Through the Looking Glass – A review
By Datuk Seri Azman Ujang I have known Beatrice for a long time, and I have always had respect for her ability to do great PR and strategies for companies, but today as I flip through her book and read it, I am thoroughly impressed with her amazing writing skills. Good writing is not just […]
Writing still gives Ritchie a buzz 50 years on
KUCHING: An over 50-year journey as a newspaperman has earned veteran journalist James Alexander Ritchie a place in the annals of journalism in Sarawak. Born on June 26, 1950 in Penang, he began his career as a reporter for New Straits Times where he earned his stripes over the next years, moving to Sarawak in […]
Veteran journalist James Ritchie first Sarawakian honoured with Special Jury Award
KUCHING: James Alexander Ritchie, a respected journalist with a remarkable career in Sarawak, has expressed his immense gratitude for being bestowed with the prestigious Special Jury Award at the annual Malaysia Press Institute (MPI) Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards 2023. In an interview with New Sarawak Tribune on Wednesday (June 14), Ritchie, who has garnered numerous […]
Toman is Sarawak’s 2022 Media Icon
BY GABRIEL LIHAN & NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS KUCHING: Veteran journalist, Toman Mamora has been presented with the ‘Tokoh Media Sarawak 2022’ award. Toman has more than three decades of experience in media and journalism. He has won several awards over the years such as Shell Gold Journalism Award for Best Writer in 1997; Azam Best […]
Media groups to come under one umbrella body
KUCHING: Official media organisations nationwide will be placed under one roof to look after the interests of media practitioners and welfare of veteran journalists. Gabungan Kelab Media Malaysia (GKMM) president Mohd Fauzi Ishak said the formation of an umbrella organisation was in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s call to set up […]
Veteran journalist, educator wins special award
KUALA LUMPUR: Winning the special award during the prestigious Malaysian Press Institute (MPI)-Petronas Malaysian Journalism Awards 2022 was indeed a big surprise, said the senior fellow of the Malaysian Council of Professors (MPN), Dr Jeniri Amir. The adjunct professor of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Language and Communication said he was neither informed nor […]
Veteran journalist reminisces on his career
By Nura Valentiana Lorna And Jacintha Jolene IT’S less than a week since the National Journalists Day (May 29), and lest the moment fades from public consciousness too soon, we present here an abridged version of an interview with veteran journalist Dr Toman Mamora who generously consented to have his brain picked for the occasion. […]
