Dar Al Sharq launches Lankadeepa Weekly

Dar Al Sharq launches Lankadeepa Weekly
Web posted at: 12/5/2007 3:35:53Source ::: The Peninsula Doha • Lankadeepa Weekly, Qatar’s first

Sinhala-language newspaper launched by Dar Al Sharq, publishers of The Peninsula and Al Sharq dailies, has hit the stands. “Lankadeepa’s launch reaffirms Dar Al Sharq’s commitment to provide information on various subjects to a cross section of readers in Qatar,” said Abdul Latif Al Mahmoud, the General Manager of Dar Al Sharq.
“Lankadeepa Weekly will certainly endeavour to match and uphold the fair and just standards of journalism that are practised by our publications. I wish the management and jou-rnalists of Lanka-deepa success in this new venture.”
Congratulating Lankadeepa, A GAbeysekara Charge d’Affaires at the Sri Lankan embassy said: “As an independent community newspaper focusing on local issues, it can make a significant contribution to the Sri Lankan community in Qatar and Middle East. I congratulate Lankadeepa for providing a channel for communication within the community and on behalf H E S BAtugoda and the Staff of the Sri Lankan Embassy, I wish them success in the future with all their ventures.”
Dar Al Sharq Foreign Publications also publishes the International Herald Tribune, Varthamanam, Rajdhani Weekly and New Era