Lakbima was a Sri Lankan private Sinhala language newspaper which was owned by the Sumathi News Papers Limited. Chairmen of the organization is Mileena Sumathipala, wife of the late D.W. Sumathipala. The English version of this newspaper was called Lakbima News. "Lakbima Irida Sangrahaya" was a weekend newspaper published on Sunday. It is established in 1994.[1][2]

Lakbima
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd
Founded1994 (1994)
LanguageSinhala
Headquarters445/1, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha, Colombo 14, Sri Lanka
Sister newspapersLakbima News
Websitelakbima.lk

The newspaper includes local, foreign, sports and entertainment news. Lakbima News Papers is the main sponsor of the annual Sumathi Teledrama Award Ceremony.

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  1. ^ "Lakbima Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Crawley, W.; Page, D.; Pinto-Jayawardena, K. (2014). Embattled Media: Democracy, Governance and Reform in Sri Lanka. SAGE Publications. p. 148. ISBN 978-93-5150-491-7. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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