30-06-2025
Sabah Publishing House leads 2025 Kinabalu Press Awards
Published on: Monday, June 30, 2025
Published on: Mon, Jun 30, 2025 Text Size: KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Publishing House flagship publications; Daily Express, Overseas Chinese Daily News, and Harian Ekspress, continued to clinch multiple awards at the prestigious Kinabalu Press Awards 2025. The event at Magellan Sutera on Sunday evening reaffirmed the group's leading role in quality journalism across languages and platforms. Sherell Ann Jeffrey of Daily Express, continued her winning streak by bagging the top Feature Journalism Award (English) for the sixth consecutive year. Her series on "Dealing With Sexual Harassment" leaves a lasting mark in empowering Sabah's women. She also earned a Merit Prize in the Environmental Reporting category for highlighting conservation concerns over the Maliau Basin alongside senior writer Kan Yaw Chong. The duo also took home another merit for the Sikh temple's land dispute in Tanjung Aru that was built in 1924. Court correspondent Joan George Mool was also honoured with a merit in the News Reporting category for her piece on "Steps Taken After the Sulu Fiasco". Ricardo Unto secured a merit in Sports with his article on Sabah's e-sports potential. Special writer, Kan, emerged as business winner for his series on industrial tree planting. He is known as a consistent economic journalism contributor with a humanist style. Overseas Chinese Daily News' Bong Tze Pin earned two category wins in Business Reporting for his feature on SMJ Energy and another in Environmental Journalism on coral reef bleaching. He also received a merit in the Arts and Culture category, with a piece on traditional practice of sogit in conflict resolution. Reporter Gravin Wong Chian Kyun walked away with two merits. One was for a feature on early autism intervention and another in the Sports category for challenging stereotypes in fitness competitions. Harian Ekspres upheld its Bahasa Malaysia standard with Siti Kazalina Kamaludin winning the top prize in the Arts & Culture category for 'War Cry', a celebration of Sabah and Sarawak's traditional heritage. Noor Zafira Mohd Shafie delivered a strong showing with merits in both Business and Environmental Reporting, writing on blue economy strategies and sustainable waste transformation. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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