KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (March 11) presented contributions from the Tabung Kasih@Hawana fund to 10 veteran media practitioners facing health challenges to help them prepare for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.
The contributions were handed over by Anwar during the prime minister's breaking-of-fast event with media practitioners at Angkasapuri here.
Also present were Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chief Executive Officer Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and Bernama Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj.
Tabung Kasih@Hawana was established in conjunction with National Journalists’ Day (Hawana) 2023 as an initiative by the Communications Ministry and is managed by Bernama to support media practitioners.
The recipients of Tuesday’s contributions included three veterans from New Straits Times - Mohd Zaini Sayuti, Salmah Mohsin and Dzulkeffli Mustapha - and three from Berita Harian (BH) - Hariyati Ariffin, Akmal Abdullah and Mohd Ali Majid.
The other recipients were two Bernama veterans, namely Fadzlon Ahmad and Nik Mohamed Omar, RTM veteran Hajrahbi Muhammad and one from Utusan Melayu, Mohd Ifqdar Abdul Rahman.
Since its launch in April 2023, Tabung Kasih@Hawana has benefited 315 media practitioners across the country.
