Lake House / Associated Newspapers of Ceylon
Source Passport
LK-M-00007-0
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 1926
- Editor-in-chief
- Gamini Warushamana (Chairman and Managing Director)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- State-controlled (majority stake)
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Lake House
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- National Audit Office Sri Lanka, Auditor General's report on The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited for the year ended 31 December 2012, read 2026-10-19 (governed by the ANCL (Special Provision) Law No. 28 of 1973; the Public Trustee is Custodian of the Company on behalf of the Government and appoints three Board members; 6 newspapers, 16 periodicals in 2012)
- State Media Monitor, 'Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL)', 29 July 2026, updated 5 August 2026, read 2026-10-19 (secondary: ANCL (Special Provisions) Law No. 28 of 1973 restructured a private company founded in 1926; Public Trustee holds 87.56% on behalf of the government per a 2016 return; five-member board, three appointed by the Public Trustee; Chairman and Managing Director Gamini Warushamana since 25 September 2024; 2022 loss LKR 197.358m, 2023 operating profit LKR 31.365m including a LKR 300m government grant for a voluntary retirement scheme, 2024 operating profit LKR 23.785m; publications Daily News, Dinamina, Thinakaran, Sunday Observer, Silumina, Vaaramanjari, Sarasaviya, Mihira, Tharunie, Budusarana)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Public Trustee of Sri Lanka (custodian on behalf of the Government) 87.56% Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Majority stake
- Parent group Pending check
- Government of Sri Lanka (via the Public Trustee; Ministry of Mass Media institution)
3 sources
- National Audit Office Sri Lanka, Auditor General's report on The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited for the year ended 31 December 2012, read 2026-10-19 (governed by the ANCL (Special Provision) Law No. 28 of 1973; the Public Trustee is Custodian of the Company on behalf of the Government and appoints three Board members; 6 newspapers, 16 periodicals in 2012)
- Ministry of Mass Media, Sri Lanka, 'SLBC celebrates 100 years of pioneering radio', 16 December 2025, read 2026-10-19 (SLBC listed among the Ministry's institutions; Radio Ceylon 1 October 1949; Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation from 5 January 1967 with Neville D. Jayaweera as first Chairman and Director General; domestic, foreign and regional services; Ministry institutions also listed: Sri Lanka Rupavahini (TV) Corporation, Independent Television Network, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, Lankapuvath Ltd)
- State Media Monitor, 'Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL)', 29 July 2026, updated 5 August 2026, read 2026-10-19 (secondary: ANCL (Special Provisions) Law No. 28 of 1973 restructured a private company founded in 1926; Public Trustee holds 87.56% on behalf of the government per a 2016 return; five-member board, three appointed by the Public Trustee; Chairman and Managing Director Gamini Warushamana since 25 September 2024; 2022 loss LKR 197.358m, 2023 operating profit LKR 31.365m including a LKR 300m government grant for a voluntary retirement scheme, 2024 operating profit LKR 23.785m; publications Daily News, Dinamina, Thinakaran, Sunday Observer, Silumina, Vaaramanjari, Sarasaviya, Mihira, Tharunie, Budusarana)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Government of Sri Lanka Government or public body LKR 300 million grant for a voluntary retirement scheme in 2023 (MoU with the Ministry of Mass Media)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
1 source
- Input master list Q041-WORLD-media-LB-LK-MA-MG.csv (MPMONITOR master, updated 2026-08-14; domain as listed in input)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Daily News
- Dinamina
- Thinakaran
- Sunday Observer
- Silumina
- Vaaramanjari
- Sarasaviya
- Mihira
- Tharunie
- Budusarana
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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