Hawana assistance to Sabah media practitioners
Kota Kinabalu: The Tabung Kasih @ Hawana fund has disbursed RM2.54 million in financial assistance to 864 media practitioners and veteran journalists nationwide since 2023.<br><br>
Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said 37 of the recipients were media practitioners from Sabah.<br><br>
“For this year, Tabung Kasih @ Hawana has channelled aid to 258 recipients, including four from Sabah.<br><br>
“I hope journalists and veteran journalists who need assistance will reach out to Bernama as the secretariat of Tabung Kasih @ Hawana to extend support to those in need.<br><br>
“It is hoped that Tabung Kasih @ Hawana, supported by Telekom Malaysia (TM), will help ease the burden on journalists, especially during challenging times,” she said.<br><br>
Teo told reporters this after presenting Tabung Kasih @ Hawana assistance to three Sabah media practitioners here Sunday at the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Sabah Bureau Office, Ministry of Communications Integrated Complex, during her working visit to Sabah.<br><br>
At Sunday’s event, three Sabah-based media practitioners received assistance. They were TV3 executive cameraman Mohammed Fairuz Mohammed Yazzer, 35; RTM producer Kamarudin Abdullah, 46; and RTM producer Floris Philip, 54.<br><br>
They suffer from a slipped cervical disc causing mobility issues at work, injuries sustained in an accident requiring physiotherapy, and a heart condition, respectively.<br><br>