The Morning Leader

This article is about the defunct early 21st century Sri Lankan newspaper. For the defunct early 20th century Ceylonese newspaper, see Ceylon Morning Leader. For the UK paper that merged to form the Daily News, see Morning Leader (UK).
The Morning Leader
TypeNewspaper
Owner(s)Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersNo. 24 Katukurunduwatte Road, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
WebsiteThe Morning Leader

The Morning Leader was a Sri Lankan English-language newspaper. It is published by Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd. Its sister publications are The Sunday Leader and Iruresa. The Morning Leader was refounded by Lasantha Wickramatunge who was assassinated in January 2009. It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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