A Timeless Commitment to Journalism
19 January, 2020
The origin of Sunday observer dated back to 1834 when Sri Lanka was under the British colonial rule. No one can stand still without allocating any space for the admiration of the enormous service, rendered by the Sunday observer when it completes its 92 years and remain only 8 years to reach its Diamond jubilee. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake-house) owns the credit of the publication of this weekly newspaper including its sisters like Daily News, Silumina, Dinamina and Thinakaran. Its first editor was E.J. Darley, who assumed his duties on 1834, from onward, about 30 editors contributed for the field of journalism through this newspaper until Dinesh Weerawansha, the present editor was appointed in 2019. The birth name of Sunday Observer was Colombo Observer and later changed its name into Ceylon Observer .The present name of the newspaper was established in 1928. No editor could publish an editorial about his own newspaper without mentioning his endless gratitude towards its loyal readers. One of the major milestones of the Sunday Observer was remarked at its silver jubilee, being the first online newspaper in South Asia. Now it already reached its 92 years and 8 years ahead to go with the emerging digital evolution in the upcoming centuries.
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