Hawana 2023 celebration key to continued media freedom, says senior editor


KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 National Journalists’ Day (Hawana) celebration in Ipoh, Perak at the end of the month is significant in ensuring the continued freedom of the media and its direction in the country, says the organising committee's Lichong Angkui.

The Utusan Borneo Sabah chief editor said local media players were looking forward to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s speech during the celebration as he would be speaking on the unity government’s support of media freedoms and safety to a large gathering of practitioners.

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