Editors
List of journalists who served as the newspaper's editor-in-chief:
- E. J. Darley (1834)
- George Winter (1834)
- Christopher Elliott (1835–1859)
- A. M. Ferguson (1859–1865)
- John Ferguson (1865–1867)
- R. H. Ferguson
- Charles Tower
- C. Drieberg (1923–1924)
- P. B. Marshall
- J. D. Quirk
- H. A. J. Hulugalle (1930–1931)
- H. D. Jansz (1931–1952)
- Tarzi Vittachchi (1953–1961)
- Denzil Peiris (1961–1970)
- Ernest Corea (1970–1973)
- Philip Cooray (1973)
- Lionel Fernando (1973–1977)
- Harold Peiris (1977–1988)
- Leslie Dahanayake (1988–1990)
- H. L. D. Mahindapala (1990–1994)
- Ajith Samaranayake (1994)
- Lakshman Gunasekara (1994–1999)
- Jayatilleke de Silva (1999–2006)
- Rajpal Abeynayake (2006)
- Dinesh Weerawansa (2006–present)
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