BERNAMA TV WINS NPC-CELCOM AXIATA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- A Bernama TV crew, who took part in the
Viva Palestina convoy, clinched the NPC-Celcom Axiata Rookie of the Year award
at the NPC-Naza 2010 Awards Night here.

The crew made up of Bernama TV journalist Kuzaimah Idris, assistant producer
Azmawati Azmi, newscaster Masrenny Masri and cameraman Mohd Shafie Abdullah
received the award from Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.

This inaugural NPC-Celcom Axiata press awards ceremony was organised by the
National Press Club (NPC).

The Bernama crew was among a 450-strong humanitarian expedition, which
handed over four trucks and an ambulance worth 100,000 Pound Sterling (GBP)
(1GBP = RM4.97) to Gaza's Elwafa Hospital.

Blogger Kugan Kathegesen was adjudged the winner of the NPC-New Media of the
Year award while Utusan Malaysia Group assistant group editor Mohd Zaini Hassan
and The Star managing editor P.Gunasegaram were jointly named NPC-Scomi
Journalists of the Year.


The NPC-Lifetime Achievement award was accorded to veteran journalist
V.K.Chin while the late A.Samad Ismail was posthumously awarded the
NPC-Ambank Media Legend award.

Cartoonist Mohd Nor Khalid or Lat was presented with the NPC-SM Nasimuddin
SM Amin 1Malaysian of the Year award.

-- BERNAMA