Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Independent Newspapers Limited |
Founded | 1964 |
Language | English |
City | Colombo |
Country | Ceylon |
Sister newspapers | |
OCLC number | 36532512 |
The Sun was an English language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] [2] It was founded on 1964 and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 18,000. [1] It had an average circulation of 6,800 in 1970 and 32,247 in 1973. [3] [4]
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government. [5] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll. [2] [6] [7] Facing financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990. [11] [12]
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Independent Newspapers Limited |
Founded | 1964 |
Language | English |
City | Colombo |
Country | Ceylon |
Sister newspapers | |
OCLC number | 36532512 |
The Sun was an English language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] [2] It was founded on 1964 and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 18,000. [1] It had an average circulation of 6,800 in 1970 and 32,247 in 1973. [3] [4]
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government. [5] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll. [2] [6] [7] Facing financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990. [11] [12]
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