The prestigious annual award that began in 1981 sees media practitioners in the country vie for the coveted Kajai award which offers a RM30,000 cash prize.
“A total of 306 participants from 32 media companies, including print, broadcast and news portal, took part,” he said, adding that this was an increase from last year’s 268 participants. “The ‘Best Photo’ category received the highest number of participants at 50 while the ‘Best Editorial Cartoon’ received only four, which was the lowest,” said Chamil at a cheque presentation ceremony with corporate sponsors of the awards.
Chamil thanked the 27 corporate bodies and governmental agencies for their combined contributions worth RM335,000.
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