Compiled by TEH ATHIRA YUSOF, C.ARUNO AND R. ARAVINTHAN
THE Tamil Foundation Malaysia is looking to identify local Tamil educators and honour them with a special prize of RM10,000 each, Makkal Osai reported.
The inaugural Tagamai Awards 2026 will be held later this year following a nomination process, which is open to the public, and an evaluation by the committee led by Prof Datuk Dr NS Rajendran.
Prizes will be given for seven categories, some of which recognise individual excellence while others also apply to organisational contributors.
The Tamil Education Lifelong Achievement Award, Best Tamil School Leadership Award, Best Tamil School Teacher Award, Best Tamil Language Teacher Award, and Special Award for Contribution to Tamil Education Development all come with a RM10,000 cash prize, medal and certificate.
Meanwhile, the Best Secondary School Teacher Award and Best College/University Lecturer Award both come with a RM5,000 cash prize, medal and certificate.
The nomination period runs from now until June 30 through the Tagamai website.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
