Language Sinhala | ||
Owner(s) Independent Newspapers Limited Founded 20 August 1961 (1961-08-20) | ||
Riviresa was a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. It was founded on 20 August 1961 as Rividina and was published from Colombo. The paper changed its name to Riviresa in January 1963. In 1966 it had an average net sales of 170,000. It had an average circulation of 185,000 in 1973.
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government. The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations. Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll. Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.