Star (Ceylon)

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Star
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Independent Newspapers Limited
Founded1967 (1967)
Language English
City Colombo
Country Ceylon
Sister newspapers

The Star was an English language daily evening newspaper in Ceylon published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company. [1] It was founded on 1967 and was published from Colombo. [1] In 1967 it had an average net sales of 4,000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 317–318.