Lanka Tribune
Encyclopedia
Lanka Tribune is a fortnightly free community
newspaper
published for Sri Lankans in the United Kingdom. The newspaper was launched in the UK in 2007 in compact
size.
The newspaper is edited by Rasantha Cooray and published in Harrow
, Middlesex
. Lanka Tribune is registered as a newspaper in the UK and distributed in - London
, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, Dublin, Glasgow, Colombo, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome.
The paper provides both community news for British Sri Lankans and news from the island of Sri Lanka
.
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published for Sri Lankans in the United Kingdom. The newspaper was launched in the UK in 2007 in compact
Compact (newspaper)
A compact newspaper is a broadsheet-quality newspaper printed in a tabloid format, especially one in the United Kingdom. The term is used also for this size came into use in its current use when The Independent began producing a smaller format edition for London's commuters, designed to be easier...
size.
The newspaper is edited by Rasantha Cooray and published in Harrow
Harrow, London
Harrow is an area in the London Borough of Harrow, northwest London, United Kingdom. It is a suburban area and is situated 12.2 miles northwest of Charing Cross...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. Lanka Tribune is registered as a newspaper in the UK and distributed in - London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester, Dublin, Glasgow, Colombo, Frankfurt, Paris and Rome.
The paper provides both community news for British Sri Lankans and news from the island of Sri Lanka
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...
.
See also
- Media in Sri LankaMedia in Sri LankaSri Lanka's media outlets are generally divided along linguistic and ethnic lines. State and private media operators provide services in the main languages Sinhala, Tamil, and English...
- List of newspapers in Sri Lanka
- List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
- Sri LankaSri LankaSri 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...