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Sri Lanka's Flagship English Newspaper What they say on Sri Lanka's flagship English newspaper Compiled by: Manjula Fernando, Uditha Kumarasinghe, Senior Minister for International Monetary Cooperation Jaliya Wijeyekoon and Anuradha Kodagoda and Deputy Finance and Planning Minister The Sunday Observer , the flagship newspaper in Sri Lanka which had ren- Dr. Sarath Amunugama dered an invaluable service to the nation since its inception celebrated its 85th birthday on February 4 and it was a significant milestone of the Sunday Observ- er , ANCL Directors, past Editors and employees participated. I always wish it well for the Sunday Here is a cross section of views expressed by some of the political party leaders, Observer . After all, I was a former Chair- diplomats and some prominent personalities about Sunday Observer newspaper. man of Lake House. As a former Chairman of Lake House, I know the role that Lake House can play. It’s a national institution and it is accessed by a large number of people. But my own view is that it should Prime Minister – D.M. Jayaratne have more balanced reporting. Because today there are a multiplicity of channels. Those days there were only one or two media institutions such as I am happy to extend my greetings to the Sunday Lake House and Radio Ceylon. Media is changing. Therefore, a Observer at its 85th anniversary. The Ceylon Observer traditional and very venerable media institution such as Lake House Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Governor, Central Bank launched during the Government of Edward Barnes must also change with that. manifested an interest to liberate the country from the As an example, if we see News Week which is one of the world’s imperialist yoke. The Sunday Observer was at the fore- famous journals, they have stopped printing. Because they say that I have observed that the Sunday Observer to be front in defending the cause of the people, particularly the print medium is gone. So let us see how we face the future. In a very comprehensive paper which has sections for after its take-over in 1972. these circumstances, I believe the Sunday Observer will surely fulfil every type of reader and I must be thankful for the I wish its avowed mission, a complete success. its mission in the interest of its readership. newspaper for providing diversified news features and other segments before the readers every week. I’ve enjoyed reading many stories as well as features and the news items and I always reach out for the Sunday Leader of the House and Irrigation and Water Management Minister - Observer every week to read what the newspaper Senior Minister of Human Resources, provides. The segments that cater to particularly trade Nimal Siripala de Silva DEW Gunasekara and employment are quite useful to get the latest mar- ket information and employment opportunities. I wish the Sunday Observer Sunday Observer has been able to exist and win the As a reader and a contributor to the Sunday all success in future too. hearts and minds of the reading public of Sri Lanka for Observer , I am delighted to send a message of greet- eight and half decades. This is a very remarkable achieve- ings to the Sunday Observer on the occasion of its ment as the Sunday Observer has served the reading pub- 85th anniversary. Anarkali Akarsha, film and teledrama actress lic of Sri Lanka prior to the independence and within the From our student days, the Sunday Observer has post independence era as well. As a flagship newspaper, been a source of knowledge and information. The I believe so far the Sunday Observer has done a it has maintained its quality and never compromise that role it played in the sphere of media for the cause of tremendous service for the country and every house- quality for short term gains or financial considerations. our country and its people has earned the love and hold. It is a paper without any age barrier and there Therefore, reading public of Sunday Observer consists admiration of its readers. The Sunday Observer has are segments for children, young adults, adults and variety of social fabric such as lawyers, teachers, profes- undergone a qualitative change keeping abreast with the elderly. sionals, businesspeople as well as the ordinary English reading public. Therefore, the changes in the economy and society. It has now turned out to be a people It is the paper which is committed to report the we are very happy that even today Sunday Observer is a reputed newspaper oriented newspaper with a broader vision. truth. Apart from the trustworthiness, the other main which maintains its dignity and always respect to the norms of journalism. It is my wish that it would be vibrant, dynamic and objective it its future reason why the Sunday Observer could sustain as the role. market leader for the past 85 years is the unique iden- tity that it carried so far. UNP Chairman, Gamini Jayawickrema Perera Colombo Mayor, A.J.M. Muzammil Kishu Gomes, Country Chairman, Chevron Sri Lanka I am honoured to air my views on the occasion of the It’s a privilege to send a congratulatory message to As a businessman I truly appreciate the support 85th anniversary of the Sunday Observer newspaper. the Sunday Observer on its completion of 85 years that the Sunday Observer has given me. As one of Media bigwig D.R. Wijewardene had the courage to in the public domain. The Sunday Observer was first the leading businessmen, I wake up every Sunday venture into this industry under the Colonial rule and published in this format in 1928 though the “Colom- with the Sunday Observer on my mind, and Sunday prospered gradually and steadily with publications both in bo Observer” was in existence since 1834 under the won’t be complete unless I read the Sunday Observer. Sinhala and English. Sunday Observer saw the light of the British Raj. Therefore it is a norm in my life to read the Sunday day way back in 1928 and henceforth it had been the flag- In 1923 press baron D.R. Wijewardene bought the Observer every Sunday morning. My association with ship English publication of the country. It had provided Colombo Observer and effected many changes while Sunday Observer has a long history which is over the English reader with a vast number of segments in restoring its name as the Ceylon Observer . He even- thirty years. During my school days too I used to read addition to local and foreign news. tually established a media House and it was popularly Sunday Observer. However, the paper had undergone difficult times, sometimes with the change known as “Lake House”. There have been so many English newspapers that have come and gone, of regimes but it had still managed to maintain its identity and achieve its objec- The name Observer and the Lake House were synonymous in the post but as the pioneer English newspaper of the country, Sunday Observer has tives satisfactorily. independent political development in Sri Lanka, while the Observer played sustained its readership by maintaining a high market position continuously. Although a number of English weeklies came into being subsequently, none of a major role in shaping the political landscape of the independent Ceylon. Most of the government institutions provide services without really caring them could compete Sunday Observer in challenging the market share enjoyed by In the post independent Sri Lanka the “Sunday Observer” became a house- about profitability. However, Sunday Observer is one good proven example them mainly due to the professional standard adopted by the paper in satisfying hold name. People in the city and the suburbs and in the plantation districts that, while serving the nation it still is commercially successful and could sus- its readers. yearned to read the Observer every Sunday for its novelty and informative tain as the market leader in weekend newspaper industry. Unlike most of the I am proud to send this message and wish Sunday Observer all success. articles which it has maintained up to date. other papers, Sunday Observer is always on a moderate position and covers A newspaper has to maintain its credibility right along to survive for so long almost every aspect of the society, and it targets not only a selected segment of in the public domain. As the Sunday Observer celebrates its 85th anniversary the society but almost every citizen of the country. it must be noted that though it was taken over by the then government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1973 it has not lost its objective as a UNP National Organiser, Daya Gamage newspaper, that keeps people abreast of the events unfolding in Sri Lanka and elsewhere in the world. Fouzul Hameed, Managing Director Hameedia Group At a time when newspapers are mushrooming under various names it Lake House was founded by Ranil Wickremesinghe’s must be recalled that the ‘Observer’ had set standards for journalism in Sri First I would like to congratulate the Sunday maternal grand father D.R. Wijewardene at the early part Lanka from the very beginning. The number of people browsing through the Observer for being in the market as the market leader of the last century and Sunday Observer became the best archives of the Observer stands as stupendous testimony for this. for over 85 years. It is not an easy task to continue English weekly publication among the English speaking I will be failing in my duty if I don’t mention the names of some of the emi- quite successfully for 85 years. Sunday Observer has public in the country from its very inception.
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