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| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | B.A. Siriwardena, H.G.S. Ratnaweera |
| Publisher | Pragathi Press (Pvt.) Ltd |
| Editor-in-chief | Jinadasa Kankanamge |
| Associate editor | Aga Jayasena |
| Staff writers | Saman Jayakody, Dakshina Kankanamge, Widuneth Siyambalapitiya, Chalaka Lunuwilage, Saalani Abeysundara, Danushi Jayawardhana |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Political alignment | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Ceased publication | 1995 |
| Relaunched | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Colombo |
| Circulation | 5,000 (Now) (41,000 in 1971) |
| Sister newspapers | Forward, Deshabhimani |
| Website | www.aththa.lk |
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Aththa (Sinhala: ඇත්ත, 'Truth') was a Sinhala-language daily newspaper, published from Colombo by the Communist Party of Sri Lanka between 1964 and 1995.[1][2][3] The name was borrowed from the Russian newspaper Pravda.[1] As of 1971, it had an edition of around 41,000. It had a special Sunday edition.[3] As of the early 1970s, B.A. Siriwardena served as editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Newton Seneviratne as its news editor and Surath Ambalangoda as its features editor.[3] As of the mid-1980s, H.G.S. Ratnaweera was the editor-in-chief of Aththa.[4]
- ^ a b Wiswa Warnapala, W. A. Politics in Sri Lanka: A Collection of Essays on Personalities and Issues. Colombo: S. Godage & Bros, 2001. p. 177
- ^ UNHCR. Refugee Review Tribunal, Research Response Number: LKA17721, 8 December 2005
- ^ a b c Ceylon Press Directory. 1971. p. 10
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