liberty Publishers (Pvt) Limited, which is the publisher of two national broadsheets – the Sinhala language daily “Aruna” and the weekly English language “The Morning”.}}][{{Cite web |last=Patrakar |first=Chhetria |date=2022-05-13 |title=What makes a journalist? |url=https://www.himalmag.com/comment/what-makes-a-journalist-mediafile-srilanka-2022 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Himal Southasian |language=en |quote=But it was interesting to note diversity in coverage in different language publications, even within one publishing house. The Morning's sister paper, the Sinhala language Aruna, for instance, was more circumspect in its coverage, as media critics noted (both these papers are also owned by Dilith Jayaweera, and are distinct from Derana TV)...}}] |
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| Daily Mirror | English | Daily | Wijeya Newspapers | 1999 | 76,000 | [{{cite web | url=http://www.wijeyanewspapers.lk/About_Us.htm | title=Wijeya Newspapers Limited | access-date=April 18, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415211653/http://wijeyanewspapers.lk/About_Us.htm | archive-date=April 15, 2012 }}] |
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| Ceylon Today | English | Daily | Ceylon Newspapers | 2011 | 25,000 | [{{cite web|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/about-us.html |title=Ceylon Newspapers |access-date=May 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423221437/http://ceylontoday.lk/about-us.html |archive-date=April 23, 2013 }}] |
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| Daily News | English | Daily | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 1918 | 88,000 | |
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| Dinamina | Sinhala | Daily | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 1909 | 75,000 | [{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/02/28/bnlnk.asp?fname=AdvLoc | title=Paper Advertising Rates | work=Daily News | date=February 28, 2012 | access-date=April 18, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228122151/http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/02/28/bnlnk.asp?fname=AdvLoc | archive-date=February 28, 2012 | url-status=dead }}] |
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| Divaina | Sinhala | Daily | Upali Newspapers | 1981 | {{nowrap|156,000 (Daily Divaina)}} {{nowrap| 340,000 (Sunday Divaina)}} | [{{cite web | url=http://www.divaina.com/images/circulation.htm | title=Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009 | publisher=Divaina | access-date=April 18, 2012}}] |
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| The Island | English | Daily | Upali Newspapers | 1981 | {{nowrap|70,000 (Daily Island)}} {{nowrap|103,000 (Sunday Island)}} | |
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| Lakbima | Sinhala | Weekly | Sumathi Newspapers | 1994 | | [{{cite web|url=http://www.sumathi.lk/xampp/newspaper.html |title=Lakbima Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd |access-date=April 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401123203/http://www.sumathi.lk/xampp/newspaper.html |archive-date=April 1, 2012 }}] |
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| Lakbima News | English | Weekly | Sumathi Newspapers | 2007 | | |
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| Lankadeepa | Sinhala | Daily | Wijeya Newspapers | 1991 | {{nowrap|250,000 (Daily Lankadeepa)}} {{nowrap|560,000 (Sunday Lankadeepa)}} | [{{cite web | url=http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/july08/story6.htm | title=Wijeya Newspapers boost its capacity with two more Manugraph Lines | publisher=allaboutnewspapers.com | access-date=April 18, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016145957/http://www.allaboutnewspapers.com/july08/story6.htm | archive-date=October 16, 2008 | url-status=dead }}] |
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| Mawbima | Sinhala | Weekly | Standard Newspapers | 2011 | | |
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| The Morning | English | Daily | Liberty Publishers | | | [{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2023 |title=Liberty Publishers win big at Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=95601 |website=Ada Derana |language=en |quote=Journalists of the three newspapers owned by Liberty Publishers, namely ‘Aruna’, ‘The Morning’ and ‘Thamilan’ have won big at the event.}}] |
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| The Nation | English | Weekly | Rivira Media Corporation | 2006 | 132,000 | [{{cite web | url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/feature-eye/item/3653-running-like-a-baby.html | title=Running like a baby | publisher=The Nation | access-date=April 19, 2012 | author=Prematunge, Sajitha | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228194144/http://www.nation.lk/edition/feature-eye/item/3653-running-like-a-baby.html | archive-date=February 28, 2014 | url-status=dead }}][{{cite web | url=http://www.rivira.lk/Icons/profile.pdf | title=Our Products | publisher=Rivira Media Corporation | access-date=April 19, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614170524/http://www.rivira.lk/Icons/profile.pdf | archive-date=June 14, 2018 | url-status=dead }}] |
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| Ravaya | Sinhala | Weekly | Ravaya Publications | 1987 | | |
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| Resa | Sinhala | Weekly | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 2018 | | |
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| Rivira | Sinhala | Weekly | Rivira Media Corporation | 2006 | 265,000 | |
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| Sathi Aga Aruna | Sinhala | Weekly | Liberty Publishers | | | |
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| Silumina | Sinhala | Weekly | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 1930 | 265,000 | |
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| Sudar Oli | Tamil | Daily | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 2000 | | |
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| The Sunday Leader | English | Weekly | Leader Publications | 1994 | | |
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| The Sunday Morning | English | Weekly | Liberty Publishers | | | |
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| Sunday Observer | English | Weekly | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 1928 | 175,000 | |
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| The Sunday Times | English | Weekly | Wijeya Newspapers | 1991 | 330,000 | |
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| Thamilan | Tamil | Daily | Liberty Publishers | | | |
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| Thinakaran | Tamil | Daily | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon | 1932 | {{nowrap|50,000 (Thinakaran)}} {{nowrap|70,000 (Thinakaran Varamanjari)}} | [{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/02/23/fea01.asp |title=DR, the true patriot |work=Daily News |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |author=Nakkawita, Wijitha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801095942/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/02/23/fea01.asp |archive-date=August 1, 2009 }}] |
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| Thinakkural | Tamil | Daily | Thinakkural Publications | 1997 | | |
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| Uthayan | Tamil | Daily | Uthayan Group of Newspapers | 1985 | | |
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| Virakesari | Tamil | Daily | Express Newspapers | 1930 | 140,000 | |
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| Randiwa | Sinhala | Weekly | Randiwa Newspapers | 2011 | | |
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| [Puthiya Kural (Sri Lanka)| Puthiya Kural Newspaper | Tamil | Weekly | Global Media House Limited | 2018 | {{nowrap|7,000 (PuthiyaKural Twice a Month)}} {{nowrap|3,000 (Putiya Kural Wekkly'')}} | |
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| Sathhanda | Sinhala | Weekly | Sathhanda Publishers | 2015 | | [{{cite news |title=Now read 'Sathhanda' online |url=http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/item/4950-now-read-sathhanda-online |work=Sri Lanka Mirror |date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190627/http://www.srilankamirror.com/news/item/4950-now-read-sathhanda-online |archive-date=4 March 2016 |quote=With its official launch today (05), "Sathhanda" newspaper has started its online version too.}}] |
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| Siyadesa | Sinhala | Weekly | Express Newspapers | 2017 | | [{{citation |title=Siyadesa Launch |url=http://www.ExpressNewspapers.com/news/item/4950-now-read-Siyadesa-online |via=Express Newspapers|id=(Press release)}}] |