16-05-2025
Eight Teams To Compete In HAWANA-DBP 2025 Pantun Festival
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Eight teams from various agencies have confirmed their participation in the HAWANA-DBP 2025 Pantun Festival, held in conjunction with the National Journalists' Day (HAWANA) 2025 celebration.
According to HAWANA Secretariat, the participating teams represent the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the Department of Broadcasting Malaysia (RTM), Astro News Radio, Malaysia Gazette, Sinar Harian, the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) and Media Prima Berhad, which will be fielding two teams.
'Each team comprises four reciters, bringing the total number of contestants to 32,' the secretariat said in a statement.
Organised by Bernama in collaboration with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP), the inaugural festival aims to elevate pantun as a treasured cultural heritage that deserves to be preserved and honoured.
The competition is scheduled to take place at Wisma Bernama on May 31, while the prize presentation will be held during the main HAWANA 2025 celebration at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on June 14.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to officiate the celebration, which will draw around 1,000 media practitioners from local and international organisations.
Besides the Pantun Festival, HAWANA, organised by the Communications Ministry with Bernama as the implementing agency, will feature several events, including a pre-launch ceremony with strategic partners at Wisma Bernama on June 3, and a media forum co-organised with the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) on June 14.
In addition, a HAWANA carnival and exhibition will be held at Sunway Putra Mall here on June 13 and 14, as well as traditional-themed media sports and a roadshow to premier polytechnics in Selangor, Perak and Johor.
Now in its fifth edition, HAWANA is an annual celebration that brings together media practitioners to recognise and appreciate their contributions to national development.
