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தமிழ் பேசும் மக்களின் உரிமைக் குரல்.

Puthiya Kural is a registered Sri Lankan newspaper

The voice of Sri Lanka's Tamil-speaking people — reporting since 2018 across the Northern and Eastern provinces and island-wide.

Puthiya Kural — the voice of Sri Lanka's Tamil-speaking people
2018Publishing since
25Districts · 9 provinces
2Weekly + Monthly editions
ColomboNational head office

Who we are · எங்களைப் பற்றி

A Tamil media house built for the whole island.

Puthiya Kural — புதிய குரல் — is published by Global Media House (PVT) Ltd from its Colombo head office, and circulated nationally in weekly and monthly editions. We report in Tamil, for Tamil readers, from Jaffna to Hambantota.

News

செய்தி

Original reporting on politics, courts, community and sport — written in Tamil, not translated.

Print

அச்சு

A weekly paper and a monthly special edition, printed and distributed across every district.

Digital

டிஜிட்டல்

Our reporting reaches readers online and on mobile, wherever in the world Tamil is read.

Advertising

விளம்பரம்

Full-page, half-page and classified advertising that puts your message in front of Tamil Sri Lanka.

Our purpose · நோக்கம்

Why Puthiya Kural exists.

Vision · தொலைநோக்கு
ஒரு தேசம், ஒரே குரல்.

To be the most trusted and independent Tamil-language newspaper in Sri Lanka — a voice that carries the concerns of its readers with fairness, courage and clarity.

Mission · பணி
உண்மை. அணுகல். பொறுப்பு.

To report accurate, timely news in the reader's own language; to reach every district of the island; and to uphold the standards of a free and responsible press.

Our editions · வெளியீடுகள்

Two editions, one standard of reporting.

A weekly paper for the news of the moment, and a monthly special edition for the stories that need room to breathe.

W Weekly Edition

The week, in your hands

வாராந்திர இதழ்
  • National & regional news
  • Politics, courts and civic affairs
  • Community, culture and faith
  • Sport, education and classifieds
M Monthly Special Edition

The stories behind the news

மாதாந்திர சிறப்பிதழ்
  • Long-form reporting & investigations
  • Analysis and opinion
  • Arts, literature and heritage
  • Reader features and interviews

Coverage · வடக்கு & கிழக்கு

Rooted in the North and East, read across the island.

Puthiya Kural's heartland is the Tamil-speaking Northern and Eastern provinces — and from Colombo our voice reaches every district of Sri Lanka.

Line-art map of Sri Lanka
8Core districts across the Northern & Eastern provinces
25Districts reached island-wide

From Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu in the north to Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara on the eastern coast, Puthiya Kural is written where Tamil is spoken — and carried on to every district of the island.

Jaffna Kilinochchi Mullaitivu Mannar Vavuniya Trincomalee Anuradhapura Puttalam Polonnaruwa Batticaloa Kurunegala Matale Kandy Ampara Nuwara Eliya Kegalle Badulla Gampaha Colombo Ratnapura Monaragala Kalutara Galle Matara Hambantota
Northern & Eastern provinces Colombo head office

Registered & recognised · பதிவு

A publication on the public record.

Puthiya Kural is a registered Sri Lankan newspaper, accountable under the country's press and media framework.

National Archives of Sri Lanka

Registered for legal deposit, preserved as part of the national record.

Legal Deposit

Press Council of Sri Lanka

Bound by the standards and ethics of the Sri Lankan press.

Registered Newspaper

Ministry of Mass Media

Registered with the government body for print and mass media.

Media Registration

Get in touch · தொடர்பு

Talk to the newsroom.

Story tips, advertising, subscriptions and letters to the editor — we read everything.

Home delivery & subscriptions

Get the weekly and monthly editions delivered — anywhere in Sri Lanka or abroad.

Head Office

Global Media House (PVT) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Albert Place

Newsroom

news@puthiyakural.com

Advertising & subscriptions

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