The Sri Lanka Gazette

The Sri Lanka Gazette
Header of The Sri Lanka Gazette (Extraordinary)
TypeGazette
PublisherGovernment of Sri Lanka
Department of Government Printing
Founded1802
LanguageEnglish,
Sinhala,
Tamil
Headquarters118, Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka
Websitedocuments.gov.lk

The Sri Lanka Gazette, officially The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය, romanized: Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajayē Gæsaṭ Patraya; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சோசலிச குடியரசின் வர்த்தமானி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Cōcalica Kuṭiyaraciṉ Varttamāṉi) is a public journal of the Government of Sri Lanka. It prints certain statutory notices from the government. Modeled after the Oxford Gazette, the Sri Lanka Gazette is the oldest surviving newspaper in Sri Lanka, having been published continuously since 1802.[1][2][3][4] Unlike other newspapers, it does not cover general news or have a large circulation. It is printed by the Department of Government Printing.[5]

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  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Memory of the World National Committee – Introduction". Sri Lanka Memory of the World National Committee. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Inception of Lake House". Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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  5. ^ "Government Gazette Online". Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 April 2012.