Information on the newspaper Yukthiya is scarce among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

According to a 31 August 1994 Reuters article, Yukthiya is a Sinhalese-language newspaper. A 22 October 1992 Reuters article refers to Yukthiya as an "anti-government" newspaper.

Information on the newspaper called Lankadiia could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

However, the following information may be of interest.

According to a 21 April 1986 Xinhua article, the Sinhalese-language newspaper Lankadipa (the Island of Lanka) was amongst the "most popular dailies in circulation."

The World's News Media refers to a leading daily Sinhalese-language newspaper called Lankadipa, which is owned by Wijeya Publications in Colombo (1991, 476-77). A 19 February 1998 AFP report also refers to the "mass circulation Lankadeepa daily." However, according to Benn's Media World, Lankadipa is a Sinhalese-language newspaper that is published daily except Saturday (1996, 480).

According to a 19 November 1997 AFP article, the editor of "Sri Lanka's mass circulation Sinhalese daily, the Lankadeepa" is Siri Ranasinghe.

The World Media Handbook refers to a Sunday newspaper called Sri Lankadipa, which is published by Wijeya Publications Ltd. in Colombo and which has a circulation of 75,000 (1990, 230).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Agence France Presse (AFP). 19 February 1998. "Sri Lanka 'Body-Parts' Censorship Extends to All Violence." (NEXIS)

_____. 19 November 1997. Amal Jayasinghe. "Sri Lanka to Tackle Growing Suicides Among Farmers." (NEXIS)

Benn's Media World 1996. 1996. Kent: Miller Freeman Technical Ltd.

Reuters. 31 August 1994. BC Cycle. "Sri Lanka Probes Alleged Army Coup." (NEXIS)

_____. 22 October 1992. BC Cycle. "Sri Lankan Journalists to Protest Against Attacks." (NEXIS)

World Media Handbook. 1990. New York: United Nations.

The World's News Media: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. 1991. London: Longman Group UK.

Xinhua. 21 April 1986. "102 Newspapers in Circulation in Sri Lanka." (NEXIS)

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997. 30 January 1998.

The Europa World Year Book 1997. 1997.

Electronic sources: Internet, IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS.

Oral sources:

Unsuccessful attempts to contact one oral source.