The Times of Ceylon subsequently started various newspapers using the names of former TOCL publications. 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
The Korea Times The Korea Times The Korea Times is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the "Hankook Ilbo", a major Korean language daily. It is not to be confused with the Korean-language newspaper of the same name based in Los Angeles, USA catering to the Korean-American community. Two previous newspapers bore the name "The Korea Times". Former President Kim Dae-jung famously taught himself English by reading The Korea Times. The president-publisher of The Korea Times is Lee Byeong-eon. "The Korea Times" was founded by Helen Kim five months into the 1950-53