PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday
presented the Pingat Kedaulatan Negara (PKN) or National Sovereignty
Medal to 227 media practitioners who covered the armed intrusion in
Lahad Datu, Sabah, earlier this year.
Among the recipients were five representatives from See Hua Marketing Sabah, namely Borneo Post assistant chief reporter Sandra Sokial and reporter Azmie Lim, Utusan Borneo reporters Norwahida Yamaluddin and Mohd Nazib Macpee and See Hua Daily reporter Jong Khiam Zhung.
The award ceremony was held in conjunction with a breaking-of-fast organised by the Information Department and the Prime Minister’s Department at Seri Perdana, the official residence of the prime minister.
Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar attended the event.
Also present were Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chairman Datuk Abdul Rahman Sulaiman; Bernama General Manager Datuk Yong Soo Heong and Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zulkefli Salleh as well as the chief editors of several other media organisations.
Among the recipients were five representatives from See Hua Marketing Sabah, namely Borneo Post assistant chief reporter Sandra Sokial and reporter Azmie Lim, Utusan Borneo reporters Norwahida Yamaluddin and Mohd Nazib Macpee and See Hua Daily reporter Jong Khiam Zhung.
The award ceremony was held in conjunction with a breaking-of-fast organised by the Information Department and the Prime Minister’s Department at Seri Perdana, the official residence of the prime minister.
Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar attended the event.
Also present were Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chairman Datuk Abdul Rahman Sulaiman; Bernama General Manager Datuk Yong Soo Heong and Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zulkefli Salleh as well as the chief editors of several other media organisations.
