The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986. However, the newspaper "The Sunday Times" came into being in 1991. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist Iqbal Athas and Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan "Sunday Times" is the Daily Mirror. The first "Times" newspaper, "Ceylon Times" was established in 1846. The Times of Ceylon Ltd,
Sunday Mirror the "Sunday Pictorial" to the British public with the idea of striking a balance between socially responsible reporting of great issues of the day and sheer entertainment. Although the newspaper has gone through many refinements in its near 100-year history those original core values are still in place today. Ever since 1915, the paper has continually published the best and most revealing pictures of the famous and the infamous, and reported on major national and international events. The first editor of the "Sunday Pictorial", or the "Sunday Pic" as it was commonly known, was F.R Sanderson. His launch edition led