 Logo of Divaina | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) | Upali Newspapers |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Language | Sinhala |
| Headquarters | 223, Bloemendhal Road, Colombo 13, Sri Lanka |
| Circulation | 156,000 (Daily Divaina) 40,0000 (Sunday Divaina) |
| Sister newspapers | The Island |
| Website | divaina.com |
Divaina (Sinhala: දිවයින) is a Sinhala language daily newspaper published by the Upali Newspapers in Sri Lanka. A sister newspaper of The Island , Divaina was established in 1981.[1] Its Sunday edition is the Sunday Divaina. The daily newspaper currently has a circulation of 156,000 and its Sunday edition, 340,000 per issue.[2] The paper was founded by Upali Wijewardene,[3] and it takes a Sinhalese Buddhist nationalist editorial stance.[4]
- ^ "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Districtwise circulation with effect from November 2009". Divaina. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ Wijenayake, Walter (13 February 2009). "Upali Wijewardene– rare business genius". The Island. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Ulmer, Alexandra; Rajarathnam, Omar (2019-06-06). "Unsubstantiated claims Muslim doctor sterilized women raise tensions in Sri Lanka". Kurunegala, Sri Lanka: Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2019-06-06.