COLOMBO, Nov. 11 -- Journalists representing Sri Lanka's Sinhala, Tamil and English media were recognized for their work at the 27th Journalism Awards for Excellence 2025, held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on Tuesday (10), with Kamanthi Wickramasinghe of the Daily Mirror taking the top honour as Journalist of the Year.

Wickramasinghe received the prestigious Mervyn De Silva Journalist of the Year award, presented as a single award, at a ceremony celebrating achievements across a broad spectrum of journalism, from investigative reporting and public-interest stories to health, business, environmental and sports coverage.

Among the notable recognitions, Tharindu Jayawardena of Irida Divaina was named Investigative Journalist of t...