Ten veteran journalists honoured at 69th Sri Lanka Press Association anniversary

Some of the distinguished guests and invitees at The 69th Anniversary Convention of the Sri Lanka Press Association and D. F. Kariyakarawana Memorial Media Awards held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute auditorium

The 69th Anniversary Convention of the Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) and D. F. Kariyakarawana Memorial Media Awards were held recently at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute auditorium under the aegis of Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Hansaka Wijayamuni. 

The ten veteran journalists who were honoured at the ceremony were: Daya Lankapura, V. Thanabalasingham, Sheela Wickramaratne, P. B. Ilangasinghe, N. M. Ameen, Stanley Samarasinghe, S. S. Selvanayagam, Alexander Balasuriya, Thusitha Malalasekara and Upali Arambewala (Was absent at the ceremony)

President SLPA Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana, Secretary General Tilak Senanayake, Chief Patron Muditha Kariyakarawana, Patron P. Balasingham and Treasurer Chaminda Karunaratne were among the officials who graced the occasion. 

President SLPA Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana

Daily Mirror journalist S. S. Selvanayagam being felicitated 

Veteran journalist V. Thanabalasingham honored for his service to the media industry

Senior journalist N. M. Ameen receiving the award

Former Lankadeepa journalist P. B. Ilangasinghe being felicitated 

Lankadeepa photojournalist Alexander Balasuriya receiving the award