HRH Sultan of Perak greeting media practitioners at the function.

KUALA KANGSAR, 27 May 2023 - HRH Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah graced a dinner reception with media practitioners in conjunction with National Journalists' Day (HAWANA) 2023 at Istana Iskandariah here.

Also present were Perak Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Saarani Mohamad, Communications and Digital Minister Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil, State Secretary Dato' Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim, State Legal Adviser Dato' Azmir Shah Zainal Abidin, State Financial Officer Mohd Zaki Mahyudin, State Communications, Multimedia and NGOs Committee Chairman Mohd Azlan Helmi and Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) President Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini.

The informal function was attended by more than 300 media practitioners from various agencies, from home and abroad, including Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia, Astro Awani, The Jakarta Post, Singapore Press, Philippines News Agency, Al-Jazeera and many more.

Meanwhile, more than 1000 media practitioners from all over the country will gather in Perak to make HAWANA 2023 a success.

HAWANA 2023, organised by the Ministry of Communications and Digital and managed by the Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA), will be held for three days from 27 to 29 May in Ipoh, Perak.

Adopting the theme “Free Media, Pillar of Democracy”, HAWANA 2023 provides a variety of contents and activities, such as Media Hunt, Bowling Competition, forums and many more.

Source : Corporate, SUK Perak.