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'''''Riviresa''''' was a [[Sinhala language]] weekly newspaper in [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]] published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company.<ref name=YB1968>{{cite book|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon|pages=317-318|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11886/11886.pdf}}</ref> It was founded on 20 August 1961 as '''Rividina''' and was published from [[Colombo]].<ref name=ST100808>{{cite news|title=Another Sinhala newspaper launched|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080810/FunDay/fundaytimes_2.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=10 August 2008}}</ref> The paper changed its name to ''Riviresa'' in January 1963.<ref name=ST100808/> In 1966 it had an average net sales of 170,000.<ref name=YB1968/> It had an average circulation of 185,000 in 1973.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka|pages=349-351|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}</ref>
'''''Riviresa''''' was a [[Sinhala language]] weekly newspaper in [[Dominion of Ceylon|Ceylon]] published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company.<ref name=YB1968>{{cite book|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon|pages=317–318|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11886/11886.pdf}}</ref> It was founded on 20 August 1961 as '''Rividina''' and was published from [[Colombo]].<ref name=ST100808>{{cite news|title=Another Sinhala newspaper launched|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080810/FunDay/fundaytimes_2.html|work=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)]]|date=10 August 2008}}</ref> The paper changed its name to ''Riviresa'' in January 1963.<ref name=ST100808/> In 1966 it had an average net sales of 170,000.<ref name=YB1968/> It had an average circulation of 185,000 in 1973.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka|pages=349–351|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}</ref>


By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]'s [[Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet|government]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=de Silva|first1=K. M.|authorlink1=K. M. de Silva|title=A History of Sri Lanka|date=1981|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=547|url=http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php/A_History_of_Srilanka}}</ref> The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations.<ref name=TI051103>{{cite news|last1=Sirisena|first1=Priyalal|title=‘Irida Dawasa’ publication restrained|url=http://www.island.lk/2003/11/05/news12.html|work=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)]]|date=5 November 2003}}</ref><ref name=DN041103>{{cite news|last1=Marasinghe|first1=Sandasen|title=Dawasa restrained from publication|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/11/04/new19.html|work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]]|date=4 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1977|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka|pages=365-366|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14702/14702.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Richardson|first1=John|title=Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism, and Development from Sri Lanka's Civil Wars|date=2005|publisher=International Center for Ethnic Studies|isbn=955-580-094-4|page=362|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-sIRxpjfd-EC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rajasingham|first=K. T.|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA19Df06.html|chapter=Chapter 23: Srimavo's constitutional promiscuity}}</ref> Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three year closure had taken its toll.<ref name=ST100808/><ref name=TI051103/><ref name=DN041103/> Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Karunanayake|first1=Nandana|editor1-last=Banerjee|editor1-first=Indrajit|editor2-last=Logan|editor2-first=Stephen|title=Asian Communication Handbook 2008|date=2008|publisher=[[Asian Media Information and Communication Centre]], Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, [[Nanyang Technological University]]|location=Singapore|isbn=9789814136105|pages=446-460|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wo9YWvrWFcIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|chapter=18: Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special events which took place in history from December 20 - December 26|url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/12/20/jun01.asp|work=[[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)]]|date=20 December 2009}}</ref>
By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]'s [[Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet|government]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=de Silva|first1=K. M.|authorlink1=K. M. de Silva|title=A History of Sri Lanka|date=1981|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=547|url=http://www.noolaham.org/wiki/index.php/A_History_of_Srilanka}}</ref> The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations.<ref name=TI051103>{{cite news|last1=Sirisena|first1=Priyalal|title='Irida Dawasa' publication restrained|url=http://www.island.lk/2003/11/05/news12.html|work=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)]]|date=5 November 2003}}</ref><ref name=DN041103>{{cite news|last1=Marasinghe|first1=Sandasen|title=Dawasa restrained from publication|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/11/04/new19.html|work=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)]]|date=4 November 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1977|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka|pages=365–366|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14702/14702.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Richardson|first1=John|title=Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism, and Development from Sri Lanka's Civil Wars|date=2005|publisher=International Center for Ethnic Studies|isbn=955-580-094-4|page=362|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-sIRxpjfd-EC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rajasingham|first=K. T.|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA19Df06.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020213084644/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/DA19Df06.html|url-status=unfit|archive-date=2002-02-13|chapter=Chapter 23: Srimavo's constitutional promiscuity}}</ref> Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll.<ref name=ST100808/><ref name=TI051103/><ref name=DN041103/> Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Karunanayake|first1=Nandana|editor1-last=Banerjee|editor1-first=Indrajit|editor2-last=Logan|editor2-first=Stephen|title=Asian Communication Handbook 2008|date=2008|publisher=[[Asian Media Information and Communication Centre]], Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, [[Nanyang Technological University]]|location=Singapore|isbn=9789814136105|pages=446–460|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wo9YWvrWFcIC|chapter=18: Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special events which took place in history from December 20 - December 26|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2009/12/20/jun01.asp|work=[[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)]]|date=20 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130711/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/12/20/jun01.asp|archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>


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[[Category:Defunct Sinhala-language newspapers published in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Independent Newspapers Limited]]
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Latest revision as of 00:54, 20 April 2024

Riviresa
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Independent Newspapers Limited
Founded20 August 1961 (1961-08-20)
LanguageSinhala
CityColombo
CountryCeylon
Sister newspapers

Riviresa was a Sinhala language weekly newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company.[1] It was founded on 20 August 1961 as Rividina and was published from Colombo.[2] The paper changed its name to Riviresa in January 1963.[2] In 1966 it had an average net sales of 170,000.[1] It had an average circulation of 185,000 in 1973.[3]

By 1973/74 the Independent Newspapers publications had become vocal critics of Sirimavo Bandaranaike's government.[4] The government sealed Independent Newspapers' presses and closed it down on 19 April 1974 using the Emergency (Defence) Regulations.[5][6][7][8][9] Independent Newspapers resumed publication on 30 March 1977 but the three-year closure had taken its toll.[2][5][6] Faced financial problems Independent Newspapers and its various publications closed down on 26 December 1990.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 317–318.
  2. ^ a b c "Another Sinhala newspaper launched". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 10 August 2008.
  3. ^ Sri Lanka Year Book 1975 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 349–351.
  4. ^ de Silva, K. M. (1981). A History of Sri Lanka. Oxford University Press. p. 547.
  5. ^ a b Sirisena, Priyalal (5 November 2003). "'Irida Dawasa' publication restrained". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  6. ^ a b Marasinghe, Sandasen (4 November 2003). "Dawasa restrained from publication". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  7. ^ Sri Lanka Year Book 1977 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 365–366.
  8. ^ Richardson, John (2005). Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism, and Development from Sri Lanka's Civil Wars. International Center for Ethnic Studies. p. 362. ISBN 955-580-094-4.
  9. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 23: Srimavo's constitutional promiscuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Karunanayake, Nandana (2008). "18: Sri Lanka". In Banerjee, Indrajit; Logan, Stephen (eds.). Asian Communication Handbook 2008. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. pp. 446–460. ISBN 9789814136105.
  11. ^ "Special events which took place in history from December 20 - December 26". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 20 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.


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