Published on: Monday, February 08, 2021
By: The Star
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Karuna (second right) presenting a food basket to a former sub-editor of New Sabah Times Raphiel Pinus while Mugu (left) looks on.
Kota Kinabalu: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) via its MACC Caring Foundation donated food baskets to media practitioners, especially journalists whom are affected following the Covid-19 pandemic.
MACC Sabah Sirector S. Karunanithy said the media often helped MACC in disseminating messages on prevention of corruption.
He said the contributions is a sign of appreciation for the cooperation and assistance of the media to the Sabah MACC all this while.
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Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy (second from right) presenting food assistance to one of the qualified recipients from SJA, Raphiel Pinus, who lost his job following the closure of a local English newspaper. SJA president Datuk Muguntan Vanar (left) looks on.
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), through its Yayasan Prihatin initiative, has extended food basket assistance to media practitioners badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic here.
This included former employees of a local English newspaper that shuttered in December 2020.
Sabah MACC director S. Karunanithy handed over the food aid to two representatives from the 22 qualified recipients who are members of the Sabah Journalists Association (SJA) and Kota Kinabalu Journalists Association (KKJA) on Saturday (Feb 6).