In Pix: 25th Edition of the Journalism Awards for Excellence

Mervyn De Silva Journalist of the Year

Winner: Sulochana Ramiah Mohan (Ceylon Today)

Merit: Robert Antony (Virakesari)
 

Best Health Care & Medical Reporter of the year

Sinhala

Winner: Illankoon Arachchilage Sureka Nilmini Illankoon (Silumina)

Tamil 

Winner: Muththu Marikkar Mohammed Marlin (Thinakaran)

Merit: Mohammed Hussain Fathima Husna (Thinakkural)

English

Winner: Nadia Fazlulhaq (The Sunday Times)

Sports Journalists of the Year

Sinhala

Winner: Fawz Mohomed (Silumina)

Tamil 

Winner: SM.S. Mohamed Firdous (Thinakaran)

Business & Finance Journalist of the Year

Sinhala

Merit - Kotudurage Rasika Nilantha (Silumina)

Tamil 

Winner: Anantha Ganesha Sarma Swaminathan (Virakesari)

English

Winner: Madhusha Thavapalakumar (The Sunday Morning)

Prof. Kailasapathy Award for Best News or Feature using RTI

Sinhala

Winner: Mithun Jayawardhana (Mawbima)

Tamil 

Winner: Karuppaiya Prasannakumar (Thinakkural)

Merit: – S. Sivakumaran (Virakesari) and A.A.M. Rifthi Ali (Thamilan)

English

Winner:  Namini Nimilamalee Wijedasa (The Sunday Times)

B. A. Siriwardena Columnist of the Year  

Sinhala

Winner: Shirley Anil De Silva (Daily Lankadeepa)

Tamil 

Winner: S. Sivakumaran (Virakesari)

Subramaniam Chettiar Award for Reporting on Social Issues

Winner: Kamanthi Wickramasinghe (Daily Mirror)

Merit: R. Ramkumar (Virakesari) and Illeperuma Arachchige Don Nadira Kumari Gunatilleke (Daily News)

Upali Wijewardene Feature Writer of the Year

Sinhala

Winner: Harsha Sugathadasa (Divaina Sunday)

Tamil

Winner: Hassthani Radhakrishnan (Virakesari)

Merit: Kamil Asmy Mohamed Shabeer (Vidivelli) and R. Ramkumar (Virakesari)

English

Winner: Tharushi Weerasinghe (The Sunday Times)

Investigative Journalist of the Year

Winner: Namini Nimilamalee Wijedasa (The Sunday Times)
 

Denzil Peiris Young Reporter of the Year

Winner: Jayakody Arachchige Senuka Thiyasara Jayakody (The Sunday Times)

Best Environmental Reporter of the Year

Sinhala

Winner: Kanahara Arachchige Jagath Kumara Kanahara - Arachchi (Divaina)

Tamil 

Winner: R. Ramkumar (Virakesari)

 English

Winner: Kasun Chethana Gamage Warakapitiya (The Sunday Times) 

Best Designed Newspaper of the Year  

Sinhala

Winner: Deshaya

Tamil

Merit: Virakesari weekly and Thinakkural

English

Winner:  Asitha Rathnayake (The Sunday Times)

Cartoonist of the Year

Sinhala

Winner: Awantha Artigala (Sunday Lankedeepa)

Tamil

Winner: Namal Amarasinghe (Tamil Mirror)

English 

Winner:  Awantha Artigala (Daily Mirror)

Photojournalist of the Year: - Single Award

Winner: Kankanam Pathirana Pradeep (Daily Mirror)

Merit: Saman Kumara Abesiriwardana (Sathi Aga Aruna)

Pix by Indika Handuwala