Type Daily newspaper Founded 1981 (1981) | ||
Circulation 70,000 (Daily Island)103,000 (Sunday Island) | ||
The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is published by Upali Newspapers. A sister newspaper of Divaina, The Island was established in 1981. Its Sunday edition, Sunday Island, commenced publishing in 1991. The daily newspaper currently has a circulation of 70,000 and its Sunday edition, 103,000 per issue. Upali Wijewardene was its founder. It's political leaning is toward pro-SLFP articles.
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The Island (Sri Lanka) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA