The Sunday Leader
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The Sunday Leader is an English-language Sri Lankan
Sunday newspaper
privately owned and published by Leader Publications, which is known for its outspoken news coverage.
, also published by Leader Publications, have frequently criticized the Sri Lankan government and espoused opposing political views. The newspaper, as well as the editors of both newspapers, have been repeatedly harassed and threatened. In 2005 the office of the Sunday Leader was attacked.
On November 21, 2008, twelve masked men forcibly entered the press room of the Sunday Leader, Morning Leader, and Irudina
Sinhala weekly and set fire to it, damaging printing machines and copies of newspapers printed ready for distribution. In December 2008, the government censored the Sunday Leader along with the BBC
; the newspaper was ordered not to publish reports relating to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
, younger brother of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
.
In the first week of January 2009, its Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickramatunga was assassinated on the way to work.
The Sunday Leader is set to take prominence with a hearing held where Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is suing the Leader Publications for Rs 2 Billion
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
Sunday newspaper
Weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...
privately owned and published by Leader Publications, which is known for its outspoken news coverage.
Controversy and retaliation
The Sunday Leader and the Morning LeaderThe Morning Leader
The Morning Leader is a Sri Lankan English language newspaper. It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.-External links:**...
, also published by Leader Publications, have frequently criticized the Sri Lankan government and espoused opposing political views. The newspaper, as well as the editors of both newspapers, have been repeatedly harassed and threatened. In 2005 the office of the Sunday Leader was attacked.
On November 21, 2008, twelve masked men forcibly entered the press room of the Sunday Leader, Morning Leader, and Irudina
Irudina
Irudina is a Sinhala language private newspaper.It is known for its independent news coverage and it has faced arson attacks from men with complicity from the Sri Lankan authorities.-External links:**...
Sinhala weekly and set fire to it, damaging printing machines and copies of newspapers printed ready for distribution. In December 2008, the government censored the Sunday Leader along with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
; the newspaper was ordered not to publish reports relating to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, psc, GR is a retired officer of the Sri Lanka Army and the current Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka. After serving through the early parts of the country's civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels, he retired from the Army in 1992...
, younger brother of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...
.
In the first week of January 2009, its Editor-in-Chief Lasantha Wickramatunga was assassinated on the way to work.
The Sunday Leader is set to take prominence with a hearing held where Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is suing the Leader Publications for Rs 2 Billion
External links
- The Sunday Leader – Official Website