MPI Receives Over RM1 Mln To Hold MPI Journalism Night 2025
PETALING JAYA, May 13 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) has received over RM1.24 million to hold the Malaysian Journalism Night 2025 and the MPI Petronas Journalism Awards 2024 on June 20.
Its president, Datuk Yong Soo Heong said RM450,000 was from Petronas for the award winners while were from 51 organisations, including corporations, ministries, government agencies and media outlets to organise the event, in collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
'Thanks to the generosity of all the sponsors, we can continue to recognise and honour the best work in the world of Malaysian media. The support is a manifestation of the confidence towards journalism as a core to an informed society,' he said at an sponsor appreciation event here today, with MIP chief executive officer Ainol Amriz Ismail and MPI deputy president Farrah Naz Abd Karim present.
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