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January 21, 2026

Sri Lanka’s new “anti-terror laws” foreshadow sweeping attacks on democratic rights

World Socialist Web Site

Owner: International Committee of the Fourth International

World Socialist Web Site

Owned By	International Committee of the Fourth International
Year Founded	1998
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Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Michigan, Oak Park

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January 21, 2026

Sri Lanka Moves to Align Organic Agriculture Standards with Global Regulations to Boost Exports

Lanka News Web

Owner: Non-Transparent

Lanka News Web

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Year Founded	2009
Website	lankanewsweb.net
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Rathmalana

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January 21, 2026

Sri Lanka Faces Volatile Decade amid Mounting Global Risks

Lanka News Web

Owner: Non-Transparent

Lanka News Web

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Year Founded	2009
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January 21, 2026

Government Radiologic Technologists in Sri Lanka launch 24 hour islandwide strike

On Lanka

Owner: M.T. Udaya Arunakantha

On Lanka

Neutral

Owned By	M.T. Udaya Arunakantha
Year Founded	2004
Website	www.onlanka.com
Domain Registration Year	2004
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Sri Lanka,
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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2026 Passport Rankings: Positioning Sri Lanka’s Passport as a strategic national asset

Daily FT

Owner: Wijewardene Family

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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January 21, 2026

Gold Refinery Dreams: Can Sri Lanka Afford the Gamble?

Lanka News Web

Owner: Non-Transparent

Lanka News Web

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Tishan Subasinghe takes the reins as 28th President of CA Sri Lanka

Daily FT

Owner: Wijewardene Family

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
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January 20, 2026

‘Record-Breaking’ 3,600-Carat Star Sapphire Unveiled in Sri Lanka

INSTOREMAG

Owner: Matthijs Braakman

INSTORE

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Owned By	Matthijs Braakman through SmartWork Media
Year Founded	2002
Website	https://instoremag.com/
Domain Registration Year	2001
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New Jersey, Montclair
Owner Country	United States

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Nepal lose to Sri Lanka ‘A’

The Kathmandu Post

Owner: Kailash Sirohiya

The Kathmandu Post

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Owned By	Kailash Sirohiya through Kantipur Media Group (KMG)
Year Founded	1993
Website	https://kathmandupost.com/
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nepal, Kathmandu
Owner Country	Nepal

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Banking veteran Indrajit Wickramasinghe joins DFCC Board

Daily FT

Owner: Wijewardene Family

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka Raises National Minimum Wage to Rs. 30,000 From January 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian

Owner: Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Sri Lanka Guardian

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Owned By	Nilantha Ilangamuwa
Year Founded	2007
Website	slguardian.org
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Sri Lanka,
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka’s New Counterterror Law ‘Repackages’ Old Abuses, HRW Warns

Sri Lanka Guardian

Owner: Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Sri Lanka Guardian

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Owned By	Nilantha Ilangamuwa
Year Founded	2007
Website	slguardian.org
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka,
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DFCC Aloka champions women entrepreneurs as Official Banking Partner and Diamond Sponsor of WCIC Prathibhabhisheka Awards 2025

Daily FT

Owner: Wijewardene Family

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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Family Seeks Deeper Probe into Death of Veteran Sri Lankan Leftist

Sri Lanka Guardian

Owner: Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Sri Lanka Guardian

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Owned By	Nilantha Ilangamuwa
Year Founded	2007
Website	slguardian.org
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka,
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Richard Pieris Finance strengthens senior citizen savings with monthly interest FDs

Daily FT

Owner: Wijewardene Family

Daily Financial Times Sri Lanka

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Owned By	Wijewardene Family through Wijeya Newspapers Ltd
Year Founded	2010
Website	https://www.ft.lk/
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Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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January 20, 2026

Sri Lanka rupee closes slightly stronger, bond yields drop

EconomyNext

Owner: Sergiy Melnik

Economy Next

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Owned By	Shamindra Kulamannage through Echelon Media (Pvt) Ltd
Year Founded	2012
Website	https://economynext.com/
Domain Registration Year	2007
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Sri Lanka, Colombo
Owner Country	Sri Lanka

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January 20, 2026

A ‘Star Of Pure Land’ Is Born: Sri Lanka Reveals Rare 3,536-Carat Purple Sapphire

News18

Owner: Reliance Industries & Warner Bros. Discovery

News18

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Owned By	Reliance Industries (Mukesh Ambani, Chairman) through Network18 Media & Investments; Warner Bros. Discovery (Vanguard Group, Newhouse Broadcasting Corp & State Street Corporation, Largest Shareholders) through CNN
Year Founded	2005
Website	https://www.news18.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	India, Noida
Owner Country	India

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January 20, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Labor Paradox: Exporting Workers, Importing Builders

The Diplomat

Owner: James Pach

The Diplomat

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Owned By	James Pach through MHT Corporation
Year Founded	2002
Website	thediplomat.com
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	Japan, Tokyo
Owner Country	Japan

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Sri Lanka's GDP growth expected to slow in 2026-27: World Bank

Xinhua News Agency

Owner: Chinese Government

Xinhua News Agency

Gov't Propaganda

Owned By	Chinese Government through The State Council of the People's Republic of China
Year Founded	1931
Website	english.news.cn
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	China, Beijing
Owner Country	China

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January 20, 2026

Sri Lankan benchmark ends marginally lower as financials drag

Business Recorder

Owner: Zuberi Family

Business Recorder

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Owned By	Zuberi Family through Business Recorder Group
Year Founded	1965
Website	https://www.brecorder.com/
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Pakistan, Karachi
Owner Country	Pakistan

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