Fahmi conveys condolences to family of journalist Siti Nor Hafiza
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has extended his condolences to the family of entertainment journalist Siti Nor Hafiza Kamarudin, who died in London yesterday. “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Just this evening, I made a post about journalist Fiza Kamaruddin being in critical condition in a London hospital. “I received sad news. She has […]
No better adrenaline than the written word
Sometimes, I wish I wasn’t a journalist. I wish I had an 8 to 5 office job with weekends off. I gave this a try before but it only lasted for less than three months. There is no such thing as an 8 to 5 when you are a journalist. Yes, the job has very […]
In search of my English-Scottish-Welsh-Malay roots
To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root. – Chinese Proverb ——————- Looking back, I can attribute my 50-year career as a journalist to three people — my English grandfather and Eurasian parents. My maternal grandfather British Major Leopold James Pierson was a First World […]
Tribune reporters score astounding success
BY GABRIEL LIHAN & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS MIRI: Nine reporters from New Sarawak Tribune excelled at the Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA) 2022 by clinching 16 awards from different categories. The reporters are Gabriel Lihan Apat Ferguson, Sarah Hafizah Chandra, Neville Timothy Sanders, Nura Valentiana Lorna, Noor Syahhira Hady, Goh Pei Pei, Clement Erik Wong, Alverdtekoster […]
Business journalists play vital role in highlighting industry
KUCHING: Business journalists play an important role in highlighting issues regarding the development of the industry and its community. In stating this, former chairman and editor-in-chief of Bernama, Datuk Yong Soo Heong said writing on such issues not only open up opportunities to economic analysts to voice out their opinions but also be a starting […]
Dr Sim invited to key journalist award event
KUCHING: The Federation of Sarawak Journalists Association (FSJA) has invited Deputy Premier Dr Sim Kui Hian to attend the Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA) 2022 function. Led by president Andy Jong Wan Joon, the association paid a courtesy call on Dr Sim at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here recently to hand over the invitation letter to attend […]
Unknown assailants kill Mexican journalist
MEXICO CITY: Unidentified assailants killed Mexican journalist Antonio de la Cruz of the local newspaper Expreso and injured his daughter on the threshold of his home in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the northern state of Tamaulipas, Sputnik reported the newspaper as saying on Wednesday. “This morning, journalist de la Cruz, a reporter for the Expreso […]
Being cruel to be kind
I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book. — Roald Dahl, British novelist If you think I am a nice guy, you don’t know me. Ask any of my peers, because in my heyday, I was considered a tyrant! Ask Frankie de Cruz, NST’s […]
When Covid-19 strikes close to home
BY NOR BAIZURA BASRI JOHOR BAHRU: The news hit me like a tonne of bricks. A fellow journalist from a TV station had tested positive for Covid-19. I was one of the 15 or so journalists who were with that journalist covering a case at the Johor Bahru Sessions Court on May 23. The shocking […]
Journalist threatened over accident coverage
KUCHING: A journalist from a local daily was assaulted by three men while covering a fatal accident at the Darul Hana Housing project site behind Petronas petrol station, Ulu Bintawa last Saturday (Feb 20). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani revealed that the incident happened when the 45-year-old man arrived at the scene […]
