Morning Times (Ceylon)

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Morning Times
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Times of Ceylon Limited
Founded1954 (1954)
Language English
Ceased publication1958
City Colombo
Country Ceylon
Sister newspapers
OCLC number 220855099

The Morning Times was an English language daily newspaper in Ceylon published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). [1] [2] It was founded in 1954 and was published from Colombo. [1] [2] It ceased publication in 1958. [1]

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