Silumina (Sinhala: සිළුමිණ) is a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing in March 30 1930, D. R. Wijewardena being its founder.[1] It currently has a circulation of 265,000.[2] Famous novelists like Martin Wickramasinghe have served as its editor.[3] Since 20th January 2020, Silumina Editor is Dharman Wickramaratne.[4]

Silumina
Silumina front page
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
EditorDharman Wickramaratne
Founded1930 (1930)
LanguageSinhala
Headquarters35, D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
Circulation265,000
Sister newspapersSunday Observer
Daily News
Dinamina
Thinakaran
Websitesilumina.lk

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  1. ^ "Newspapers in Ceylon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Paper Advertising Rates". Daily News. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Nakkawita , Wijitha (23 February 2010). "D R Wijewardene - A true patriot". Daily News. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Dharman Silumina chief editor".
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