Airtel Lanka and Wijeya Newspapers Limited, have joined hands to give Airtel customers’ free data to browse online editions of Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa and Tamil Mirror.

Now for the first time in Sri Lanka the online news reader can experience the most read newspapers free of data cost.  News content is one of the most read and required content for Airtel customers, who are on the move. Through this partnerships Airtel Lanka gives access to breaking news to their customers and as a result to enhance the user experience. 

Udesh Gunatunga, Executive Director Wijeya Newspapers Limited stated that, “We are glad to partner with Airtel since speed of the internet is a priority for our online readers. We believe that Airtel’s internet speed would give our readers an excellent user experience.”  

 “The young reader access the news online, which is why we form such industry partnerships to enhance the customer experience” said Jinesh Hedge, Airtel Lanka CEO/ MD. “We are happy to partner with a credible publisher such as Wijeya Newspapers Limited to add value to our customers” 

Channa Munasinghe, Head of Data, VAS & Roaming, Chandrashekhar Singh Chauhan – Chief Marketing Officer and Jinesh Hegde- Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Lanka partnering with Wijeya Newspapers Ltd – Udesh Gunatunga – Executive Director, Umair Wolid – Head of Marketing (Digital Media)