Sibu Journalists Association to launch new welfare initiatives for members in 2026

Borneo Post

4 days ago

(From fourth left) Mohamad Alhadi, SJA chairperson Florence Nervyn, Albert, Rimbunan Hijau Group corporate affairs general manager Datuk Thomas Tieng, and SMC chairman Clarence Ting take part in the cutting ceremony.
SIBU (Aug 12): The Sibu Journalists Association (SJA) has announced two new benefits for members in 2026.
SJA National Journalists Day (Hawana) 2025 organising chairman Mohamad Alhadi Shamsawi said under the first initiative, each member will receive an RM250 PC Image next year.
The voucher can be used to buy new gadgets for daily tasks, such as new earphones or earbuds, and power banks.
'This voucher is given because we know that many of us have to spend our own money to upgrade our gadgets for our work. At least the amount can ease our members' financial burden for the purchase of gadgets,' he said during the SJA Hawana 2025 celebration last night.
He said the second initiative is in support of the Communications Ministry's collaboration with AirAsia, which is offering a 50 per cent discount for tickets to various destinations in Asean.
'SJA hereby announces RM200 cashback initiative per person to purchase flight tickets to their chosen destinations.
'This means that if the ticket costs RM400 after the 50 per cent discount, you can claim a RM200 cashback from SJA for the flight ticket,' he said.
Mohamad Alhadi said the two new initiatives would hopefully see a new chapter in for SJA as an association that truly cares about the welfare of its members regardless of their media organisation.
He said the initiatives implemented by SJA previously were RM150 contribution to members' Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account, provision of parking coupons worth RM50, and RM100 birthday gift per person.
During the event, former National News Agency (Bernama) journalist Edward Subeng Stephen was awarded the Tokoh Hawana SJA 2025.
'Hopefully in the years to come, our successors at the SJA leadership will continue to appreciate the contributions of veteran journalists even though they have been retired for a long time,' Mohamad Alhadi added.
Former Sibu Municipal Council councillor Albert Tiang represented Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Datuk Michael Tiang at the event. lead Sibu Journalists Association