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THE
Sunday Leader was once again a top award winner at the fifth
annual Journalism Awards of Excellence organised by the Editors'
Guild of Sri Lanka. The Sunday Leader News Features Editor,
Amantha Perera won the coveted Mervyn de Silva 'Best Journalist of
the Year' award. Amantha, who is the son of veteran journalist,
late B.C. Perera, was voted the 'Best English Journalist of the
Year' in 2001 and 'Young Reporter of the Year' in 1999. The top
picture shows Amantha receiving his award from the newly appointed
Chairman, Press Complaints Commission, Sam Wijesinha. Features
Editor Ranee Mohamed won the
D.R. Wijewardene award for 'Earning the Appreciation of
Peers and Public.' Ranee won an award for the fifth successive
year. She is seen receiving her award from Chairman, Wijeya Group,
Ranjith Wijewardene, who incidentally celebrates his birthday
tomorrow
Photos
by Berty Mendis
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Suspension of errant members likely
Probe
on MPs' rumpus in the House
By
Wilson Gnanadass
A
COMMISSION of inquiry to probe the incident that led to the
country's supreme legislature being turned into a funeral parlour
after the main opposition party members sneaked a mini coffin into
the chamber of parliament on June 19 is to be initiated.....
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