PM Anwar arrives to officiate Hawana 2025 celebration
He arrived at 11.45am and was welcomed by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil and his deputy Teo Nie Ching.
Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Dr Zaliha Mustafa; Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa; Bernama Chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai; Bernama Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin; and Bernama Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj, who is also the director of Hawana 2025.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to address approximately 1,000 guests, comprising local and international media practitioners.
Themed "Journalism in the New Era: Embracing AI, Safeguarding Ethics', Hawana 2025 is organised by the Communications Ministry, with Bernama as the implementing agency, and supported by various media organisations and strategic industry partners.
The Prime Minister will also present the Hawana 2025 Special Award and the Hawana 2025 Award, to individuals who have made significant contributions in the field of journalism. In addition, he will present prizes to the winners of the Hawana-DBP 2025 Pantun Festival, held on May 31.
In addition, he is scheduled to present contributions from the Tabung Kasih@Hawana to three veteran journalists in need, as a gesture of appreciation and concern for media professionals who have shaped the landscape of journalism in the country.
Representatives from media associations, journalist clubs, and news organisations from Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, and China have gathered in the capital since Friday, participating in a series of programmes held in conjunction with the prestigious event, now in its fifth edition.
The Hawana celebration was first introduced in 2018 to honour the contributions of journalists to national development, with May 29 chosen as the official date, in recognition of the first publication of "Utusan Melayu' in 1939. - Bernama
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