Flagship publications of Liberty Publishers (Private) Limited – The Sunday Morning, The Daily Morning, Aruna, Sathiaga Aruna and Thamilan and their websites - won several awards across different categories at the 27th Journalism Awards for Excellence for last year (2025).

The awards ceremony was held yesterday (10).

Aruna.lk was named the Best News Website among Sinhala newspapers, while Thamilan.lk won the Best News Website among Tamil newspapers. Aruna.lk also received a Merit Certificate for Best Video Storytelling in Sinhala.

Madhusha Thavapalakumar of The Daily Morning and The Sunday Morning was named the Business Journalist of the Year in the English language category.

Rashnika Lasani Liyanage of Sathi Aga Aruna won the Sinhala Sports Journalist of the Year award, while Ehamparam Ravivarma of Thamilan won the Tamil Sports Journalist of the Year award.

D.M.H. Dilrukshi Dissanayake of Sathi Aga Aruna was named the Best Health Care and Medical Reporter of the Year in the Sinhala category.

Kulandavel Subani of Thamilan won the Environmental Reporter of the Year award in the Tamil category.

The Journalism Awards for Excellence are organised annually by the Editors' Guild in collaboration with the Press Institute.