Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Independent Newspapers Limited |
Founded | 1965 |
Language | English |
City | Colombo |
Country | Ceylon |
Sister newspapers | |
OCLC number | 9232882 |
Weekend was an English language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] It was founded in 1965 as the Weekend Sun and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 45,000. [1] It had an average circulation of 48,590 in 1973. [2] The paper later changed its name to Weekend. [2]
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government. [3] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll. [4] [5] [9] Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990. [10] [11]
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Independent Newspapers Limited |
Founded | 1965 |
Language | English |
City | Colombo |
Country | Ceylon |
Sister newspapers | |
OCLC number | 9232882 |
Weekend was an English language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] It was founded in 1965 as the Weekend Sun and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 45,000. [1] It had an average circulation of 48,590 in 1973. [2] The paper later changed its name to Weekend. [2]
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government. [3] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll. [4] [5] [9] Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990. [10] [11]
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