The Times of Ceylon The Times of Ceylon The Times of Ceylon was an English language daily newspaper in Sri Lanka published by Times of Ceylon Limited (TOCL). It was founded in 1846 as the Ceylon Times and was published from Colombo. It ceased publication in 1985. The "Ceylon Times" started on 11 July 1846 using the printing press of the defunct "The Ceylon Herald". The newspaper was established to oppose "The Observer" and promote the mercantile interests of British colonials. Initially it was published on Tuesdays and Fridays. In 1858 the paper's owners Wilson, Ritchie & Co. sold it to John Capper, a
The Evening News (London newspaper) in the late 1980s. The "Evening News" reappeared for few months in 1987 when it was launched by the "Evening Standard's" owners "Associated Newspapers" in order to counter Robert Maxwell's "London Daily News"; this sparked a price war, by the end of which the "Evening News" was being sold at 5p to the "London Daily News"' 10p. The revived newspaper was edited by Lori Miles, one of the first female editors in Fleet Street. Following the collapse of the "London Daily News" in July the "Evening News" continued for a further three months as a separate brand from the "Evening