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Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Newspaper_circulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspaper circulation">Circulation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">88,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister newspapers</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Observer_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)">Sunday Observer</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Dinamina" title="Dinamina">Dinamina</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Silumina" title="Silumina">Silumina</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Thinakaran" title="Thinakaran">Thinakaran</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dailynews.lk/">dailynews.lk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <i><b>Daily News</b></i> is an <a href="/wiki/English-language" class="mw-redirect" title="English-language">English-language</a> newspaper in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>. It is now published by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Newspapers_of_Ceylon_Limited" title="Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited">Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited</a> (Lake House), a <a href="/wiki/Government-owned_corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Government-owned corporation">government-owned corporation</a>. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918.<sup id="cite_ref-roots_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roots-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/D._R._Wijewardena" title="D. R. Wijewardena">D. R. Wijewardena</a> was its founder. </p><p>The present-day newspaper is written as a <a href="/wiki/Broadsheet" title="Broadsheet">broadsheet</a>, with photographs printed both in color and black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing news on national affairs, international affairs, business, political analysis, sports, editorials and opinions. Every Thursday issue a free supplement in a <a href="/wiki/Tabloid_(newspaper_format)" title="Tabloid (newspaper format)">tabloid</a> paper called "Wisdom". In addition, the <i>Daily News</i> also provides <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sri_Lanka_Gazette" title="The Sri Lanka Gazette">The Sri Lanka Gazette</a></i> as a supplement on every Friday. The current editor-in-chief of the daily news is Lalith Allahakkoon. </p><p>Since its founding, the <i>Daily News</i> has been housed and printed in the historic, colonial-era Lakehouse Building, adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Beira_Lake" title="Beira Lake">Beira Lake</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Fort_(Colombo)" title="Fort (Colombo)">Fort</a> district of Colombo. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_constitutional_crisis" title="2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis">2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis</a>, loyalists of former President <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a> seized control of the <i>Daily News</i> and ousted journalists who were viewed as supporters of the new regime.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Express Newspapers</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Virakesari" title="Virakesari">Virakesari</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>Ravaya Publications</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ravaya" title="Ravaya">Ravaya</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>Rivira Media</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nation_(Sri_Lanka)" title="The Nation (Sri Lanka)">The Nation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rivira" title="Rivira">Rivira</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>Sumathi Newspapers</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lakbima" title="Lakbima">Lakbima</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lakbima_News" title="Lakbima News">Lakbima News</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>Uthayan Group</b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sudar_Oli" title="Sudar Oli">Sudar Oli</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uthayan" title="Uthayan">Uthayan</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a 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Nesan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Review_(Sri_Lankan_newspaper)" title="Saturday Review (Sri Lankan newspaper)">Saturday Review</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Standard" title="The Sunday Standard">The Sunday Standard</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magazines_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magazines in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Magazines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/LMD_(magazine)" title="LMD (magazine)">LMD</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hi!!" title="Hi!!">Hi!!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Satyn_(magazine)" title="Satyn (magazine)">Satyn Magazine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siriththiran" title="Siriththiran">Siriththiran</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Athuru_Mithuru" title="Athuru Mithuru">Athuru Mithuru</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Radio" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Radio_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Radio in Sri Lanka">Radio</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Stations" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of radio stations in Sri Lanka">Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asia_Broadcasting_Corporation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asia Broadcasting Corporation (page does not exist)">Asia Broadcasting Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gold_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Gold FM (Sri Lanka)">Gold FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiru_FM" title="Hiru FM">Hiru FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sooriyan_FM" title="Sooriyan FM">Sooriyan FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sun_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Sun FM (Sri Lanka)">Sun FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=E.A.P._Edirisingha_(Pvt)_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.A.P. Edirisingha (Pvt) Ltd. (page does not exist)">EAP Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/E_FM" title="E FM">E FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_FM" title="Raja FM">Raja FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shree_FM" title="Shree FM">Shree FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Television_Network" title="Independent Television Network">Independent Television Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakhanda_radio" title="Lakhanda radio">Lakhanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Radio_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Radio Sri Lanka">Prime Radio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/MBC_Networks" title="MBC Networks">MBC Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shakthi_FM" title="Shakthi FM">Shakthi FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirasa_FM" title="Sirasa FM">Sirasa FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yes_FM" title="Yes FM">Yes FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation">Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>City FM</li> <li>Education Service</li> <li>Muslim Service</li> <li>Sinhala Commercial Service</li> <li>Sinhala National Service</li> <li>SLBC Sports</li> <li>Radio Sri Lanka</li> <li>Tamil National Service</li> <li>Thendral FM</li> <li>Vidula</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=TNL_Radio_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TNL Radio Network (page does not exist)">TNL Radio Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Lite 89.2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm FM">Rhythm FM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=TNL_Radio_101.8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="TNL Radio 101.8 (page does not exist)">TNL Radio 101.8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Voice_of_Asia_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Voice of Asia Network (page does not exist)">Voice of Asia Network</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kiss_FM_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Kiss FM (Sri Lanka)">Kiss FM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Real_Radio_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Real Radio (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">Real Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siyatha_FM" title="Siyatha FM">Siyatha FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vettri_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Vettri FM">Vettri FM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>MGM Networks</b> (<a href="/wiki/Max_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Max Radio">Max Radio</a>)</li> <li><b>Power House</b> (<a href="/wiki/FM_Derana" title="FM Derana">FM Derana</a>)</li> <li><b>Telshan Networks</b> (Isira)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sith_FM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sith FM (page does not exist)">Sith FM</a></li> <li>Tharu</li></ul> 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1940s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1940s">1940s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1950s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1960s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1970s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1980s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_1990s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2000s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_films_of_the_2010s" title="List of Sri Lankan films of the 2010s">2010s</a></li></ul> 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