KUALA LUMPUR: Two journalists involved in a road accident on Sunday (Oct 25) morning will receive assistance through the Tabung Kasih@Hawana initiative.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said his ministry, through Bernama, was arranging assistance for Bernama journalist Nur Afiradina Arshad and New Straits Times journalist Zahratulhayat Md Arif.
"I was informed by Bernama editor-in-chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj that both journalists involved in the accident in Menglembu, along Jalan Ipoh-Lumut, at about 6am have received treatment at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh and did not sustain any serious injuries.
"I pray that everything goes smoothly for both of them and that they make a full recovery,” he said in a Facebook post.
Nur Afiradina, 34, and Zahratulhayat, 37, were travelling to Bagan Datuk to cover an event involving Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi when a lorry rear-ended their car at a traffic light.
Tabung Kasih@Hawana is a welfare initiative established in conjunction with National Journalists' Day (Hawana) to assist journalists, former media practitioners and veteran journalists facing health problems, personal hardships or financial difficulties.
The initiative is managed by Bernama as the Communications Ministry's implementing agency, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the social safety net for media practitioners nationwide. – Bernama
