Bernama clarifies Malaysiakini report over award

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today clarified that its report on the selection of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of the Prime Minister, to receive the “Lead by Example” award was based on a statement from Malaysian National Commission for Unesco vice-president Datuk Seri Alias Ahmad.  

Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zakaria Abdul Wahab said the statement by Alias, who is the Education Ministry secretary-general, stated that the award was from Unesco and would be given on Sept 22.

Zakaria was commenting on a MalaysiaKini news portal report which said that Bernama claimed that the award was from Unesco.

"Bernama only reported the statement which said that the award was from Unesco," he said.

The award presentation ceremony was scheduled to be held at the “A Tribute to Heroes in the Global Campaign Against Violent Extremism” event at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York.  – Bernama